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Genesis 49:3

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3“Reuben, my first son, you are my strength.

Your birth showed I could be a father.

You have the highest position among my sons,

and you are the most powerful.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

“Reuben, you are my firstborn,

my might, and the firstfruits of my strength,

preeminent in dignity and preeminent in power.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

“Reuben, you are my firstborn,

my might, the first sign of my strength,

excelling in honor, excelling in power.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Reuben, you are my firstborn,

my strength and the firstfruits of my virility,

excelling in prominence, excelling in power.

NLTNew Living Translation

“Reuben, you are my firstborn, my strength,

the child of my vigorous youth.

You are first in rank and first in power.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Reuben, you are my firstborn,

my strength, and the firstfruit of my vigor,

excelling in rank and excelling in power.

KJV 1900King James Version

Reuben, thou art my firstborn,

My might, and the beginning of my strength,

The excellency of dignity, and the excellency of power: