Genesis 49:5

Simeon and Levi, are brethren,—Instruments of violence, are their agreements:

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

Simeon and Levi are brethren; instruments of cruelty are in their habitations.

In Context

4Boiling over like water, thou mayest not have pre-eminence, Because thou didst mount the bed of thy father,—Then, wast thou profane—My marriage-bed, he mounted!

6Into their circle, do not thou enter my soul! In their convocation, do not thou join mine honour! For in their anger, they slew brave men, And in their wantonness, they ham-strung oxen.

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Cross References

Genesis 29:33And she conceived again, and bare a son, and said. Because Yahweh heard that, I, was hated, he gave me, this one also. So she called his name Simeon.

Genesis 46:10And, the sons of Simeon,—Jemuel and Jamin and Ohad and Jachin and Zohar,—and Shaul, son of the Canaanitess;

Proverbs 18:9Surely he that is slothful in his work, brother, is he to a master at laying waste.

Revelation 7:7Of the tribe of Simeon, twelve thousand, of the tribe of Levi, twelve thousand, of the tribe of Issachar, twelve thousand,

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 →

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