Genesis 49:3-4

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Reuben, you are my firstborn,^(A)
my strength and the firstfruits of my virility,^(B)
excelling in prominence, excelling in power.

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Turbulent as water, you will no longer excel,
because you got into your father’s bed^(C)
and you defiled it—he^(a) got into my bed.

a. Genesis 49:4: LXX, Syr, Tg read you

A. Genesis 49:3: Genesis 29:32

B. Genesis 49:3: Deuteronomy 21:17

C. Genesis 49:4: Genesis 35:22