forked from WA-Catalog/en_tn
620 B
620 B
Shed no blood
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/jit/figs-litotes and rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-euphemism)
that he might rescue him
This can be translated as a new sentence: "Rueben said this so that he might rescue Joseph"
out of their hand
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/jit/figs-metonymy)
to bring him back
"and return him"