World English Bible
Genesis 49:4
“Boiling over as water, you shall not excel; because you went up to your father's bed, then defiled it. He went up to my couch.”
Verse in context — Genesis 49
2
Assemble yourselves, and hear, you sons of Jacob. Listen to Israel, your father.
3
Reuben, you are my firstborn, my might, and the beginning of my strength; excelling in dignity, and excelling in power.
4
Boiling over as water, you shall not excel; because you went up to your father's bed, then defiled it. He went up to my couch.
5
Simeon and Levi are brothers. Their swords are weapons of violence.
6
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.
About Genesis
The book of beginnings, describing creation, humanity’s fall, God’s promises, and the patriarchs (Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph).
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