Genesis 29:32
Holman Christian Standard Bible
32 Leah conceived, gave birth to a son, and named him Reuben,[a] for she said, “The Lord has seen my affliction;(A) surely my husband will love me now.”
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- Genesis 29:32 = See, a Son; in Hb, the name Reuben sounds like “has seen my affliction.”
Genesis 49:3-4
Holman Christian Standard Bible
3 Reuben, you are my firstborn,(A)
my strength and the firstfruits of my virility,(B)
excelling in prominence, excelling in power.
4 Turbulent as water, you will no longer excel,
because you got into your father’s bed(C)
and you defiled it—he[a] got into my bed.
Footnotes
- Genesis 49:4 LXX, Syr, Tg read you
1 Chronicles 5:1
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Reuben’s Descendants
5 These were the sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel. He was the firstborn,(A) but his birthright was given to the sons of Joseph(B) son of Israel, because Reuben defiled his father’s bed.(C) He is not listed in the genealogy according to birthright.
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