Genesis 49:5
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Simeon and Levi are brothers; their swords are weapons of violence.”
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BSBPD
“Simeon and Levi are brothers; their swords are weapons of violence.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“Simeon and Levi are brethren; instruments of cruelty are in their habitations.”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“Simeon and Levi are brethren; Weapons of violence are their swords.”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“Simeon and Levi <FI>are<Fi> brethren! Instruments of violence--their espousals!”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo Genesis 49:5 — 7 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 29:33Again she conceived and gave birth to a son, and she said, “Because the LORD has heard that I am unloved, He has given me this son as well.” So she named him Simeon.
- Genesis 34:25Three days later, while they were still in pain, two of Jacob’s sons (Dinah’s brothers Simeon and Levi) took their swords, went into the unsuspecting city, and slaughtered every male.
- Genesis 46:10The sons of Simeon: Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jachin, Zohar, and Shaul the son of a Canaanite woman.
- Numbers 34:20Shemuel son of Ammihud from the tribe of Simeon;
- Proverbs 18:9Whoever is slothful in his work is brother to him who destroys.
- Ezekiel 48:24Simeon will have one portion bordering the territory of Benjamin from east to west.
- Revelation 7:7from the tribe of Simeon 12,000, from the tribe of Levi 12,000, from the tribe of Issachar 12,000,
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