³ Reuben! my first-born thou, My power, and beginning of my strength, The abundance of exaltation, And the abundance of strength;

¹⁷ But the first-born, son of the hated one, he doth acknowledge, to give to him a double portion of all that is found with him, for he `is' the beginning of his strength; to him `is' the right of the first-born.

⁵¹ And He smiteth every first-born in Egypt, The first-fruit of the strong in tents of Ham.

³² and Leah conceiveth, and beareth a son, and calleth his name Reuben, for she said, `Because Jehovah hath looked on mine affliction; because now doth my husband love me.'

³⁶ And He smiteth every first-born in their land, The first-fruit of all their strength,

³ Sons of Reuben, first-born of Israel: Hanoch, and Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.

¹ As to sons of Reuben, first-born of Israel -- for he `is' the first-born, and on account of his profaning the couch of his father hath his birthright been given to the sons of Joseph son of Israel, and `he is' not to be reckoned by genealogy for the birthright,

¹ These `are' sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun,

⁵ Reuben, first-born of Israel -- sons of Reuben: `of' Hanoch `is' the family of the Hanochite; of Pallu the family of the Palluite;

²⁰ And the sons of Reuben, Israel's first-born -- their births, by their families, by the house of their fathers, in the number of names, by their polls, every male from a son of twenty years and upward, every one going out to the host --

¹⁸ and Joseph saith unto his father, `Not so, my father, for this `is' the first-born; set thy right hand on his head.'

⁸ And these `are' the names of the sons of Israel who are coming into Egypt: Jacob and his sons, Jacob's first-born, Reuben.