Revised Literal Translation

Genesis 49:5-7

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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