Genesis 49
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Genesis 49:3-7

3Reuben, thou art my firstborn, my might, and the beginning of my strength, the excellency of dignity, and the excellency of power: 4Unstable as water, thou shalt not excel; because thou wentest up to thy father’s bed; then defiledst thou it: he went up to my couch.12

5Simeon and Levi are brethren; instruments of cruelty are in their habitations.3 6O 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.4 7Cursed be their anger, for it was fierce; and their wrath, for it was cruel: I will divide them in Jacob, and scatter them in Israel.

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  1. 1. Genesis 49:4 thou shalt…: Heb. do not thou excel. ↩
  2. 2. Genesis 49:4 he went…: or, my couch is gone. ↩
  3. 3. Genesis 49:5 instruments…: or, their swords are weapons of violence. ↩
  4. 4. Genesis 49:6 digged…: or, houghed oxen. ↩

Commentaries on Genesis 49

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