呂便的後裔

以色列的長子原是呂便,但因為他玷污了父親的床[a],他長子的名分就給了他弟弟約瑟的後代。因此,按家譜他不是長子。 猶大雖然在眾弟兄中最強大,君王也是出自他的後裔,長子的名分卻屬於約瑟。

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Footnotes

  1. 5·1 指跟父親的妾通姦一事,參見創世記35·22

Reuben

The sons of Reuben(A) the firstborn of Israel (he was the firstborn, but when he defiled his father’s marriage bed,(B) his rights as firstborn were given to the sons of Joseph(C) son of Israel;(D) so he could not be listed in the genealogical record in accordance with his birthright,(E) and though Judah(F) was the strongest of his brothers and a ruler(G) came from him, the rights of the firstborn(H) belonged to Joseph)—

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