⁵ And now your ^(A)two sons, who were born to you in the land of Egypt before I came to you in Egypt, ^(B)are mine; Ephraim and Manasseh shall be mine, as Reuben and Simeon are.

Descendants of Reuben

5 The sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel (^(A)for he was the firstborn, but because ^(B)he defiled his father's couch, ^(C)his birthright was given to the sons of Joseph the son of Israel, so that he could not be enrolled as the oldest son; ^2 (D)though Judah became strong among his brothers and a ^(E)chief came from him, yet the birthright belonged to Joseph),