Genesis 49:3

English Standard Version

³“Reuben, you are ^(A)my firstborn,
my might, and the ^(B)firstfruits of my strength,
preeminent in dignity and preeminent in power.

Genesis 49:3

New International Version

³“Reuben, you are my firstborn,^(A)
my might, the first sign of my strength,^(B)
excelling in honor,^(C) excelling in power.

⁴Unstable as water, you shall not have preeminence,
because you ^(A)went up to your father's bed;
then you defiled it—he went up to my couch!

⁴Turbulent as the waters,^(A) you will no longer excel,
for you went up onto your father’s bed,
onto my couch and defiled it.^(B)

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