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Genesis 49:Verse 3

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Reuben, thou art my firstborn, my might, and the beginning of my strength, the excellency of dignity, and the excellency of power:

Deuteronomy 21:17Psalms 78:51Deuteronomy 21:17Psalms 78:51Psalms 105:36
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What Does Genesis 49:3 Mean?

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""Reuben, you are my firstborn, my might, and the firstfruits of my strength, preeminent in dignity and preeminent in power." Reuben receives the most ..."

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American Standard Versionarrow_forwardASV

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.

American King James Versionarrow_forwardAKJV

Reuben, you are my firstborn, my might, and the beginning of my strength, the excellency of dignity, and the excellency of power:

KJV with Apocryphaarrow_forwardKJVA

Reuben, thou art my firstborn, my might, and the beginning of my strength, the excellency of dignity, and the excellency of power:

Bible in Basic Englisharrow_forwardBBE

Reuben, you are my oldest son, the first-fruit of my strength, first in pride and first in power:

Young's Literal Translationarrow_forwardYLT

Reuben! my first-born thou, My power, and beginning of my strength, The abundance of exaltation, And the abundance of strength;

New Heart English Biblearrow_forwardNHEB

"Reuben, you are my firstborn, my might, and the beginning of my strength; excelling in dignity, and excelling in power.

NHEB Messianic Editionarrow_forwardNHEBME

"Reuben, you are my firstborn, my might, and the beginning of my strength; excelling in dignity, and excelling in power.

NHEB Jehovah Editionarrow_forwardNHEBJE

"Reuben, you are my firstborn, my might, and the beginning of my strength; excelling in dignity, and excelling in power.

Darby Translationarrow_forwardDarby

Reuben, thou art my firstborn, My might, and the firstfruits of my vigour: Excellency of dignity, and excellency of strength.

Webster Biblearrow_forwardWebster

Reuben, thou [art] my first-born, my might, and the beginning of my strength, the excellence of dignity, and the excellence of power:

Geneva Bible 1599arrow_forwardGeneva1599

Reuben mine eldest sonne, thou art my might, and the beginning of my strength, the excellencie of dignitie, and the excellencie of power:

Douay-Rheimsarrow_forwardDRC

Ruben, my firstborn, thou art my strength, and the beginning of my sorrow; excelling in gifts, greater in command.

Rotherham Biblearrow_forwardRotherham

Reuben, my first-born, thou, My vigour, and the first-fruit of my strength,—Pre-eminence of elevation and pre-eminence of power:

Literal Translationarrow_forwardLITV

Reuben, you are my first born, my strength and the firstfruit of my power; excellence of dignity and excellence of might.

Modern King Jamesarrow_forwardMKJV

Reuben, you are my first-born, my might, and the beginning of my strength, the excellency of dignity and the excellency of power.

Updated King Jamesarrow_forwardUKJV

Reuben, you are my firstborn, my might, and the beginning of my strength, the excellency of dignity, and the excellency of power:

Lexham English Biblearrow_forwardLEB

Reuben, you are my firstborn, my strength, and the firstfruit of my vigor, excelling in rank and excelling in power.

Jewish Publication Societyarrow_forwardJPS

Reuben, thou art my first-born, my might, and the first-fruits of my strength; the excellency of dignity, and the excellency of power.

Catholic Public Domainarrow_forwardCPDV

Reuben, my firstborn, you are my strength and the beginning of my sorrow: first in gifts, greater in authority.

Berean Study Biblearrow_forwardBSB

Reuben, you are my firstborn, my might, and the beginning of my strength, excelling in honor, excelling in power.

Open English Biblearrow_forwardOEB

Reuben you are my firstborn, my strength and the first-fruit of my manhood. First in dignity and strength.

Revised Websterarrow_forwardRWebster

Reuben, thou art my firstborn, my might, and the beginning of my strength, the excellency of dignity, and the excellency of power:

Wycliffe Bible (1395)arrow_forwardWycliffe

Ruben, my firste gendrid sone, thou art my strengthe and the bigynnyng of my sorewe; thou ouytist to be the former in yiftis, the more in lordschip;

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Deuteronomy 21:17Psalms 78:51Deuteronomy 21:17Psalms 78:51Psalms 105:36Psalms 105:36Genesis 29:32Genesis 29:321 Chronicles 5:31 Chronicles 2:1
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