Genesis 49:5

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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.	Simeon and Levi are brethren; instruments of cruelty are in their habitations.	O my soul, come not thou into their secret; unto their assembly, mine honour, be not thou united: for in their anger they slew a man, and in their selfwill they digged down a wall.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

Simeon^H8095 and Levi^H3878 are brethren^H251; instruments^H3627 of cruelty^H2555 are in their habitations^H4380.

Original Hebrew

שִׁמְעֹון וְלֵוִי אַחִים כְּלֵי חָמָס מְכֵרֹתֵיהֶם׃

Hebrew	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
שִׁמְע֥וֹן	shim.'on	H8095	HNp	Simeon
וְ/לֵוִ֖י	ve./le.Vi	H3878	HC/Np	and/ Levi
אַחִ֑ים	'a.Chim	H251	HNcmpa	(are) brothers
כְּלֵ֥י	ke.Lei	H3627	HNcmpc	(are) weapons of
חָמָ֖ס	cha.Mas	H2555	HNcmsa	violence
מְכֵרֹתֵי/הֶֽם	me.khe.ro.tei./Hem	H4380	HNcfpc/Sp3mp	swords/ their

Strong's References

H251 — אָח (ʼâch, awkh): a primitive word; a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance (like father)); another, brother(-ly); kindred, like, other. Compare also the proper names beginning with 'Ah-' or 'Ahi-'.
H2555 — חָמָס (châmâç, khaw-mawce'): from חָמַס (châmaç) H2554; violence; by implication, wrong; by meton. unjust gain; cruel(-ty), damage, false, injustice, [idiom] oppressor, unrighteous, violence (against, done), violent (dealing), wrong.
H3627 — כְּלִי (kᵉlîy, kel-ee'): from כָּלָה (kâlâh) H3615; something prepared, i.e. any apparatus (as an implement, utensil, dress, vessel or weapon); armour(-bearer), artillery, bag, carriage, [phrase] furnish, furniture, instrument, jewel, that is made of, [idiom] one from another, that which pertaineth, pot, [phrase] psaltery, sack, stuff, thing, tool, vessel, ware, weapon, [phrase] whatsoever.
H3878 — לֵוִי (Lêvîy, lay-vee'): from לָוָה (lâvâh) H3867; attached; Levi, a son of Jacob; Levi. See also לֵוִי (Lêvîy) H3879, לֵוִיִּי (Lêvîyîy) H3881.
H4380 — מְכֵרָה (mᵉkêrâh, mek-ay-raw'): probably from the same as כּוּר (kûwr) H3564 in the sense of stabbing; a sword; habitation.
H8095 — שִׁמְעוֹן (Shimʻôwn, shim-one'): from שָׁמַע (shâmaʻ) H8085; hearing; Shimon, one of Jacob's sons, also the tribe descended from him; Simeon.

Cross References

Verse Cross-References

instruments — Genesis 34:25-29, Genesis 34:31
Simeon — Genesis 29:33-34, Genesis 34:25-31, Genesis 46:10-11, Proverbs 18:9

Related Topics

Thompson Chain: KINDNESS-CRUELTY; LEVI; SIMEON
Torrey’s: ANGER; CHILDREN; LEVITES, THE; PATRIARCHAL GOVERNMENT; SIMEON, THE TRIBE OF; TRIBES OF ISRAEL, THE
Nave’s: ANGER; DEATH; JACOB; LEVI; PARENTS; SIMEON

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