Genesis 37:22
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“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 their hands and return him to his father.
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About that time, King Herod reached out to harm some who belonged to the church.
But God did not lay His hand on the nobles of Israel; they saw Him, and they ate and drank.
Instead, you must surely kill him. Your hand must be the first against him to put him to death, and then the hands of all the people.
And Reuben responded, “Didn’t I tell you not to sin against the boy? But you would not listen. Now we must account for his blood!”
When Pilate saw that he was accomplishing nothing, but that instead a riot was breaking out, he took water and washed his hands before the crowd. “I am innocent of this man’s blood,” he said. “You bear the responsibility.”
“Do not lay a hand on the boy or do anything to him,” said the angel, “for now I know that you fear God, since you have not withheld your only son from me.”