5The sons of Reuben^v the firstborn of Israel (he was the firstborn, but when he defiled his father’s marriage bed,^w his rights as firstborn were given to the sons of Joseph^x son of Israel;^y so he could not be listed in the genealogical record in accordance with his birthright,^z ²and though Judah^a was the strongest of his brothers and a ruler^b came from him, the rights of the firstborn^c belonged to Joseph)—³the sons of Reuben^d the firstborn of Israel:

Hanok, Pallu,^e Hezron^f and Karmi.

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Cross references

vSee Ge 29:32
w Ge 35:22; 49:4
xSee Ge 48:16, 22; See 49:26
y Ge 48:5
z 1 Ch 26:10
aSee Ge 49:10, 12
bSee 1 Sa 9:16; See 12:12; See 2 Sa 6:21; 1 Ch 11:2; See 2 Ch 7:18; Mt 2:6
cSee Ge 25:31
dSee Ge 29:32; 46:9; Ex 6:14; Nu 26:5–11
eSee Nu 26:5
fSee Nu 26:6

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

The sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel (for he was the firstborn, but because he defiled his father’s couch, his birthright was given to the sons of Joseph the son of Israel, so that he could not be enrolled as the oldest son; though Judah became strong among his brothers and a chief came from him, yet the birthright belonged to Joseph), the sons of Reuben, the firstborn of Israel: Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

These were the sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel. He was the firstborn, but his birthright was given to the sons of Joseph son of Israel, because Reuben defiled his father’s bed. He is not listed in the genealogy according to birthright. Although Judah became strong among his brothers and a ruler came from him, the birthright was given to Joseph.

The sons of Reuben, Israel’s firstborn:

Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.

NLTNew Living Translation

The oldest son of Israel was Reuben. But since he dishonored his father by sleeping with one of his father’s concubines, his birthright was given to the sons of his brother Joseph. For this reason, Reuben is not listed in the genealogical records as the firstborn son. The descendants of Judah became the most powerful tribe and provided a ruler for the nation, but the birthright belonged to Joseph.

The sons of Reuben, the oldest son of Israel, were Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

The sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel (for he was the firstborn, but when he defiled the couch of his father, his birthright was given to the sons of Joseph, the son of Israel, so that he was not enrolled in the genealogy as the firstborn, though Judah became strong among his brothers and a chief came from him, but the birthright belonged to Joseph). The sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel: Enoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.

KJV 1900King James Version

Now the sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel, (for he was the firstborn; but, forasmuch as he defiled his father’s bed, his birthright was given unto the sons of Joseph the son of Israel: and the genealogy is not to be reckoned after the birthright. For Judah prevailed above his brethren, and of him came the chief ruler; but the birthright was Joseph’s:) The sons, I say, of Reuben the firstborn of Israel were, Hanoch, and Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.

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