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Genesis 49:4
New International Version
Genesis 49:4
New International Version
Genesis 49:4
King James Version
Genesis 49:4
King James Version
4 Unstable as water, thou shalt not excel; because thou wentest up to thy father's bed; then defiledst thou it: he went up to my couch.
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Genesis 49:4
New Living Translation
Genesis 49:4
New Living Translation
4 But you are as unruly as a flood,
and you will be first no longer.
For you went to bed with my wife;
you defiled my marriage couch.
Genesis 49:4
English Standard Version
Genesis 49:4
English Standard Version
4 Unstable as water, you shall not have preeminence,
because you (A)went up to your father's bed;
then you defiled it—he went up to my couch!
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English Standard Version (ESV) 
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