Genesis 49:3
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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.
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.
“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, the beginning (the firstfruits) of my manly strength and vigor; [your birthright gave you] the preeminence in dignity and the preeminence 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 strength and the firstfruits of my virility, excelling in prominence, excelling in power.
Reuben, you are my firstborn, my strength and the firstfruits of my virility, excelling in prominence, excelling in power.
Reuben, you are my oldest son, my strength and my first contender, superior in status and superior in might.
“Re’uven, you are my firstborn, my strength, the firstfruits of my manhood.
Reuben, you are my oldest, born at the peak of my powers; you were an honored leader.
Reuben, thou art my firstborn, My might, and the firstfruits of my vigour: Excellency of dignity, and excellency of strength.
Ruben, my firstborn, thou art my strength, and the beginning of my sorrow: excelling in gifts, greater in command.
“Reuben, my first son, you are my strength, the first proof of my manhood. You were the most honored and powerful of all my sons.
Jacob said, ‘Reuben you are my firstborn son. You were born first, when I was a strong young man. Of all my sons, you are the most famous and the strongest.
Reuben, you are my firstborn, my might, and the beginning of my vigor, excelling in dignity and 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 might, and the firstfruits of my strength, pre-eminent in dignity and pre-eminent in power.
“Reuben, my ·first son [firstborn], you are my strength. ·Your birth showed I could be a father [L …and the first of my virility/vigor]. ·You have the highest position among my sons [L …excelling in pride/rank/authority], and you are the most powerful [L …excelling in power].
¶ Reuben mine eldest son, thou art my might, and the beginning of my strength, the excellency of dignity, and the excellency of power:
“Reuben, you are my firstborn, my strength, the very first son I had, first in majesty and first in power.
“Reuben, my first-born, you are my strength And the first child of my manhood, The proudest and strongest of all my sons.
Reuben, you are my firstborn, my strength and the firstfruits of my virility, excelling in prominence, excelling in power.
“Reuben, my first son, you are my strength. Your birth showed I could be a father. You have the highest position among my sons. You are the most powerful.
“Reuben, you’re my firstborn, my strength, and the first fruit of my vitality. You excel in rank and excel in power.
Reuben, thou art my firstborn, my might, and the beginning of my strength, principal in dignity, and the principal 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, 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 vigor, Preeminent in dignity and preeminent in strength.
Reuben, you are my firstborn, my strength, and the firstfruit of my vigor, excelling in rank and excelling in power.
“Reuben, you are my oldest son, the child of my vigorous youth. You are the head of the list in rank and in honor.
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, the excellency of dignity, and the excellency of power.
“Reuben, you are my firstborn, my strength, the very first son I had, first in majesty and first in power.
“You, Reuben, my firstborn, my strength and the first fruit of my vigor, excelling in rank and excelling in power!
“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 and the beginning of my strength, Preeminent in dignity and preeminent in power.
“Reuben, you are the firstborn, my strength and the firstfruit of my might, excelling in dignity and excelling in power.
“Reuben, my first son, you are my strength. Your birth showed I could be a father. You have the highest position among my sons, and you are the most powerful.
Reuben, you are my firstborn, my might and the beginning of my strength, outstanding in dignity, outstanding in power.
“Reuben, you are my oldest son. You were my first child. You were the first sign of my strength. You were first in honor. You were first in power.
“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, the first sign of my strength, excelling in honour, excelling in 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 are my first-born, my power and the beginning of my strength, first in pride and first 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 might and the first fruits of my vigour, excelling in rank and excelling in power.
‘Reuben, you are my firstborn, my might and the first fruits of my vigour, excelling in rank and excelling in power.
Reuben, you are my firstborn, my might and the first fruits of my vigor, excelling in rank and excelling in power.
Reuben, you are my firstborn, my might and the first fruits of my vigor, excelling in rank and excelling in power.
Reuven, thou art my bechor, my koach, and the reshit of my strength, the excellency of honor, and excellency of oz (power):
“Reuben, my eldest son, you are my might and the beginning of my strength, the excellency of dignity and the excellency of power.
Reuben, you are my first-born, my might, and the first fruits of my strength, pre-eminent in pride and pre-eminent in power.
Reuben, you are my first-born, my might, and the first fruits of my strength, pre-eminent in pride and pre-eminent in power.
Reuben, my firstborn are you, my vigor and firstborn of my power, endowed with extra dignity, endowed with extra strength—
Reuben, you are my firstborn son, my power and the vigor of my youth, first in rank and first in power.
“Reuben, you are my firstborn, my might, and the beginning of my strength, excelling in dignity, and excelling in power.
Reuben, my first begotten son, thou art my strength, and the beginning of my sorrow; thou oughtest to be the former in gifts, the more in lordship (thou ought to be the first in gifts, and the greatest in power, or in authority);
Reuben! my first-born thou, My power, and beginning of my strength, The abundance of exaltation, And the abundance of strength;
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