וַיַּעַן֩ רְאוּבֵ֨ן אֹתָ֜ם לֵאמֹ֗ר הֲלוֹא֩ אָמַ֨רְתִּי אֲלֵיכֶ֧ם ׀ לֵאמֹ֛ר אַל־תֶּחֶטְא֥וּ בַיֶּ֖לֶד וְלֹ֣א שְׁמַעְתֶּ֑ם וְגַם־דָּמ֖וֹ הִנֵּ֥ה נִדְרָֽשׁ׃
Lalu Ruben menjawab mereka: “Bukankah dulu sudah kukatakan kepadamu: Janganlah kamu berbuat dosa terhadap anak itu? Tetapi kamu tidak mau mendengarkan. Maka sekarang, darahnya pun dituntut dari kita.”
Targum Jonathan
And Reuben answered them and said, Did I not tell you, saying, Do not sin against the youth? But you would not listen to me; and thus, behold, his blood is required of us.