Genesis 49:2-4
New King James Version
2 “Gather together and hear, you sons of Jacob,
And listen to Israel your father.
3 “Reuben, you are (A)my firstborn,
My might and the beginning of my strength,
The excellency of dignity and the excellency of power.
4 Unstable as water, you shall not excel,
Because you (B)went up to your father’s bed;
Then you defiled it—
He went up to my couch.
Genesis 49:2-4
Legacy Standard Bible
2 Assemble together and hear, O sons of Jacob;
And (A)listen to Israel your father.
3 “Reuben, you are my firstborn;
My might and (B)the beginning of my vigor,
[a]Preeminent in dignity and [b]preeminent in strength.
4 [c]Uncontrolled as water, you shall not have preeminence,
(C)Because you went up to your father’s bed;
Then you defiled it—he went up to my couch.
Footnotes
- Genesis 49:3 Lit preeminence
- Genesis 49:3 Lit preeminence
- Genesis 49:4 Or Boiling over; lit Recklessness
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