Verse 3

Reuben! my first-born thou, My power, and beginning of my strength, The abundance of exaltation, And the abundance of strength;

Referenced Verses

• Deut 21:17 : 17 But the first-born, son of the hated one, he doth acknowledge, to give to him a double portion of all that is found with him, for he `is' the beginning of his strength; to him `is' the right of the first-born.
• Gen 29:32 : 32 and Leah conceiveth, and beareth a son, and calleth his name Reuben, for she said, `Because Jehovah hath looked on mine affliction; because now doth my husband love me.'
• Ps 78:51 : 51 And He smiteth every first-born in Egypt, The first-fruit of the strong in tents of Ham.
• Ps 105:36 : 36 And He smiteth every first-born in their land, The first-fruit of all their strength,
• Gen 46:8 : 8 And these `are' the names of the sons of Israel who are coming into Egypt: Jacob and his sons, Jacob's first-born, Reuben.
• Gen 48:18 : 18 and Joseph saith unto his father, `Not so, my father, for this `is' the first-born; set thy right hand on his head.'
• Num 1:20 : 20 And the sons of Reuben, Israel's first-born -- their births, by their families, by the house of their fathers, in the number of names, by their polls, every male from a son of twenty years and upward, every one going out to the host --
• Num 26:5 : 5 Reuben, first-born of Israel -- sons of Reuben: `of' Hanoch `is' the family of the Hanochite; of Pallu the family of the Palluite;
• 1 Chr 2:1 : 1 These `are' sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun,
• 1 Chr 5:1 : 1 As to sons of Reuben, first-born of Israel -- for he `is' the first-born, and on account of his profaning the couch of his father hath his birthright been given to the sons of Joseph son of Israel, and `he is' not to be reckoned by genealogy for the birthright,
• 1 Chr 5:3 : 3 Sons of Reuben, first-born of Israel: Hanoch, and Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.