Genesis 49:4
“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.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Genesis 49:4 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
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.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
Boiling over as water, thou shalt not have the pre-eminence; Because thou wentest up to thy father’s bed; Then defiledst thou it: he went up to my couch.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Überwallend wie die Wasser, sollst du keinen Vorzug haben, denn du hast das Lager deines Vaters bestiegen; da hast du es entweiht. Mein Bett hat er bestiegen!
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Corriente como las aguas, no seas el principal; por cuanto subiste al lecho de tu padre: entonces te envileciste, subiendo á mi estrado.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Corrente como as águas, não sejas o principal; Porquanto subiste ao leito de teu pai: Então te contaminaste, subindo a meu estrado.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Incontrolável como as águas turbulentas, não terás a primazia, porque subiste à cama de teu pai. Assim a contaminaste; subiste à minha cama.
📖 Genesis 49:4 in Context
2Gather yourselves together, and hear, ye sons of Jacob; and hearken unto Israel your father.
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.
5Simeon and Levi are brethren; instruments of cruelty are in their habitations.
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.
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