Genesis 37:21

וַיִּשְׁמַע רְאוּבֵן וַיַּצִּלֵהוּ מִיָּדָם וַיֹּאמֶר לֹא נַכֶּנּוּ נָֽפֶשׁ׃

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Hebrew

וַיִּשְׁמַ֣ע רְאוּבֵ֔ן וַיַּצִּלֵ֖הוּ מִיָּדָ֑ם וַיֹּ֕אמֶר לֹ֥א נַכֶּ֖נּוּ נָֽפֶשׁ׃

Greek (Septuagint)

ἀκούσας δὲ Ῥουβὴν ἐξείλατο αὐτὸν ἐκ τῶν χειρῶν αὐτῶν, καὶ εἶπεν Οὐ πατάξομεν αὐτὸν εἰς ψυχήν.

Greek text from Swete's edition, CC BY-SA 4.0

Latin (Vulgate)

Audiens autem hoc Ruben, nitebatur liberare eum de manibus eorum, et dicebat:

Spanish

Y como Rubén oyó esto, librólo de sus manos, y dijo: No lo matemos.

English

When Reuben heard this, he tried to rescue Joseph from their hands. “ Let us not take his life,” he said.

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