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Genesis 49:3-7

3Reubenרְאוּבֵן֙re.'u.VenH7205, thou artmy firstbornבְּכֹ֣רִיbe.Kho.riH1060,my mightכֹּחִ֖יko.ChiH3581,and the beginningוְרֵאשִׁ֣יתve.re.ShitH7225of my strengthאוֹנִ֑י'o.NiH202,the excellencyיֶ֥תֶרYe.terH3499of dignityשְׂאֵ֖תse.'EtH7613,and the excellencyוְיֶ֥תֶרve.Ye.terH3499of powerעָֽז׃'AzH5794:

4Unstableפַּ֤חַזPa.chazH6349as waterכַּמַּ֙יִם֙ka.Ma.yimH4325,thou shalt not excelתּוֹתַ֔רto.TarH3498;because thou wentest upעָלִ֖יתָ'a.Li.taH5927to thy father’sאָבִ֑יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1bedמִשְׁכְּבֵ֣יmish.ke.VeiH4904;then defiledst thouחִלַּ֖לְתָּchi.Lal.taH2490it:he went upעָלָֽה׃ פ'a.LahH5927to my couchיְצוּעִ֥יye.tzu.'IH3326.

5Simeonשִׁמְע֥וֹןshim.'onH8095and Leviוְלֵוִ֖יve.le.ViH3878arebrethrenאַחִ֑ים'a.ChimH251;instrumentsכְּלֵ֥יke.LeiH3627of crueltyחָמָ֖סcha.MasH2555are intheir habitationsמְכֵרֹתֵיהֶֽם׃me.khe.ro.tei.HemH4380.

6O my soulנַפְשִׁ֔יnaf.ShiH5315,comeתָּבֹ֣אta.Vo'H935not thou into their secretבְּסֹדָם֙be.so.DamH5475;unto their assemblyבִּקְהָלָ֖םbik.ha.LamH6951,mine honourכְּבֹדִ֑יke.vo.DiH3519,be not thou unitedתֵּחַ֣דte.ChadH3161:for in their angerבְאַפָּם֙ve.'a.PamH639they slewהָ֣רְגוּHa.re.guH2026a manאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376,and in their selfwillוּבִרְצֹנָ֖םu.vir.tzo.NamH7522they digged downעִקְּרוּ־'i.ke.ru-H6131a wallשֽׁוֹר׃ShorH7794.

7Cursedאָר֤וּר'a.RurH779betheir angerאַפָּם֙'a.PamH639, for it wasfierceעָ֔ז'AzH5794;and their wrathוְעֶבְרָתָ֖םve.'ev.ra.TamH5678,for it was cruelקָשָׁ֑תָהka.Sha.tahH7185:I will divideאֲחַלְּקֵ֣ם'a.cha.le.KemH2505them in Jacobבְּיַעֲקֹ֔בbe.ya.'a.KoH3290,and scatterוַאֲפִיצֵ֖םva.'a.fi.TzemH6327them in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

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