Parallel Verses
Darby Translation
My soul, come not into their council; Mine honour, be not united with their assembly; For in their anger they slew men, And in their wantonness houghed oxen.
New American Standard Bible
Let not my glory be united with their assembly;
Because in their anger they slew
And in their self-will they lamed
King James Version
O my soul, come not thou into their secret; unto their assembly, mine honour, be not thou united: for in their anger they slew a man, and in their selfwill they digged down a wall.
Holman Bible
may I never join their assembly.
For in their anger they kill men,
and on a whim they hamstring oxen.
International Standard Version
I'll never join their council; I'll never enter their assembly. In their anger they committed murder and lamed cattle just for fun.
A Conservative Version
O my soul, come not thou into their council, to their assembly, my glory, be not thou united, for in their anger they slew a man, and in their self-will they hocked an ox.
American Standard Version
O my soul, come not thou into their council; Unto their assembly, my glory, be not thou united; For in their anger they slew a man, And in their self-will they hocked an ox.
Amplified
“O my soul, do not come into their secret council;
Let not my glory (honor) be united with their assembly [for I knew nothing of their plot];
Because in their anger they killed men [an honored man, Shechem, and the Shechemites],
And in their self-will they lamed oxen.
Bible in Basic English
Take no part in their secrets, O my soul; keep far away, O my heart, from their meetings; for in their wrath they put men to death, and for their pleasure even oxen were wounded.
Julia Smith Translation
My soul shall not come into their consultation; in their assembly, my honor shall not be united, for in their anger they killed a man and in their will, houghed a bullock.
King James 2000
O my soul, come not into their secret; unto their assembly, my spirit, be not united: for in their anger they slew a man, and in their self-will they dug down a wall.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Let not my person be joined to their company. For in their anger they killed men, and at their pleasure they hamstrung cattle.
Modern King James verseion
Oh my soul, do not come into their secret. Let not my honor be united with their assembly. For in their anger they killed a man, and in their self-will they hamstrung a bull.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Into their secrets come not my soul, and unto their congregation be my honour not coupled: for in their wrath they slew a man, and in their self will they houghed an ox.
NET Bible
O my soul, do not come into their council, do not be united to their assembly, my heart, for in their anger they have killed men, and for pleasure they have hamstrung oxen.
New Heart English Bible
My soul, do not come into their council. My glory, do not be united to their assembly; for in their anger they killed men. In their self-will they hamstrung cattle.
The Emphasized Bible
Into their circle, do not thou enter my soul! In their convocation, do not thou join mine honour! For in their anger, they slew brave men, And in their wantonness, they hamstrung oxen.
Webster
O my soul, come not thou into their secret; to their assembly, my honor, be not thou united: for in their anger they slew a man, and in their self-will they digged down a wall.
World English Bible
My soul, don't come into their council. My glory, don't be united to their assembly; for in their anger they killed men. In their self-will they hamstrung cattle.
Youngs Literal Translation
Into their secret, come not, O my soul! Unto their assembly be not united, O mine honour; For in their anger they slew a man, And in their self-will eradicated a prince.
Themes
Alliance and society with the enemies of God » Saints deprecate
Anger » Sinful, exemplified » Simeon and levi
Anger » Instances of » Simeon and levi, on account of the humbling of their sister, dinah
Hamor » Murdered by the sons of jacob
jacob » His final prophetic benedictions upon his sons » Simeon and levi
Levi » Avenges the seduction of dinah
Levi » Jacob's prophecy regarding
Parents » Paternal blessings of » jacob
Self-will » Exemplified » Simeon and levi
Self-will and stubbornness » Exemplified » Simeon and levi
Simeon » Son of jacob » Jacob's denunciation of
Simeon » Son of jacob » With levi avenges upon the shechemites the seduction of dinah
The tribe of Simeon » Predictions respecting
Topics
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Nephesh
'aph
Harag
Ratsown
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Genesis 49:6
Verse Info
Context Readings
Jacob Blesses His Twelve Sons
5 Simeon and Levi are brethren: Instruments of violence their swords. 6 My soul, come not into their council; Mine honour, be not united with their assembly; For in their anger they slew men, And in their wantonness houghed oxen. 7 Cursed be their anger, for it was violent; And their rage, for it was cruel! I will divide them in Jacob, And scatter them in Israel.
Cross References
Psalm 26:9
Gather not my soul with sinners, nor my life with men of blood;
Genesis 34:30
And Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, Ye have troubled me, in that ye make me odious among the inhabitants of the land among the Canaanites and the Perizzites; and I am few men in number, and they will gather themselves against me and smite me, and I shall be destroyed, I and my house.
Psalm 16:9
Therefore my heart rejoiceth, and my glory exulteth; my flesh moreover shall dwell in hope.
Psalm 57:8
Awake, my glory; awake, lute and harp: I will wake the dawn.
Psalm 64:2
Hide me from the secret counsel of evil-doers, from the tumultuous crowd of the workers of iniquity,
Genesis 34:25-26
And it came to pass on the third day, when they were sore, that two of the sons of Jacob, Simeon and Levi, Dinah's brethren, took each his sword, and came upon the city boldly, and slew all the males.
Deuteronomy 27:24
Cursed be he that smiteth his neighbour secretly! And all the people shall say, Amen.
Judges 5:21
The torrent Kishon swept them away, the onrushing torrent, the torrent Kishon. March on, my soul, with might!
Psalm 1:1
Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the wicked, and standeth not in the way of sinners, and sitteth not in the seat of scorners;
Psalm 5:10
Bring guilt upon them, O God; let them fall by their own counsels: drive them out in the multitude of their transgressions, for they have rebelled against thee.
Psalm 26:4-5
I have not sat with vain persons, neither have I gone in with dissemblers;
Psalm 28:3
Draw me not away with the wicked, and with the workers of iniquity, who speak peace to their neighbours, and mischief is in their heart.
Psalm 30:12
That my glory may sing psalms of thee, and not be silent. Jehovah my God, I will praise thee for ever.
Psalm 42:5
Why art thou cast down, my soul, and art disquieted in me? hope in God; for I shall yet praise him, for the health of his countenance.
Psalm 42:11
Why art thou cast down, my soul? and why art thou disquieted within me? hope in God; for I shall yet praise him, who is the health of my countenance, and my God.
Psalm 43:5
Why art thou cast down, my soul? and why art thou disquieted within me? hope in God; for I shall yet praise him, who is the health of my countenance, and my God.
Psalm 94:20-21
Shall the throne of wickedness be united to thee, which frameth mischief into a law?
Psalm 103:1
{A Psalm of David.} Bless Jehovah, O my soul; and all that is within me, bless his holy name!
Psalm 139:19
Oh that thou wouldest slay the wicked, O +God! And ye men of blood, depart from me.
Proverbs 1:11
If they say, Come with us, let us lay wait for blood, let us lurk secretly for the innocent without cause;
Proverbs 1:15-16
my son, walk not in the way with them, keep back thy foot from their path;
Proverbs 12:5
The thoughts of the righteous are right; the counsels of the wicked are deceit.
Jeremiah 4:19
My bowels! my bowels! I am in travail! Oh, the walls of my heart! My heart maketh a noise in me; I cannot hold my peace: for thou hearest, my soul, the sound of the trumpet, the clamour of war.
Jeremiah 15:17
I sat not in the assembly of the mockers, nor exulted: I sat alone because of thy hand; for thou hast filled me with indignation.
Luke 12:19
and I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much good things laid by for many years; repose thyself, eat, drink, be merry.
2 Corinthians 6:14
Be not diversely yoked with unbelievers; for what participation is there between righteousness and lawlessness? or what fellowship of light with darkness?