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

4You will no longer be first because you were out of control like a flood and you climbed into your father’s bed. Then you dishonored it. He climbed up on my couch. 5“Simeon and Levi are brothers. Their swords are weapons of violence. Do not let me attend their secret meetings. Do not let me join their assembly. In their anger they murdered men. At their whim they crippled cattle. 7May their anger be cursed because it’s so fierce. May their fury be cursed because it’s so cruel. I will divide them among ⌞the sons of⌟ Jacob and scatter them among ⌞the tribes of⌟ Israel. 8“Judah, your brothers will praise you. Your hand will be on the neck 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 Kishon River swept them away— that old river, the Kishon. I must march on with strength!
• Psalms 42:5Why are you discouraged, my soul? Why are you so restless? Put your hope in God, because I will still praise him. He is my savior and my God.
• Psalms 43:5Why are you discouraged, my soul? Why are you so restless? Put your hope in God, because I will still praise him. He is my savior and my God.
• Psalms 103:1Praise the Lord, my soul! Praise his holy name, all that is within me.
• Jeremiah 4:19My anguish, my anguish! I writhe in pain. My heart is beating wildly! My heart is pounding! I can’t keep quiet because I hear a ram’s horn sounding the alarm for war.
• Luke 12:19Then I’ll say to myself, “You’ve stored up a lot of good things for years to come. Take life easy, eat, drink, and enjoy yourself.” ’
• Genesis 34:30Then Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, “You have caused me a lot of trouble! You’ve made the people living in the area, the Canaanites and the Perizzites, hate me. There are only a few of us. If they join forces against me and attack me, my family and I will be wiped out.”
• Psalms 5:10Condemn them, O God. Let their own schemes be their downfall. Throw them out for their many crimes because they have rebelled against you.
• Psalms 26:4I did not sit with liars, and I will not be found among hypocrites.
• Psalms 38:3No healthy spot is left on my body because of your rage. There is no peace in my bones because of my sin.
• Psalms 94:20Are wicked rulers who use the law to do unlawful things able to be your partners?
• Psalms 139:19I wish that you would kill wicked people, O God, and that bloodthirsty people would leave me alone.
• Proverbs 1:11If they say, “Come with us. Let’s set an ambush to kill someone. Let’s hide to ambush innocent people for fun.
• Proverbs 12:5The thoughts of righteous people are fair. The advice of wicked people is treacherous.
• Deuteronomy 27:24“Whoever kills another person secretly will be cursed.” Then all the people will say amen.
• Psalms 26:9Do not sweep away my soul along with hardened sinners or my life along with bloodthirsty people.

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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• Devour
• Dinah
• Fierce
• Glory
• Raven
• Rouse
• Shoot
• 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