Gen 42:22, Exo 22:2-3, Psa 51:14 | ESV | STEP | And Reuben answered them, Did I not tell you not to sin against the boy ? But you did not listen . So now there comes a reckoning for his blood .

Genesis 42:22

22 And Reuben answered them, ^a“Did I not tell you not to sin against the boy? But you did not listen. So now ^bthere comes a reckoning for his blood.”

Exodus 22:2-3

2 ^{▼▼Ch 22:1 in Hebrew} If a thief is found ^dbreaking in and is struck so that he dies, there shall be no bloodguilt for him, 3 but if the sun has risen on him, there shall be bloodguilt for him. He shall surely pay. If he has nothing, then ^ehe shall be sold for his theft.

Psalms 51:14

14 Deliver me from ^fbloodguiltiness, O God,
O ^gGod of my salvation,
and ^hmy tongue will sing aloud of your ⁱrighteousness.