1 Chronicles 5:1
English Standard Version
Descendants of Reuben
5 The sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel ((A)for he was the firstborn, but because (B)he defiled his father's couch, (C)his birthright was given to the sons of Joseph the son of Israel, so that he could not be enrolled as the oldest son;
Read full chapter
Genesis 48:15-22
English Standard Version
15 And he blessed Joseph and said,
“The God (A)before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac walked,
the God who has been my shepherd all my life long to this day,
16 (B)the angel who has (C)redeemed me from all evil, bless the boys;
and in them let (D)my name be carried on, and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac;
and let them (E)grow into a multitude[a] in the midst of the earth.”
17 When Joseph saw that his father (F)laid his right hand on the head of Ephraim, it displeased him, and he took his father's hand to move it from Ephraim's head to Manasseh's head. 18 And Joseph said to his father, “Not this way, my father; since this one is the firstborn, put your right hand on his head.” 19 But his father refused and said, (G)“I know, my son, I know. He also shall become a people, and he also shall be great. Nevertheless, (H)his younger brother shall be greater than he, and his offspring shall become a multitude[b] of nations.” 20 So he blessed them that day, saying,
“By you Israel will pronounce blessings, saying,
(I)‘God make you as Ephraim and as Manasseh.’”
Thus he put Ephraim before Manasseh. 21 Then Israel said to Joseph, “Behold, I am about to die, but (J)God will be with you and will bring you again to the land of your fathers. 22 Moreover, I have given to (K)you rather than to your brothers one mountain slope[c] that I took from the hand of the Amorites with my sword and with my bow.”
Read full chapterFootnotes
- Genesis 48:16 Or let them be like fish for multitude
- Genesis 48:19 Hebrew fullness
- Genesis 48:22 Or one portion of the land; Hebrew shekem, which sounds like the town and district called Shechem
Genesis 35:22
English Standard Version
22 While Israel lived in that land, Reuben went and (A)lay with Bilhah his father's concubine. And Israel heard of it.
Now the sons of Jacob were twelve.
Read full chapter
Genesis 29:32
English Standard Version
32 And Leah conceived and bore a son, and she called his name Reuben,[a] for she said, “Because the Lord (A)has looked upon my affliction; for now my husband will love me.”
Read full chapterFootnotes
- Genesis 29:32 Reuben means See, a son
1 Chronicles 26:10
English Standard Version
10 And (A)Hosah, of the sons of Merari, had sons: Shimri the chief (for though he was not the firstborn, his father made him chief),
Read full chapter
Genesis 49:3-4
English Standard Version
3 “Reuben, you are (A)my firstborn,
my might, and the (B)firstfruits of my strength,
preeminent in dignity and preeminent in power.
4 Unstable as water, you shall not have preeminence,
because you (C)went up to your father's bed;
then you defiled it—he went up to my couch!
Colossians 1:15
English Standard Version
The Preeminence of Christ
15 (A)He is the image of (B)the invisible God, (C)the firstborn of all creation.
Read full chapter
1 Corinthians 5:1
English Standard Version
Sexual Immorality Defiles the Church
5 It is actually reported that there is (A)sexual immorality among you, and of a kind that is not tolerated even among pagans, (B)for a man has his father's wife.
Read full chapter
1 Chronicles 2:1
English Standard Version
A Genealogy of David
2 These are the sons of (A)Israel: (B)Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, (C)Issachar, Zebulun,
Read full chapter
1 Samuel 16:6-11
English Standard Version
6 When they came, he looked on (A)Eliab and thought, “Surely the Lord's anointed is before him.” 7 But the Lord said to Samuel, (B)“Do not look on his appearance or on the height of his stature, because I have rejected him. For the Lord sees not as man sees: man looks on the outward appearance, (C)but the Lord looks on the heart.” 8 Then Jesse called (D)Abinadab and made him pass before Samuel. And he said, “Neither has the Lord chosen this one.” 9 Then Jesse made (E)Shammah pass by. And he said, “Neither has the Lord chosen this one.” 10 And Jesse made seven of his sons pass before Samuel. And Samuel said to Jesse, “The Lord has not chosen these.” 11 Then Samuel said to Jesse, “Are all your sons here?” And he said, (F)“There remains yet the youngest,[a] but behold, he is keeping the sheep.” And Samuel said to Jesse, (G)“Send and get him, for we will not sit down till he comes here.”
Read full chapterFootnotes
- 1 Samuel 16:11 Or smallest
Joshua 14:6
English Standard Version
Caleb's Request and Inheritance
6 Then the people of Judah came to Joshua at Gilgal. And Caleb the son of Jephunneh the (A)Kenizzite said to him, “You know (B)what the Lord said to Moses the man of God in Kadesh-barnea concerning you and me.
Read full chapter
Deuteronomy 27:20
English Standard Version
20 (A)“‘Cursed be anyone who lies with his father's wife, because he has (B)uncovered his father's nakedness.’[a] And all the people shall say, ‘Amen.’
Read full chapterFootnotes
- Deuteronomy 27:20 Hebrew uncovered his father's skirt
Deuteronomy 21:17
English Standard Version
17 but he shall acknowledge the firstborn, the son of the unloved, by giving him a double portion of all that he has, for he is (A)the firstfruits of his strength. (B)The right of the firstborn is his.
Read full chapterThe Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers.
Bible Gateway Recommends
