unfoldingWord_en_tn/gen/37/21.md

## 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: [[rc://en/ta/man/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"