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Genesis 49:3
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Gather yourselves together, and hear, ye sons of Jacob; and hearken unto Israel your father.
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Reuben, thou [art] my firstborn, my might, and the beginning of my strength, the excellency of dignity, and the excellency of power:
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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.
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Verse Text
KJV with Strong's Numbers
ReubenH7205, thou art my firstbornH1060, my mightH3581, and the beginningH7225 of my strengthH202, the excellencyH3499 of dignityH7613, and the excellencyH3499 of powerH5794:
Original Hebrew
רְאוּבֵן בְּכֹרִי אַתָּה כֹּחִי וְרֵאשִׁית אֹונִי יֶתֶר שְׂאֵת וְיֶתֶר עָז׃
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Morphology | Gloss |
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רְאוּבֵן֙ |
re.'u.Ven | H7205 | HNp | O Reuben |
בְּכֹ֣רִ/י |
be.Kho.r/i | H1060 | HNcmsc/Sp1cs | (are) firstborn/ my |
אַ֔תָּה |
'A.tah | H859 | HPp2ms | you |
כֹּחִ֖/י |
ko.Ch/i | H3581 | HNcmsc/Sp1cs | strength/ my |
וְ/רֵאשִׁ֣ית |
ve./re.Shit | H7225 | HC/Ncfsc | and/ (the) beginning of |
אוֹנִ֑/י |
'o.N/i | H202 | HNcmsc/Sp1cs | manly vigor/ my |
יֶ֥תֶר |
Ye.ter | H3499 | HNcmsc | excellence of |
שְׂאֵ֖ת |
se.'Et | H7613 | HNcfsa | dignity |
וְ/יֶ֥תֶר |
ve./Ye.ter | H3499 | HC/Ncmsc | and/ excellence of |
עָֽז |
'Az | H5794 | HNcmsa | power |
Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)
Strong's References
- H202 — אוֹן (ʼôwn, one): probably from the same as אָוֶן (in the sense of effort, but successful); ability, power, (figuratively) wealth; force, goods, might, strength, substance.
- H1060 — בְּכוֹר (bᵉkôwr, bek-ore'): from בָּכַר; firstborn; hence, chief; eldest (son), firstborn(-ling).
- H3499 — יֶתֶר (yether, yeh'-ther): from יָתַר; properly, an overhanging, i.e. (by implication) an excess, superiority, remainder; also a small rope (as hanging free); [phrase] abundant, cord, exceeding, excellancy(-ent), what they leave, that hath left, plentifully, remnant, residue, rest, string, with.
- H3581 — כֹּחַ (kôach, ko'-akh): or (Daniel 11:6) כּוֹחַ; from an unused root meaning to be firm; vigor, literally (force, in a good or a bad sense) or figuratively (capacity, means, produce); also (from its hardiness) a large lizard; ability, able, chameleon, force, fruits, might, power(-ful), strength, substance, wealth.
- H5794 — עַז (ʻaz, az): from עָזַז; strong, vehement, harsh; fierce, [phrase] greedy, mighty, power, roughly, strong.
- H7205 — רְאוּבֵן (Rᵉʼûwbên, reh-oo-bane'): from the imperative of רָאָה and בֵּן; see ye a son; Reuben, a son of Jacob; Reuben.
- H7225 — רֵאשִׁית (rêʼshîyth, ray-sheeth'): from the same as רֹאשׁ; the first, in place, time, order or rank (specifically, a firstfruit); beginning, chief(-est), first(-fruits, part, time), principal thing.
- H7613 — שְׂאֵת (sᵉʼêth, seh-ayth'): from נָשָׂא; an elevation or leprous scab; figuratively, elation or cheerfulness; exaltation in rank or character; be accepted, dignity, excellency, highness, raise up self, rising.
The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:
- H859 — אַתָּה (ʼattâh, at-taw'): or (shortened); אַתָּ; or אַת; feminine (irregular) sometimes אַתִּי; plural masculine אַתֶּם; feminine אַתֶּן; or אַתֵּנָהlemma אתֵּנָה missing vowel, corrected to אַתֵּנָה; or אַתֵּנָּה; a primitive pronoun of the second person; thou and thee, or (plural) ye and you; thee, thou, ye, you.
Cross References
Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)
- my firstborn — Genesis 29:32, Genesis 46:8, Genesis 48:18, Numbers 1:20, Numbers 26:5, 1 Chronicles 2:1, 1 Chronicles 5:1, 1 Chronicles 5:3
- my might — Deuteronomy 21:17, Psalms 78:51, Psalms 105:36
Reciprocal references (12): Genesis 46:15, Exodus 1:1, Exodus 6:14, Numbers 2:10, Numbers 16:1, Deuteronomy 27:13, Deuteronomy 33:6, 2 Samuel 3:2, 2 Samuel 16:21, 1 Chronicles 2:42, Job 18:13, Ezekiel 48:6
Related Topics
- Thompson Chain: REUBEN
- Torrey’s: FIRST BORN, THE, TRIBES OF ISRAEL, THE
- Nave’s: CHARACTER, DEATH, FIRSTBORN, INSTABILITY, JACOB, PARENTS, REUBEN
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