Berean Standard Bible

Genesis 49:3-7

3Reubenרְאוּבֵן֙re.'u.VenH7205,youאַ֔תָּה'A.tahH859are my firstbornבְּכֹ֣רִיbe.Kho.riH1060,my mightכֹּחִ֖יko.ChiH3581,and the beginningוְרֵאשִׁ֣יתve.re.ShitH7225of my strengthאוֹנִ֑י'o.NiH202,excellingיֶ֥תֶרYe.terH3499in honorשְׂאֵ֖תse.'EtH7613,excellingוְיֶ֥תֶרve.Ye.terH3499in powerעָֽז׃'AzH5794.

4Uncontrolledפַּ֤חַזPa.chazH6349as the watersכַּמַּ֙יִם֙ka.Ma.yimH4325,you will noאַל־'al-H408longer excelתּוֹתַ֔רto.TarH3498,becauseכִּ֥יkiH3588you went upעָלִ֖יתָ'a.Li.taH5927to your father’sאָבִ֑יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1bedמִשְׁכְּבֵ֣יmish.ke.VeiH4904,ontoעָלָֽה׃ פ'a.LahH5927my couchיְצוּעִ֥יye.tzu.'IH3326,andאָ֥ז'azH227defiled itחִלַּ֖לְתָּchi.Lal.taH2490.

5Simeonשִׁמְע֥וֹןshim.'onH8095and Leviוְלֵוִ֖יve.le.ViH3878are brothersאַחִ֑ים'a.ChimH251;their swordsמְכֵרֹתֵיהֶֽם׃me.khe.ro.tei.HemH4380are weaponsכְּלֵ֥יke.LeiH3627of violenceחָמָ֖סcha.MasH2555.

6May Iנַפְשִׁ֔יnaf.ShiH5315neverאַל־'al-H408enterתָּבֹ֣אta.Vo'H935their councilבְּסֹדָם֙be.so.DamH5475;may Iכְּבֹדִ֑יke.vo.DiH3519neverאַל־'al-H408joinתֵּחַ֣דte.ChadH3161their assemblyבִּקְהָלָ֖םbik.ha.LamH6951.Forכִּ֤יkiH3588they killהָ֣רְגוּHa.re.guH2026menאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376in their angerבְאַפָּם֙ve.'a.PamH639,and hamstringעִקְּרוּ־'i.ke.ru-H6131oxenשֽׁוֹר׃ShorH7794on a whimוּבִרְצֹנָ֖םu.vir.tzo.NamH7522.

7Cursedאָר֤וּר'a.RurH779betheir angerאַפָּם֙'a.PamH639,forכִּ֣יkiH3588it is strongעָ֔ז'AzH5794,and their wrathוְעֶבְרָתָ֖םve.'ev.ra.TamH5678,forכִּ֣יkiH3588it is cruelקָשָׁ֑תָהka.Sha.tahH7185!I will disperse themאֲחַלְּקֵ֣ם'a.cha.le.KemH2505in Jacobבְּיַעֲקֹ֔בbe.ya.'a.KoH3290and scatter themוַאֲפִיצֵ֖םva.'a.fi.TzemH6327in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

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