Cross Reference GENESIS 49:4 UNSTABLE AS WATER THOU SHALT NOT EXCEL BECAUSE THOU WENTEST UP TO THY FATHER'S BED THEN DEFILEDST THOU IT HE WENT UP TO MY COUCH

{Genesis 49:4} Unstable 6349 as water, 4325 thou shalt not x408 excel; 3498 z8686 because x3588 thou wentest up 5927 z8804 to thy father's 1 bed; 4904 then x227 defiledst x2490 thou y2490 z8765 [it]: he went up 5927 z8804 to my couch. 3326

Unstable:
"Butª let him askª ° inª faith,ª nothingª wavering.ª ° Forª he that waverethª ° is likeª ° a waveª of the seaª driven with the windª ° andª tossed.ª ° ... A double mindedª manª [is] unstableª inª allª his² ¹ ways.ª" {Jms 1:6-8} + "Havingª ° eyesª fullª of adultery,ª andª that cannot cease¹ from² sin;ª beguilingª ° unstableª souls:ª an heartª they haveª ° exercisedª ° with covetous practices;ª cursedª children:ª" {2Pe 2:14} + "Asª alsoª inª allª [his] epistles,ª speakingª ° inª themª ofª these things;ª inª whichª areª ° some thingsª hard to be understood,ª whichª they that are unlearnedª andª unstableª wrest,ª ° asª [they do] alsoª the¹ otherª scriptures,ª untoª their² ¹ ownª destruction.ª" {2Pe 3:16}

thou shalt not excel:
Heb. do not thou excel, "And these¹ [are] the namesª of the childrenª of Israel,ª which cameª ° into Egypt,ª Jacobª and his sons:ª Reuben,ª Jacob'sª firstborn.ª" {Gen 46:8} + "Now the childrenª of Reubenª and the childrenª of Gadª had¹ a veryª greatª multitudeª of cattle:ª and when they sawª °¹ the landª of Jazer,ª and the landª of Gilead,ª that, behold,¹ the placeª [was] a placeª for cattle;ª ... And Nobahª wentª ° and tookª °¹ Kenath,ª and the villagesª thereof, and calledª ° it Nobah,ª after his own name.ª" {Num 32:1-42} + "Let Reubenª live,ª ° and not¹ die;ª ° and let [not] his menª be¹ few.ª" {Deu 33:6}

because:
"And it came to pass,¹ when Israelª dweltª ° in that¹ land,ª that Reubenª went² °¹ and lay² ° with¹ ¹ Bilhahª his father'sª concubine:ª and Israelª heardª ° [it]. Now the sonsª of Jacobª were¹ twelve:ª ª" {Gen 35:22} + "Neither¹ shalt thou desireª ° thy neighbour'sª wife,ª neither¹ shalt thou covetª ° thy neighbour'sª house,ª his field,ª or his manservant,ª or his maidservant,ª his ox,ª or his ass,ª or any¹ [thing] that¹ [is] thy neighbour's.ª" {Deu 5:21} + "Cursedª ° [be] he that liethª ° with¹ his father'sª wife;ª because¹ he uncoverethª ° his father'sª skirt.ª And all¹ the peopleª shall say,ª ° Amen.ª" {Deu 27:20} + "Now the sonsª of Reubenª the firstbornª of Israel,ª (for¹ he¹ [was] the firstborn;ª but, forasmuch as he defiledª ° his father'sª bed,ª his birthrightª was givenª ° unto the sonsª of Josephª the sonª of Israel:ª and the genealogy is not to be reckonedª °¹ after the birthright.ª" {1Ch 5:1} + "It is reportedª ° commonlyª [that there is] fornicationª amongª you,ª andª suchª fornicationª asª is² ° not so much² as¹ namedª ° amongª the¹ Gentiles,ª thatª oneª should haveª ° his father'sª wife.ª" {1Co 5:1}

he went up to my couch:
or, my couch is gone

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