Gen 37:21-22, 26 | ESV | STEP | But when Reuben heard it, he rescued him out of their hands , saying , Let us not take his life .

Genesis 37:21-22

21 But when ^aReuben heard it, he rescued him out of their hands, saying, “Let us not take his life.” 22 And Reuben said to them, “Shed no blood; throw him into this pit here in the wilderness, but do not lay a hand on him”— ^bthat he might rescue him out of their hand to restore him to his father.

Genesis 37:26

26 Then Judah said to his brothers, “What profit is it ^cif we kill our brother and conceal his blood?