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OET (OET-LV) And_he/it_listened Rəʼūⱱēn and_delivered_him out_of_hands_their and_he/it_said not take_his life.
OET (OET-RV) But Reuben heard what they were saying, and he tried to rescue Yosef by insisting, “Let’s not take his life.”
וַיִּשְׁמַ֣ע רְאוּבֵ֔ן
and=he/it_listened Reuven
Alternate translation: “When Reuben heard what they were planning,”
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche
וַיַּצִּלֵ֖הוּ מִיָּדָ֑ם
and,delivered,him out_of,hands,their
The phrase their hands refers to Joseph’s brothers and their power to harm him. Consider whether you have a similar figure of speech in your language. Alternate translation: “he tried to save Joseph from them”
Note 2 topic: writing-quotations
וַיֹּ֕אמֶר
and=he/it_said
Alternate translation: “and said to them,”
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom
לֹ֥א נַכֶּ֖נּוּ נָֽפֶשׁ
not take,his soul
Consider again how you translated the idiom strike in Gen 4:15; 34:30; 37:21. Alternate translation: “We must not take his life.” or “We must not kill him.”
37:21-24 Reuben was perhaps trying to get back into his father’s good graces (35:22) by exercising the leadership of the firstborn (cp. 42:22). Reuben succeeded in saving Joseph’s life, but he failed to earn his father’s favor (37:29-30).
OET (OET-LV) And_he/it_listened Rəʼūⱱēn and_delivered_him out_of_hands_their and_he/it_said not take_his life.
OET (OET-RV) But Reuben heard what they were saying, and he tried to rescue Yosef by insisting, “Let’s not take his life.”
Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Greek words that they’re translated from.