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Genesis 49:3-4
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Genesis 49:3-4
Holman Christian Standard Bible
3 Reuben, you are my firstborn,(A)
my strength and the firstfruits of my virility,(B)
excelling in prominence, excelling in power.
4 Turbulent as water, you will no longer excel,
because you got into your father’s bed(C)
and you defiled it—he[a] got into my bed.
Footnotes
- Genesis 49:4 LXX, Syr, Tg read you
Judges 5:15-16
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Judges 5:15-16
Holman Christian Standard Bible
15 The princes of Issachar were with Deborah;
Issachar was with Barak.
They set out at his heels(A) in the valley.
There was great searching[a] of heart
among the clans of Reuben.
16 Why did you sit among the sheepfolds
listening to the playing of pipes for the flocks?
There was great searching of heart
among the clans of Reuben.
Footnotes
- Judges 5:15 Some Hb mss, Syr read There were great resolves
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