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Genesis 49:3

3 “Reuben, you are cmy firstborn,

My might and the beginning of my strength,

The excellency of dignity and the excellency of power.

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Genesis 49:3 — The New International Version (NIV)

“Reuben, you are my firstborn,

my might, the first sign of my strength,

excelling in honor, excelling in power.

Genesis 49:3 — English Standard Version (ESV)

“Reuben, you are my firstborn,

my might, and the firstfruits of my strength,

preeminent in dignity and preeminent in power.

Genesis 49:3 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

Reuben, thou art my firstborn,

My might, and the beginning of my strength,

The excellency of dignity, and the excellency of power:

Genesis 49:3 — New Living Translation (NLT)

“Reuben, you are my firstborn, my strength,

the child of my vigorous youth.

You are first in rank and first in power.

Genesis 49:3 — New Century Version (NCV)

“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.

Genesis 49:3 — American Standard Version (ASV)

Reuben, thou art my first-born, my might, and the beginning of my strength;

The pre-eminence of dignity, and the pre-eminence of power.

Genesis 49:3 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

Reuben, thou art my firstborn, My might, and the firstfruits of my vigour: Excellency of dignity, and excellency of strength.

Genesis 49:3 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

Reuben, you are my firstborn, 

my strength, the very first son I had, 

first in majesty and first in power. 

Genesis 49:3 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

Reuben, you are my firstborn,

my strength and the firstfruits of my virility,

excelling in prominence, excelling in power.

Genesis 49:3 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

Reuben, you are my firstborn,

my might and the first fruits of my vigor,

excelling in rank and excelling in power.

Genesis 49:3 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

Reuben, you are my firstborn,

my strength, and the firstfruit of my vigor,

excelling in rank and excelling in power.

Genesis 49:3 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

“Reuben, you are my oldest son.

You were my first child. You were the first sign of my strength.

You were first in honor. You were first in power.

Genesis 49:3 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

Reuben, you are my firstborn;

My might and the beginning of my strength,

Preeminent in dignity and preeminent in power.


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