Genesis 49:3
Reuben, thou art my firstborn, my might, and the beginning of my strength, the excellency of dignity, and the excellency of power:
Context
This verse from Genesis Chapter 49 connects to 10 cross-references. Jacob gathers his twelve sons and pronounces oracular blessings and curses over each, predicting their tribal destinies: Judah receives the promise of kingship and the scepter until Shiloh comes, while Reuben, Simeon, and Levi receive rebukes. Jacob dies after requesting …
Other Translations
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! my first-born thou, My power, and beginning of my strength, The abundance of exaltation, And the abundance of strength;
Reuben, you are my oldest son, the first-fruit of my strength, first in pride and first in power:
Cross References
Reuben, the eldest son of Israel: the children of Reuben; Hanoch, of whom cometh the family of the Hanochites: of …
And the children of Reuben, Israel’s eldest son, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, …
But he shall acknowledge the son of the hated for the firstborn, by giving him a double portion of all …
And Joseph said unto his father, Not so, my father: for this is the firstborn; put thy right hand upon …
And these are the names of the children of Israel, which came into Egypt, Jacob and his sons: Reuben, Jacob’s …
And Leah conceived, and bare a son, and she called his name Reuben: for she said, Surely the Lord hath …
The sons, I say, of Reuben the firstborn of Israel were, Hanoch, and Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.
Now the sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel, (for he was the firstborn; but, forasmuch as he defiled his …
These are the sons of Israel; Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun,
He smote also all the firstborn in their land, the chief of all their strength.