11 And when Reuben heard these things he was grieved, for he wished to restore him to his father. (T12)
Testament of Simeon 1:11
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Testament of Zebulun 1:30–32
30 But the merchants had left the broad road and marched through the Troglodytes by a short cut. (T12) 31 But Reuben was grieved, and ate no food that day. (T12) 32 Dan therefore came to him and said: Weep not, neither grieve; for we have found what we can say to our father Jacob. (T12)
Genesis 37:20–22
20 “Come now, let us kill him and throw him into one of the pits. We can say that a vicious animal has devoured him. Then we shall see what becomes of his dreams!” 21 When Reuben heard this, he tried to rescue Joseph from their hands. “Let us not take his life,” he… 22 …
Genesis 37:28–30
28 So when the Midianite traders passed by, his brothers pulled Joseph out of the pit and sold him for twenty shekels of silver to the Ishmaelites, who took him to Egypt. 29 When Reuben returned to the pit and saw that Joseph was not there, he tore his clothes, 30 retur…
Book of Jubilees 13:17–19
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Genesis 42:21–23
21 Then they said to one another, “Surely we are being punished because of our brother. We saw his anguish when he pleaded with us, but we would not listen. That is why this distress has come upon us.” 22 And Reuben responded, “Didn’t I tell you not to sin against t…
Testament of Zebulun 1:13–15
13 And when Joseph saw me weeping with him, and them coming against him to slay him, he fled behind me, beseeching them. (T12) 14 But meanwhile Reuben arose and said: Come, my brethren, let us not slay him, but let us cast him into one of these dry pits, which our fathers… (T12)
Genesis 42:36–38
36 Their father Jacob said to them, “You have deprived me of my sons. Joseph is gone and Simeon is no more. Now you want to take Benjamin. Everything is going against me!” 37 Then Reuben said to his father, “You may kill my two sons if I fail to bring him back to yo…
Testament of Naphtali 2:21–23
21 And he said, weeping: Ah me, my son Joseph, thou livest, though I behold thee not, and thou seest not Jacob that begat thee. (T12) 22 He caused me also, therefore, to weep by these words, and I burned in my heart to declare that Joseph had been sold, but I feared my br… (T12)
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