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 digged and found no water. (T12) 15 For for this cause the Lord forbade that water should rise up in them in order that Joseph should be preserved. (T12)
Testament of Zebulun 1:13–15
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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 …
Testament of Zebulun 1:20–22
20 Therefore it is written in the writing of the law of Moses, that whosoever will not raise up seed to his brother, his sandal should be unloosed, and they should spit in his face. (T12) 21 And the brethren of Joseph wished not that their brother should live, and the Lor… (T12)
Testament of Zebulun 1:8–10
8 But when they wished to kill him, I adjured them much with tears not to be guilty of this sin. (T12) 9 For Simeon and Gad came against Joseph to kill him, and he said unto them with tears: Pity me, my brethren, have mercy upon the bowels of Jacob our father: lay not u… (T12)
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 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)
Testament of Zebulun 1:26–28
26 But I, through pity for Joseph, did not eat, but watched the pit, since Judah feared lest Simeon, Dan, and Gad should rush off and slay him. (T12) 27 But when they saw that I did not eat, they set me to watch him, till he was sold to the Ishmaelites. (T12) 28 And when Reuben cam… (T12)
Testament of Simeon 1:10–12
10 For when I went to Shechem to bring ointment for the flocks, and Reuben to Dothan, where were our necessaries and all our stores, Judah my brother sold him to the Ishmaelites. (T12) 11 And when Reuben heard these things he was grieved, for he wished to restore him to h… (T12)
Genesis 37:26–28
26 Then Judah said to his brothers, “What profit will we gain if we kill our brother and cover up his blood? 27 Come, let us sell him to the Ishmaelites and not lay a hand on him; for he is our brother, our own flesh.” And they agreed. 28 So when the Midianite traders p…
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