Genesis 49:6

Genesis 49:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)O 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.
• New International Version (NIV)Let me not enter their council, let me not join their assembly, for they have killed men in their anger and hamstrung oxen as they pleased.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Let my soul come not into their council; O my glory, be not joined to their company. For in their anger they killed men, and in their willfulness they hamstrung oxen.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Let not my soul enter their council; Let not my honor be united to their assembly; For in their anger they slew a man, And in their self-will they hamstrung an ox.

Context of Genesis 49:6

4Turbulent as water, you will not excel, because you got into your father’s bed and you defiled it — he got into my bed. 5Simeon and Levi are brothers; their knives are vicious weapons. May I never enter their council; may I never join their assembly. For in their anger they kill men, and on a whim they hamstring oxen. 7Their anger is cursed, for it is strong, and their fury, for it is cruel! I will disperse them throughout Jacob and scatter them throughout Israel. 8Judah, your brothers will praise you. Your hand will be on the necks of your enemies; your father’s sons will bow down to you.

Genesis 49:6 word by word

בְּסֹדָם֙ אַל־תָּבֹ֣א נַפְשִׁ֔י בִּקְהָלָ֖ם אַל־תֵּחַ֣ד כְּבֹדִ֑י כִּ֤י בְאַפָּם֙ הָ֣רְגוּ אִ֔ישׁ וּבִרְצֹנָ֖ם עִקְּרוּ־שֽׁוֹר׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• O my soulנֶ֫פֶשׁnephesh · soulH5315
• comeבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• not thou into their secretסוֹדsôd · counselH5475
• unto their assemblyקָהָלqâhâl · assemblyH6951
• mine honourכָּבוֹדkâbôd kâbôd · gloryH3519
• be not thou unitedיָחַדyâchad · be joinedH3161
• for in their angerאַף'aph · face: angerH639
• they slewהָרַגhârag · to killH2026
• a manאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
• and in their selfwillרָצוֹןrâtsôn râtsôn · acceptanceH7522
• they digged downעִקֵּר‛âqar · to hamstringH6131
• a wallשׁוֹרshôr · cattleH7794

Cross-references for Genesis 49:6

• Judges 5:21The river Kishon swept them away, the ancient river, the river Kishon. March on, my soul, in strength!
• Psalms 42:5Why, my soul, are you so dejected? Why are you in such turmoil? Put your hope in God, for I will still praise him, my Savior and my God.
• Psalms 43:5Why, my soul, are you so dejected? Why are you in such turmoil? Put your hope in God, for I will still praise him, my Savior and my God.
• Psalms 103:1My soul, bless the Lord, and all that is within me, bless his holy name.
• Jeremiah 4:19My anguish, my anguish! I writhe in agony! Oh, the pain in my heart! My heart pounds; I cannot be silent. For you, my soul, have heard the sound of the ram’s horn — the shout of battle.
• Luke 12:19Then I’ll say to myself, “You have many goods stored up for many years. Take it easy; eat, drink, and enjoy yourself.”’
• Genesis 34:30Then Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, “You have brought trouble on me, making me odious to the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites and the Perizzites. We are few in number; if they unite against me and attack me, I and my household will be destroyed.”
• Psalms 5:10Punish them, God; let them fall by their own schemes. Drive them out because of their many crimes, for they rebel against you.
• Psalms 26:4I do not sit with the worthless or associate with hypocrites.
• Psalms 38:3There is no soundness in my body because of your indignation; there is no health in my bones because of my sin.
• Psalms 94:20Can a corrupt throne be your ally, a throne that makes evil laws?
• Psalms 139:19God, if only you would kill the wicked — you bloodthirsty men, stay away from me —
• Proverbs 1:11If they say — “Come with us! Let’s set an ambush and kill someone. Let’s attack some innocent person just for fun!
• Proverbs 12:5The thoughts of the righteous are just, but guidance from the wicked is deceitful.
• Deuteronomy 27:24‘The one who secretly kills his neighbor is cursed.’ And all the people will say, ‘Amen!’
• Psalms 26:9Do not destroy me along with sinners, or my life along with men of bloodshed

Commentaries on Genesis 49:6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6Into their secret council, etc. - Jacob here exculpates himself from all participation in the guilt of Simeon and Levi in the murder of the Shechemites. He most solemnly declares that he knew nothing of the confederacy by which it was executed, nor of the secret council in which it was plotted. If it should be said that the words תבא tabo and תחד techad should be translated in the future tense or in the imperative, as in our translation, I shall not…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-33Verses 1-33 - Jacob Blesses His Sons 5. מכרה mekêrāh “weapon;” related: כיר kārar or כרה kārāh dig. “Device, design?” related: מכר mākar “sell,” in Arabic “take counsel. Habitation.” 10. מחקק mechoqēq “lawgiver, judge, dispenser of laws.” This word occurs in six other places - Numbers 21:18; Deuteronomy 33:21; Jud. Deuteronomy 5:14; Psalm 60:9; Psalm 108:9; Isaiah 33:22; in five of which it clearly denotes ruler, or judge. The meaning “sceptre” is…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 3-7Verses 3-7 Reuben was the first-born; but by gross sin, he forfeited the birthright. The character of Reuben is, that he was unstable as water. Men do not thrive, because they do not fix. Reuben's sin left a lasting infamy upon his family. Let us never do evil, then we need not fear being told of it. Simeon and Levi were passionate and revengeful. The murder of the Shechemites is a proof of this. Jacob protested against that barbarous act. Our soul is our…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5-7Simeon and Levi were violent and lawless. Instead of seeking justice, they allowed their uncontrolled anger to control them and ignored the value of life (34:24–29). I will disperse them: Simeon's land mostly became part of Judah's (Joshua 19:1, 9). Levi was given a more honorable future because the Levites became the priestly tribe (see Exodus 32:25–29). But they did not have their own region (Joshua 21).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-331. Jacob called unto his sons--It is not to the sayings of the dying saint, so much as of the inspired prophet, that attention is called in this chapter. Under the immediate influence of the Holy Spirit he pronounced his prophetic benediction and described the condition of their respective descendants in the last days, or future times. Ge 49:3, 4. Reuben forfeited by his crime the rights and honors of primogeniture. His posterity never made any figure; no…Read the comment

Topics related to Genesis 49:6

• Anger
• Company
• Death
• Fellowship
• Hamor
• Jacob
• Levi
• Parents
• Self-Will
• Simeon

In the dictionaries

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• Simeon, The tribe of

Commentaries on Genesis 49

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings