Genesis 49:4
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King James Version (modern wording)
Unstable as water, you shall not excel; because you went up to your father's bed; then defiled you it: he went up to my couch.
Genesis 49:4 (KJV)
American Standard Version
Boiling over as water, thou shalt not have the pre-eminence; Because thou wentest up to thy father’s bed; Then defiledst thou it: he went up to my couch.
Genesis 49:4 (ASV)
Berean Standard Bible
Uncontrolled as the waters, you will no longer excel, because you went up to your father’s bed, onto my couch, and defiled it.
Genesis 49:4 (BSB)
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What does Genesis 49:4 say?
Genesis 49:4 in modern King James wording reads: "Unstable as water, you shall not excel; because you went up to your father's bed; then defiled you it: he went up to my couch."
Where is Genesis 49:4 found in the Bible?
Genesis 49:4 is verse 4 of chapter 49 of the book of Genesis, in the Old Testament. Genesis has 50 chapters.
Which translations of Genesis 49:4 can I read here?
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