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) 16 And they did so, until they sold him to the Ishmaelites. (T12)
Testament of Zebulun 1:14–16
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Genesis 37:21–23
21 When Reuben heard this, he tried to rescue Joseph from their hands. “Let us not take his life,” he said. 22 “Do not shed his blood. Throw him into this pit in the wilderness, but do not lay a hand on him.” Reuben said this so that he could rescue Joseph from thei…
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…
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 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 Gad 1:12–14
12 Moreover, I hated him yet more for his dreams; and I wished to lick [*1] him out of the land of the living, even as an ox licketh up the grass of the field. (T12) 13 And Judah sold him secretly to the Ishmaelites. (T12) 14 Thus the God of our fathers delivered him from our hands… (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 Simeon 1:9–11
9 But his God and the God of his fathers sent forth His angel, and delivered him out of my hands. (T12) 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 I… (T12)
Genesis 37:17–19
17 “They have moved on from here,” the man answered. “I heard them say, ‘Let us go to Dothan.’” So Joseph set out after his brothers and found them at Dothan. 18 Now Joseph’s brothers saw him in the distance, and before he arrived, they plotted to kill him. 19 “Here com…
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