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Genesis 49:2-9
New American Standard Bible
Chapter 49
2
Gather together and listen, sons of Jacob;
Yes, listen to Israel your father.
3
'Reuben, you are my firstborn,
My might and the beginning of my strength,
Preeminent in dignity and preeminent in power.
4
Uncontrollable as water, you shall not have preeminence,
Because you went up to your father’s bed;
Then you defiled
it
—he went up to my couch.
5
'Simeon and Levi are brothers;
Their swords are implements of violence.
6
May my soul not enter into their council;
May my glory not be united with their assembly;
For in their anger they killed men,
And in their self-will they lamed oxen.
7
Cursed be their anger, for it is fierce;
And their wrath, for it is cruel.
I will scatter them in Jacob,
And disperse them among Israel.
8
'As for you, Judah, your brothers shall praise you;
Your hand shall be on the neck of your enemies;
Your father’s sons shall bow down to you.
9
Judah is a lion’s cub;
From the prey, my son, you have gone up.
He crouches, he lies down as a lion,
And as a lion, who dares to stir him up?
King James Version
Chapter 49
2
Gather yourselves together, and hear, ye sons of Jacob; and hearken unto Israel your father.
3
Reuben, thou art my firstborn, my might, and the beginning of my strength, the excellency of dignity, and the excellency of power:
4
Unstable 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.
5
Simeon and Levi are brethren; instruments of cruelty are in their habitations.
6
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.
7
Cursed 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.
8
Judah, thou art he whom thy brethren shall praise: thy hand shall be in the neck of thine enemies; thy father's children shall bow down before thee.
9
Judah is a lion's whelp: from the prey, my son, thou art gone up: he stooped down, he couched as a lion, and as an old lion; who shall rouse him up?
Christian Standard Bible
Chapter 49
2
Come together and listen, sons of Jacob;
listen to your father Israel:
3
Reuben, you are my firstborn,
my strength and the firstfruits of my virility,
excelling in prominence, excelling in power.
4
Turbulent as water, you will not excel,
because you got into your father’s bed
and you defiled it—he got into my bed.
5
Simeon and Levi are brothers;
their knives are vicious weapons.
6
May I never enter their council;
may I never join their assembly.
For in their anger they kill men,
and on a whim they hamstring oxen.
7
Their anger is cursed, for it is strong,
and their fury, for it is cruel!
I will disperse them throughout Jacob
and scatter them throughout Israel.
8
Judah, your brothers will praise you.
Your hand will be on the necks of your enemies;
your father’s sons will bow down to you.
9
Judah is a young lion —
my son, you return from the kill.
He crouches; he lies down like a lion
or a lioness—who dares to rouse him?
New Living Translation
Chapter 49
2
'Come and listen, you sons of Jacob;
listen to Israel, your father.
3
'Reuben, you are my firstborn, my strength,
the child of my vigorous youth.
You are first in rank and first in power.
4
But you are as unruly as a flood,
and you will be first no longer.
For you went to bed with my wife;
you defiled my marriage couch.
5
'Simeon and Levi are two of a kind;
their weapons are instruments of violence.
6
May I never join in their meetings;
may I never be a party to their plans.
For in their anger they murdered men,
and they crippled oxen just for sport.
7
A curse on their anger, for it is fierce;
a curse on their wrath, for it is cruel.
I will scatter them among the descendants of Jacob;
I will disperse them throughout Israel.
8
'Judah, your brothers will praise you.
You will grasp your enemies by the neck.
All your relatives will bow before you.
9
Judah, my son, is a young lion
that has finished eating its prey.
Like a lion he crouches and lies down;
like a lioness — who dares to rouse him?
English Standard Version
Chapter 49
2
"Assemble and listen, O sons of Jacob,
listen to Israel your father.
3
"Reuben, you are my firstborn,
my might, and the firstfruits of my strength,
preeminent in dignity and preeminent in power.
4
Unstable as water, you shall not have preeminence,
because you went up to your father 's bed;
then you defiled it — he went up to my couch!
5
"Simeon and Levi are brothers;
weapons of violence are their swords.
6
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.
7
Cursed be their anger, for it is fierce,
and their wrath, for it is cruel!
I will divide them in Jacob
and scatter them in Israel.
8
"Judah, your brothers shall praise you;
your hand shall be on the neck of your enemies;
your father 's sons shall bow down before you.
9
Judah is a lion 's cub;
from the prey, my son, you have gone up.
He stooped down; he crouched as a lion
and as a lioness; who dares rouse him?
New International Version
Chapter 49
2
"Assemble and listen, sons of Jacob;
listen to your father Israel.
3
"Reuben, you are my firstborn,
my might, the first sign of my strength,
excelling in honor, excelling in power.
4
Turbulent as the waters, you will no longer excel,
for you went up onto your father’s bed,
onto my couch and defiled it.
5
"Simeon and Levi are brothers—
their swords are weapons of violence.
6
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.
7
Cursed be their anger, so fierce,
and their fury, so cruel!
I will scatter them in Jacob
and disperse them in Israel.
8
"Judah, your brothers will praise you;
your hand will be on the neck of your enemies;
your father’s sons will bow down to you.
9
You are a lion’s cub, Judah;
you return from the prey, my son.
Like a lion he crouches and lies down,
like a lioness—who dares to rouse him?
New King James Version
Chapter 49
2
“Gather together and hear, you sons of Jacob,
And listen to Israel your father.
3
“Reuben, you are my firstborn,
My might and the beginning of my strength,
The excellency of dignity and the excellency of power.
4
Unstable as water, you shall not excel,
Because you went up to your father’s bed;
Then you defiled
it
—
He went up to my couch.
5
“Simeon and Levi
are
brothers;
Instruments of cruelty
are in
their dwelling place.
6
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.
7
Cursed
be
their anger, for
it is
fierce;
And their wrath, for it is cruel!
I will divide them in Jacob
And scatter them in Israel.
8
“Judah, you
are he
whom your brothers shall praise;
Your hand
shall be
on the neck of your enemies;
Your father’s children shall bow down before you.
9
Judah
is
a lion’s whelp;
From the prey, my son, you have gone up.
He bows down, he lies down as a lion;
And as a lion, who shall rouse him?
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