Genesis 49:5
שִׁמְעוֹן וְלֵוִי אַחִים כְּלֵי חָמָס מְכֵרֹתֵיהֶֽם ׃
Hebrew Tanakh (Original)
In The King James Version
Simeon and Levi are brethren; instruments of cruelty are in their habitations.
In Context
4פַּחַז כַּמַּיִם אַל ־ תּוֹתַר כִּי עָלִיתָ מִשְׁכְּבֵי אָבִיךָ אָז חִלַּלְתָּ יְצוּעִי עָלָֽה ׃ פ
Cross References
Genesis 29:33וַתַּהַר עוֹד וַתֵּלֶד בֵּן וַתֹּאמֶר כִּֽי ־ שָׁמַע יְהוָה כִּֽי ־ שְׂנוּאָה אָנֹכִי וַיִּתֶּן ־ לִי גַּם ־ אֶת ־ זֶה וַתִּקְרָא שְׁמוֹ שִׁמְעֽוֹן ׃
Genesis 46:10וּבְנֵי שִׁמְעוֹן יְמוּאֵל וְיָמִין וְאֹהַד וְיָכִין וְצֹחַר וְשָׁאוּל בֶּן ־ הַֽכְּנַעֲנִֽית ׃
Proverbs 18:9גַּם מִתְרַפֶּה בִמְלַאכְתּוֹ אָח הוּא לְבַעַל מַשְׁחִֽית ׃
Matthew Henry on Genesis 49:2-5
Jacob's Prophecy Concerning His Sons. ( b. c. 1689.) 1 And Jacob called unto his sons, and said, Gather yourselves together, that I may tell you that which shall befal you in the last days. 2 Gather yourselves together, and hear, ye sons of Jacob; and hearken unto Israel your father. 3 Reuben, thou art my firstborn, my might, and the beginning of my strength, the excellency of dignity, and the excellency of power: 4 Unstable as water, thou shalt not excel; because thou wentest up to thy father's bed; then… Read the whole commentary →