Genesis 49:2-6
Genesis 49:2
“Gather together and listen, sons of Jacob; Yes, listen to Israel your father.
Genesis 49:3
“Reuben, you are my firstborn, My might and the beginning of my strength, Preeminent in dignity and preeminent in power.
Genesis 49:4
“Uncontrollable as water, you shall not have preeminence, Because you went up to your father’s bed; Then you defiled it—he went up to my couch.
Genesis 49:5
“Simeon and Levi are brothers; Their swords are implements of violence.
Genesis 49:6
“May my soul not enter into their council; May my glory not be united with their assembly; For in their anger they killed men, And in their self-will they lamed oxen.