Genesis 49:3 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Reuben, thou art my firstborn, my might, and the beginning of my strength, the excellency of dignity, and the excellency of power:”
Genesis 49:3 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Genesis 49:3 in 7 Bible Translations
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Genesis 49:3 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
““Reuben, you are my firstborn, my might, and the beginning of my strength, excelling in dignity, and excelling in power.”
Genesis 49:3 — World English Bible
Genesis 49:3 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Reuben, thou art my first-born, my might, and the beginning of my strength; The pre-eminence of dignity, and the pre-eminence of power.”
Genesis 49:3 — American Standard Version
Genesis 49:3 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Reuben! my first-born thou, My power, and beginning of my strength, The abundance of exaltation, And the abundance of strength;”
Genesis 49:3 — Young's Literal Translation
Genesis 49:3 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Reuben, thou art my firstborn, My might, and the firstfruits of my vigour: Excellency of dignity, and excellency of strength.”
Genesis 49:3 — Darby Translation
Genesis 49:3 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Reuben mine eldest sonne, thou art my might, and the beginning of my strength, the excellencie of dignitie, and the excellencie of power:”
Genesis 49:3 — Geneva Bible
Genesis 49:3 LS — The Living Sword (2024)
“Reuben, you are my firstborn, my strength and the first of my vigor, foremost in rank and foremost in power.”
Genesis 49:3 — The Living Sword
Genesis 49:3 in Context — Genesis 49
1 Jacob appela ses fils, et dit: Assemblez-vous, et je vous annoncerai ce qui vous arrivera dans la suite des temps.
2 Rassemblez-vous, et écoutez, fils de Jacob! Écoutez Israël, votre père!
3 Ruben, toi, mon premier-né, Ma force et les prémices de ma vigueur, Supérieur en dignité et supérieur en puissance,
4 Impétueux comme les eaux, tu n’auras pas la prééminence! Car tu es monté sur la couche de ton père, Tu as souillé ma couche en y montant.
5 Siméon et Lévi sont frères; Leurs glaives sont des instruments de violence.
What Does Genesis 49:3 Mean?
Genesis 49:3 is a verse from the Book of Genesis, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Genesis chapter 49. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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