Genesis 49:4
World English Bible (WEB)
Boiling over like water, you shall not excel, because you went up to your father’s bed, then defiled it. He went up to my couch.
In context
2 Assemble yourselves, and hear, you sons of Jacob. Listen to Israel, your father.
3 “Reuben, you are my firstborn, my might, and the beginning of my strength, excelling in dignity, and excelling in power.
4 Boiling over like water, you shall not excel, because you went up to your father’s bed, then defiled it. He went up to my couch.
5 “Simeon and Levi are brothers. Their swords are weapons of violence.
6 My soul, don’t come into their council. My glory, don’t be united to their assembly; for in their anger they killed men. In their self-will they hamstrung cattle.
Genesis 49:4 in every translation
- WEB World English Bible
- Boiling over like water, you shall not excel, because you went up to your father’s bed, then defiled it. He went up to my couch.
- KJV King James Version
- 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.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- Uncontrolled as the waters, you will no longer excel, because you went up to your father’s bed, onto my couch, and defiled it.
- ASV American Standard Version
- 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.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- Unstable as water, thou art not abundant; For thou hast gone up thy father's bed; Then thou hast polluted: My couch he went up!
- DBY Darby Translation
- Impetuous as the waters, thou shalt have no pre-eminence; Because thou wentest up to thy father's couch: Then defiledst thou [it]: he went up to my bed.
- WBS Webster Bible
- 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.