New American Standard Bible 1995

Genesis 49:3-7

3“Reubenרְאוּבֵן֙re.'u.VenH7205,you are my firstbornבְּכֹ֣רִיbe.Kho.riH1060;My mightכֹּחִ֖יko.ChiH3581andthe beginningוְרֵאשִׁ֣יתve.re.ShitH7225of my strengthאוֹנִ֑י'o.NiH202,Preeminentיֶ֥תֶרYe.terH3499in dignityשְׂאֵ֖תse.'EtH7613andpreeminentוְיֶ֥תֶרve.Ye.terH3499in powerעָֽז׃'AzH5794.

4Uncontrolledפַּ֤חַזPa.chazH6349as waterכַּמַּ֙יִם֙ka.Ma.yimH4325,you shall not haveH3498preeminenceH3498,Becauseכִּ֥יkiH3588you wentעָלִ֖יתָ'a.Li.taH5927up to your father’sאָבִ֑יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1bedמִשְׁכְּבֵ֣יmish.ke.VeiH4904;Thenאָ֥ז'azH227you defiledחִלַּ֖לְתָּchi.Lal.taH2490it--he wentעָלָֽה׃ פ'a.LahH5927up to my couchיְצוּעִ֥יye.tzu.'IH3326.

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

6Let my soulנַפְשִׁ֔יnaf.ShiH5315not enterתָּבֹ֣אta.Vo'H935into their councilבְּסֹדָם֙be.so.DamH5475;Let not my gloryכְּבֹדִ֑יke.vo.DiH3519be unitedתֵּחַ֣דte.ChadH3161with their assemblyבִּקְהָלָ֖םbik.ha.LamH6951;Becauseכִּ֤יkiH3588in their angerבְאַפָּם֙ve.'a.PamH639they slewהָ֣רְגוּHa.re.guH2026menאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376,And in their self-willוּבִרְצֹנָ֖םu.vir.tzo.NamH7522they lamedH6136oxenשֽׁוֹר׃ShorH7794.

7Cursedאָר֤וּר'a.RurH779be their angerאַפָּם֙'a.PamH639,for it is fierceעָ֔ז'AzH5794;And their wrathוְעֶבְרָתָ֖םve.'ev.ra.TamH5678,for it is cruelקָשָׁ֑תָהka.Sha.tahH7185. I willdisperseאֲחַלְּקֵ֣ם'a.cha.le.KemH2505them in Jacobבְּיַעֲקֹ֔בbe.ya.'a.KoH3290,And scatterוַאֲפִיצֵ֖םva.'a.fi.TzemH6327them in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

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