Genesis 49:5-7

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“^(A)Simeon and Levi are brothers;
Their swords are implements of violence.

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“^(B)Let my soul not enter into their council;
Let not my glory be united with their assembly;
Because in their anger they slew ^(a)men,
And in their self-will they lamed ^(b)oxen.

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“Cursed be their anger, for it is fierce;
And their wrath, for it is cruel.
^(C)I will ^(c)disperse them in Jacob,
And scatter them in Israel.

Footnotes:

a. Genesis 49:6: ['Lit ', a man]

b. Genesis 49:6: ['Lit ', an ox]

c. Genesis 49:7: ['Lit ', divide]

Cross references:

A. Genesis 49:5: Genesis 34:25-30

B. Genesis 49:6: Psalm 64:2

C. Genesis 49:7: Joshua 19:1; Joshua 19:9; Joshua 21:1-42