1 Chronicles 5:1 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Chronicles 5:1 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וּבְנֵ֨י
bên
H1121
son
רְאוּבֵ֥ן
Rᵉʼûwbên
H7205
Reuben
בְּכֽוֹר
bᵉkôwr
H1060
firstborn
יִשְׂרָאֵל֮
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
כִּ֣י
kîy
H3588
that
ה֣וּא
hûwʼ
H1931
he
הַבְּכוֹר֒
bᵉkôwr
H1060
firstborn
וּֽבְחַלְּלוֹ֙
châlal
H2490
to profane
יְצוּעֵ֣י
yâtsûwaʻ
H3326
bed
אָבִ֔יו
ʼâb
H1
father
נִתְּנָה֙
nâthan
H5414
to give
בְּכֹ֣רָת֔וֹ
bᵉkôwrâh
H1062
birthright
לִבְנֵ֥י
bên
H1121
son
יוֹסֵ֖ף
Yôwçêph
H3130
Joseph
בֶּן
bên
H1121
son
יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
וְלֹ֥א
lôʼ
H3808
not
לְהִתְיַחֵ֖שׂ
yâchas
H3187
to enroll
לַבְּכֹרָֽה
bᵉkôwrâh
H1062
birthright
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World English Bible Public Domain
The sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel (for he was the firstborn; but, because he defiled his father's couch, his birthright was given to the sons of Joseph the son of Israel; and the genealogy is not to be reckoned after the birthright.
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King James Version Public Domain
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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And the sons of Reuben, the firstborn of Israel—for he was the firstborn, but when he defiled the couches of his father, his birthright was given to the sons of Joseph, the son of Israel, so he is not enrolled according to the birthright;
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