Genesis 49:6 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
Genesis 49:6 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Genesis 49:6 in 6 Bible Translations
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Genesis 49:6 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“My soul, don’t come into their council. My glory, don’t be united to their assembly; for in their anger they killed men. In their self-will they hamstrung cattle.”
Genesis 49:6 — World English Bible
Genesis 49:6 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“O my soul, come not thou into their council; Unto their assembly, my glory, be not thou united; For in their anger they slew a man, And in their self-will they hocked an ox. ”
Genesis 49:6 — American Standard Version
Genesis 49:6 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Into their secret, come not, O my soul! Unto their assembly be not united, O mine honour; For in their anger they slew a man, And in their self-will eradicated a prince.”
Genesis 49:6 — Young's Literal Translation
Genesis 49:6 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“My soul, come not into their council; Mine honour, be not united with their assembly; For in their anger they slew men, And in their wantonness houghed oxen. ”
Genesis 49:6 — Darby Translation
Genesis 49:6 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Into their secret let not my soule come: my glory, be not thou ioyned with their assembly: for in their wrath they slew a man, and in their selfe will they digged downe a wall.”
Genesis 49:6 — Geneva Bible
Genesis 49:6 in Context — Genesis 49
4 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.
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.
8 Judah, thou art he whom thy brethren shall praise: thy hand shall be in the neck of thine enemies; thy father’s children shall bow down before thee.
What Does Genesis 49:6 Mean?
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