en_tn/gen/37/21.md

translationWords

• en:tw:blood
• en:tw:desert
• en:tw:hand
• en:tw:reuben

translationNotes

• heard it - "heard their plans"
• and rescued him from their hand - "and tried to rescue Joseph from their control" or "and tried to rescue Joseph from them"
• Let us not take his life - "Let us not kill Joseph" (See: en:ta:vol2:translate:figs_exclusive)
• Shed no blood - "Do not spill any blood" or "Do not kill him"
• but lay no hand upon him - "but do not harm him"
• that he might rescue him - This could be translated as a new sentence: "Rueben said this so that he might rescue Joseph"
• out of their hand - "from his brother's control" or "from them"
• to bring him back - "so that Reuben might return Joseph"