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# Shed no blood
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The negation can be placed on the verb. Also, "shedding blood" is a euphemism for killing someone. Alternate translation: "Do not spill any blood" or "Do not kill him" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-litotes]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-euphemism]])
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# that he might rescue him
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This can be translated as a new sentence: "Rueben said this so that he might rescue Joseph"
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# out of their hand
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The phrase "their hand" refers to the brothers' plan to kill him. Alternate translation: "from them" or "from their plans" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# to bring him back
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"and return him"
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