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1 Chronicles 5:1 KJV
1 Chronicles · chapter 5 · verse 1 · King 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.1 Chronicles 5:1 · King James Version
1 Chronicles 5:1 in context
1Now 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.
2For Judah prevailed above his brethren, and of him came the chief ruler; but the birthright was Joseph’s:)
3The sons, I say, of Reuben the firstborn of Israel were, Hanoch, and Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.
Key words (Strong's)
- birthrightbᵉkôwrâhthe firstling of man or beastH1062 →
- firstbornbᵉkôwrfirstbornH1060 →
- father'sʼâbfather, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote applicationH1 →
- defiledchâlalproperly, to boreH2490 →
- ReubenRᵉʼûwbênReuben, a son of JacobH7205 →
- IsraelYisrâʼêlJisrael, a symbolical name of JacobH3478 →
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