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Genesis 49:5-7
New International Version
Genesis 49:5-7
New International Version
5 “Simeon(A) and Levi(B) are brothers—
their swords[a] are weapons of violence.(C)
6 Let me not enter their council,
let me not join their assembly,(D)
for they have killed men in their anger(E)
and hamstrung(F) oxen as they pleased.
7 Cursed be their anger, so fierce,
and their fury,(G) so cruel!(H)
I will scatter them in Jacob
and disperse them in Israel.(I)
Footnotes
- Genesis 49:5 The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.
Genesis 49:5-7
English Standard Version
Genesis 49:5-7
English Standard Version
5 (A)“Simeon and Levi are brothers;
weapons (B)of violence are their swords.
6 Let my soul come not into their council;
(C)O my glory, (D)be not joined to their company.
For in their anger they killed men,
and in their willfulness they (E)hamstrung oxen.
7 Cursed be their anger, for it is fierce,
and their wrath, for it is cruel!
I will (F)divide them in Jacob
and scatter them in Israel.
Genesis 49:5-7
King James Version
Genesis 49:5-7
King James Version
5 Simeon and Levi are brethren; instruments of cruelty are in their habitations.
6 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.
7 Cursed be their anger, for it was fierce; and their wrath, for it was cruel: I will divide them in Jacob, and scatter them in Israel.
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Genesis 49:5-7
New American Standard Bible
Genesis 49:5-7
New American Standard Bible
5 “(A)Simeon and Levi are brothers;
Their [a]swords are implements of violence.
6 (B)May my soul not enter into their council;
May my glory not be united with their assembly;
For in their anger they killed [b]men,
And in their self-will they lamed [c]oxen.
7 Cursed be their anger, for it is fierce;
And their wrath, for it is cruel.
(C)I will scatter them in Jacob,
And disperse them among Israel.
Footnotes
- Genesis 49:5 Or plans; meaning uncertain
- Genesis 49:6 Lit a man
- Genesis 49:6 Lit an ox
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