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LXX2012

Genesis 49:3

Ruben, you [are] my firstborn, you my strength, and the first of my children, hard to be endured, [hard and] self-willed.

Parallel Translations

LXXView canonical →
Ruben, thou [art] my first-born, thou my strength, and the first of my children, hard to be endured, [hard and] self-willed.
Brenton's Septuagint Translation
KJVView canonical →
Reuben, thou art my firstborn, my might, and the beginning of my strength, the excellency of dignity, and the excellency of power:
King James Version
WEBView canonical →
“Reuben, you are my firstborn, my might, and the beginning of my strength, excelling in dignity, and excelling in power.
World English Bible

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