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 are destructive like water and will not excel, for you got on your father’s bed, then you defiled it – he got on my couch! 5Simeon and Levi are brothers, weapons of violence are their knives! O my soul, do not come into their council, do not be united to their assembly, my heart, for in their anger they have killed men, and for pleasure they have hamstrung oxen. 7Cursed be their anger, for it was fierce, and their fury, for it was cruel. I will divide them in Jacob, and scatter them in Israel! 8Judah, your brothers will praise you. Your hand will be on the neck of your enemies, your father’s sons will bow down before 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 carried them off; the river confronted them – the Kishon River. Step on the necks of the strong!
• Psalms 42:5Why are you depressed, O my soul? Why are you upset? Wait for God! For I will again give thanks to my God for his saving intervention.
• Psalms 43:5Why are you depressed, O my soul? Why are you upset? Wait for God! For I will again give thanks to my God for his saving intervention.
• Psalms 103:1Praise the Lord, O my soul! With all that is within me, praise his holy name!
• Jeremiah 4:19I said, “Oh, the feeling in the pit of my stomach! I writhe in anguish. Oh, the pain in my heart! My heart pounds within me. I cannot keep silent. For I hear the sound of the trumpet; the sound of the battle cry pierces my soul!
• Luke 12:19And I will say to myself, “You have plenty of goods stored up for many years; relax, eat, drink, celebrate!”’
• Genesis 34:30Then Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, “You have brought ruin on me by making me a foul odor among the inhabitants of the land – among the Canaanites and the Perizzites. I am few in number; they will join forces against me and attack me, and both I and my family will be destroyed!”
• Psalms 5:10Condemn them, O God! May their own schemes be their downfall! Drive them away because of their many acts of insurrection, for they have rebelled against you.
• Psalms 26:4I do not associate with deceitful men, or consort with those who are dishonest.
• Psalms 38:3My whole body is sick because of your judgment; I am deprived of health because of my sin.
• Psalms 94:20Cruel rulers are not your allies, those who make oppressive laws.
• Psalms 139:19If only you would kill the wicked, O God! Get away from me, you violent men!
• Proverbs 1:11If they say, “Come with us! We will lie in wait to shed blood; we will ambush an innocent person capriciously.
• Proverbs 12:5The plans of the righteous are just; the counsels of the wicked are deceitful.
• Deuteronomy 27:24‘Cursed is the one who kills his neighbor in private.’ Then all the people will say, ‘Amen!’
• Psalms 26:9Do not sweep me away with sinners, or execute me along with violent 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

• Bless
• Blood
• 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