Genesis 37:22
"And Reuben said unto them, Shed no blood, but cast him into this pit that is in the wilderness, and lay no hand upon him; that he might rid him out of their hands, to deliver him to his father again."
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- Genesis 22:12
"And he said, Lay not thine hand upon the lad, neither do thou any thing unto him: for now I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only son from me."
Read in chapter → - Genesis 42:22
"And Reuben answered them, saying, Spake I not unto you, saying, Do not sin against the child; and ye would not hear? therefore, behold, also his blood is required."
Read in chapter → - Deuteronomy 13:9
"But thou shalt surely kill him; thine hand shall be first upon him to put him to death, and afterwards the hand of all the people."
Read in chapter → - Acts 12:1
"Now about that time Herod the king stretched forth his hands to vex certain of the church."
Read in chapter → - Matthew 27:24
"When Pilate saw that he could prevail nothing, but that rather a tumult was made, he took water, and washed his hands before the multitude, saying, I am innocent of the blood of this just person: see ye to it."
Read in chapter → - Exodus 24:11
"And upon the nobles of the children of Israel he laid not his hand: also they saw God, and did eat and drink."
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