Genesis 49:4 - King James Version (Oxford) 1769 Unstable as water, thou shalt not excel; Because thou wentest up to thy father's bed; Then defiledst thou it: he went up to my couch. More versionsAmplified Bible - Classic Edition But unstable and boiling over like water, you shall not excel and have the preeminence [of the firstborn], because you went to your father's bed; you defiled it–he went to my couch! [Gen. 35:22.] American Standard Version (1901) Boiling over as water, thou shalt not have the pre-eminence; Because thou wentest up to thy father’s bed; Then defiledst thou it: he went up to my couch. Common English Bible As wild as the waters, you won’t endure, for you went up to your father’s bed, you went up and violated my couch. Catholic Public Domain Version You are being poured out like water, may you not increase. For you climbed onto your father's bed, and you defiled his resting place. |