Genesis 49:3

Bible in Basic English (1941)

Reuben, you are my oldest son, the first-fruit of my strength, first in pride and first in power:

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  • Deut 21:17 : 17 But he is to give his first son his birthright, and twice as great a part of his property: for he is the first-fruits of his strength and the right of the first son is his.
  • Gen 29:32 : 32 And Leah was with child, and gave birth to a son to whom she gave the name Reuben: for she said, The Lord has seen my sorrow; now my husband will have love for me.
  • Ps 78:51 : 51 He gave to destruction all the first sons of Egypt; the first-fruits of their strength in the tents of Ham;
  • Ps 105:36 : 36 He put to death the first child of every family in the land, the first-fruits of their strength.
  • Gen 46:8 : 8 And these are the names of the children of Israel who came into Egypt, even Jacob and all his sons: Reuben, Jacob's oldest son;
  • Gen 48:18 : 18 And Joseph said to his father, Not so, my father, for this is the older; put your right hand on his head.
  • Num 1:20 : 20 The generations of the sons of Reuben, the oldest son of Israel, were numbered by their families and their fathers' houses, every male of twenty years old and over, who was able to go to war;
  • Num 26:5 : 5 Reuben, the first son of Israel: the sons of Reuben by their families: of Hanoch, the family of the Hanochites: of Pallu, the family of the Palluites:
  • 1 Chr 2:1 : 1 These are the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi and Judah, Issachar and Zebulun;
  • 1 Chr 5:1 : 1 And the sons of Reuben, the oldest son of Israel, (for he was the oldest son, but, because he made his father's bride-bed unclean, his birthright was given to the sons of Joseph, the son of Israel; but he is not to be given the place of the oldest.
  • 1 Chr 5:3 : 3 The sons of Reuben, the oldest son of Israel: Hanoch and Pallu, Hezron and Carmi.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 1 Chr 5:1-3
    3 verses
    79%

    1 And the sons of Reuben, the oldest son of Israel, (for he was the oldest son, but, because he made his father's bride-bed unclean, his birthright was given to the sons of Joseph, the son of Israel; but he is not to be given the place of the oldest.

    2 Though Judah became stronger than his brothers, and from him came the ruler, the birthright was Joseph's:)

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

  • Gen 49:4
    77%

    4 But because you were uncontrolled, the first place will not be yours; for you went up to your father's bed, even his bride-bed, and made it unclean.

  • Gen 46:8-9
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    77%

    8 And these are the names of the children of Israel who came into Egypt, even Jacob and all his sons: Reuben, Jacob's oldest son;

    9 And the sons of Reuben: Hanoch and Pallu and Hezron and Carmi;

  • Exod 1:2-3
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    72%

    2 Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah;

    3 Issachar, Zebulun, and Benjamin;

  • Gen 35:22-23
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    72%

    22 Now while they were living in that country, Reuben had connection with Bilhah, his father's servant-woman: and Israel had news of it.

    23 Now Jacob had twelve sons: the sons of Leah: Reuben, Jacob's first son, and Simeon and Levi and Judah and Issachar and Zebulun;

  • Num 26:5
    71%

    5 Reuben, the first son of Israel: the sons of Reuben by their families: of Hanoch, the family of the Hanochites: of Pallu, the family of the Palluites:

  • Deut 33:6
    71%

    6 Let life not death be Reuben's, let not the number of his men be small.

  • Exod 6:14
    71%

    14 These are the heads of their fathers' families: the sons of Reuben the oldest son of Israel: Hanoch and Pallu, Hezron and Carmi: these are the families of Reuben.

  • Gen 49:2
    71%

    2 Come near, O sons of Jacob, and give ear to the words of Israel your father.

  • Num 1:20-21
    2 verses
    70%

    20 The generations of the sons of Reuben, the oldest son of Israel, were numbered by their families and their fathers' houses, every male of twenty years old and over, who was able to go to war;

    21 Forty-six thousand, five hundred of the tribe of Reuben were numbered.

  • Gen 48:5
    70%

    5 And now your two sons who came to birth in Egypt before I came to you here, are mine; Ephraim and Manasseh will be mine, in the same way as Reuben and Simeon are.

  • Gen 29:32
    69%

    32 And Leah was with child, and gave birth to a son to whom she gave the name Reuben: for she said, The Lord has seen my sorrow; now my husband will have love for me.

  • Ezek 48:6
    69%

    6 And on the limit of Ephraim, from the east side to the west side: Reuben, one part.

  • Num 26:7
    68%

    7 These are the families of the Reubenites: their number was forty-three thousand, seven hundred and thirty.

  • Gen 49:24-26
    3 verses
    68%

    24 But their bows were broken by a strong one, and the cords of their arms were cut by the Strength of Jacob, by the name of the Stone of Israel:

    25 Even by the God of your father, who will be your help, and by the Ruler of all, who will make you full with blessings from heaven on high, blessings of the deep stretched out under the earth, blessings of the breasts and of the fertile body:

    26 Blessings of sons, old and young, to the father: blessings of the oldest mountains and the fruit of the eternal hills: let them come on the head of Joseph, on the crown of him who was separate from his brothers.

  • 1 Chr 2:1
    68%

    1 These are the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi and Judah, Issachar and Zebulun;

  • Gen 48:18-19
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    18 And Joseph said to his father, Not so, my father, for this is the older; put your right hand on his head.

    19 But his father would not, saying, I am doing it on purpose, my son; he will certainly become a nation and a great one; but his younger brother will be greater than he, and his seed will become a great family of nations.

  • Gen 42:37-38
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    37 And Reuben said, Put my two sons to death if I do not come back to you with him; let him be in my care and I will give him safely back to you.

    38 And he said, I will not let my son go down with you; for his brother is dead and he is all I have: if evil overtakes him on the journey, then through you will my grey head go down to the underworld in sorrow.

  • Gen 49:8-9
    2 verses
    67%

    8 To you, Judah, will your brothers give praise: your hand will be on the neck of your haters; your father's sons will go down to the earth before you.

    9 Judah is a young lion; like a lion full of meat you have become great, my son; now he takes his rest like a lion stretched out and like an old lion; by whom will his sleep be broken?

  • Deut 21:17
    67%

    17 But he is to give his first son his birthright, and twice as great a part of his property: for he is the first-fruits of his strength and the right of the first son is his.

  • Josh 13:15
    66%

    15 And Moses gave their heritage to the tribe of Reuben by their families.

  • Gen 30:14
    66%

    14 Now at the time of the grain-cutting, Reuben saw some love-fruits in the field, and took them to his mother Leah. And Rachel said to her, Let me have some of your son's love-fruits.

  • Gen 37:21-22
    2 verses
    65%

    21 But Reuben, hearing these words, got him out of their hands, saying, Let us not take his life.

    22 Do not put him to a violent death, but let him be placed in one of the holes; this he said to keep him safe from their hands, with the purpose of taking him back to his father again.

  • Judg 5:16
    65%

    16 Why did you keep quiet among the sheep, hearing nothing but the watchers piping to the flocks?