Genesis 49:5-7

King James Version

⁵Simeon and Levi are brethren; instruments of cruelty are in their habitations.

⁶O my soul, come not thou into their secret; unto their assembly, mine honour, be not thou united: for in their anger they slew a man, and in their selfwill they digged down a wall.

⁷Cursed be their anger, for it was fierce; and their wrath, for it was cruel: I will divide them in Jacob, and scatter them in Israel.

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Genesis 49:5-7

New International Version

⁵“Simeon^(A) and Levi^(B) are brothers—
    their swords^[a] are weapons of violence.^(C)
⁶Let me not enter their council,
    let me not join their assembly,^(D)
for they have killed men in their anger^(E)
    and hamstrung^(F) oxen as they pleased.
⁷Cursed be their anger, so fierce,
    and their fury,^(G) so cruel!^(H)
I will scatter them in Jacob
    and disperse them in Israel.^(I)

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Footnotes

Genesis 49:5 The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.

Genesis 49:5-7

New King James Version

⁵“Simeon and Levi are brothers;
Instruments of ^[a]cruelty are in their dwelling place.
⁶^(A)Let not my soul enter their council;
Let not my honor be united ^(B)to their assembly;
^(C)For in their anger they slew a man,
And in their self-will they ^[b]hamstrung an ox.
⁷Cursed be their anger, for it is fierce;
And their wrath, for it is cruel!
^(D)I will divide them in Jacob
And scatter them in Israel.