My might and the beginning of my strength,
The excellency of dignity and the excellency of power.
Because you awent up to your father’s bed;
Then you defiled it—
He went up to my couch.
Let not my honor be united bto their assembly;
cFor in their anger they slew a man,
And in their self-will they1 hamstrung an ox.
And their wrath, for it is cruel!
aI will divide them in Jacob
And scatter them in Israel.
bYour hand shall be on the neck of your enemies;
cYour father’s children shall bow down before you.
From the prey, my son, you have gone up.
bHe bows down, he lies down as a lion;
And as a lion, who shall rouse him?
Nor ba lawgiver from between his feet,
cUntil Shiloh comes;
dAnd to Him shall be the obedience of the people.
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American Standard Version
Simeon and Levi are brethren; Weapons of violence are their swords.
Amplified® Bible
Simeon and Levi are brothers [equally headstrong, deceitful, vindictive, and cruel]; their swords are weapons of violence.
Contemporary English Version
Simeon and Levi, you are brothers, each a gruesome sword.
Darby English Version
Simeon and Levi are brethren: Instruments of violence their swords.
Good News Bible
"Simeon and Levi are brothers. They use their weapons to commit violence.
King James Version
Simeon and Levi are brethren; instruments of cruelty are in their habitations.
New American Standard Bible
"Simeon and Levi are brothers; Their swords are implements of violence.
New International Version
"Simeon and Levi are brothers—
their swords are weapons of violence.
New King James Version
"Simeon and Levi are brothers;
Instruments of cruelty are in their dwelling place.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"Simeon and Levi I acknowledge as brothers; their swords became implements of violence.
Revised Standard Version
Simeon and Levi are brothers; weapons of violence are their swords.
Young's Literal Translation
Simeon and Levi `are' brethren! Instruments of violence -- their espousals!
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