Chapter 1: Genesis 37 21 And Reuven (Reuben) heard and [he] saved him from their hand, and [he] said, β[We] will not hit him [killing his] soul!β 22 And [he] said to them β Reuven (Reuben) β βDon't spill blood! Cast him to this ground-pit that [is] in the desert, and a hand do not send [forth] against him!β in order [to] save him from their hand [in order] to return him to his father.