Genesis 49:3 - Compare All Versions

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“Reuben, you are my firstborn, my might, the first sign of my strength, excelling in honor, excelling in power.

“Reuben, you are my firstborn, my might, and the firstfruits of my strength, preeminent in dignity and preeminent in power.

“Reuben, you are my firstborn, my strength, the child of my vigorous youth. You are first in rank and first in power.

Reuben, you are my firstborn,  my strength and the firstfruits of my virility,  excelling in prominence, excelling in power.

Reuben, thou art my firstborn, my might, and the beginning of my strength, The excellency of dignity, and the excellency of power

“Reuben, you are my firstborn, My might and the beginning of my strength, The excellency of dignity and the excellency of power.

Reuben, you’re my firstborn, my strength, first proof of my manhood, at the top in honor and at the top in power, But like a bucket of water spilled, you’ll be at the top no more, Because you climbed into your father’s marriage bed, mounting that couch, and you defiled it.

¶“Reuben, you are my firstborn, My might and the beginning of my strength, Preeminent in dignity and preeminent in power.

¶“Reuben, you are my firstborn; My might, the beginning of my strength and vigor, Preeminent in dignity and preeminent in power [that should have been your birthright].

Reuben, you are my firstborn, my might and the beginning of my strength, outstanding in dignity, outstanding in power.