Genesis 37:22

Overview - Genesis 37
1	Joseph is loved by Jacob, but hated by his brethren.
5	His dreams and the interpretation.
12	Jacob sends him to his brethren, who counsel to slay him.
21	At Reuben's desire they cast him into a pit;
25	and afterwards sell him to the Ishmaelites; while Ruben grieves at not finding him.
31	His coat, covered with blood, is sent to Jacob, who mourns him inordinately.
36	Joseph is brought to Egypt and sold to Potiphar.

Genesis 37:22  (King James Version)
And Reuben said unto them, Shed no blood, but cast him into this pit that is in the wilderness, and lay no hand upon him; that he might rid him out of their hands, to deliver him to his father again.