Genesis 49:4 - Revised Version 18854 Unstable as water, thou shalt not have the excellency; Because thou wentest up to thy father's bed: Then defiledst thou it: he went up to my couch. See the chapterMore versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 17694 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. See the chapterAmplified Bible - Classic Edition4 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.] See the chapterAmerican Standard Version (1901)4 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 Bible4 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. See the chapterCatholic Public Domain Version4 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. See the chapter |