Genesis 49:4 - King James Version (Oxford) 1769Unstable 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. See the chapterMore versionsAmplified Bible - Classic EditionBut 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.] See the chapterAmerican 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. See the chapterCommon English BibleAs wild as the waters, you won’t endure, for you went up to your father’s bed, you went up and violated my couch. See the chapterCatholic Public Domain VersionYou are being poured out like water, may you not increase. For you climbed onto your father's bed, and you defiled his resting place. See the chapterDouay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 versionThou art poured out as water, grow thou not: because thou wentest up to thy father's bed, and didst defile his couch. See the chapter |