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Genesis 49:4

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)
- 4 With recklessness like turbulent waters, you will not excel, because you have gone up to your father’s bed.+ At that time you defiled* my bed. He actually went on to it!

Genesis 49:4

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
- 4 With recklessness like turbulent waters, you will not excel, because you have gone up to your father’s bed.+ At that time you defiled* my bed. He actually went on to it!

Genesis 49:4

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures—With References
- 4 With reckless license like waters,* do not you excel,+ because you have gone up to your father’s bed.+ At that time you profaned my lounge.+ He went up to it!

Genesis 49:4

The Bible in Living English
- 4 * in water-like recklessness go not far!
  For you went up on your father’s bed,
  there you profaned the couch of joy.

Genesis 49:4

American Standard Version
- 4 Boiling over as water, thou shalt not have the pre-eminence; Because thou wentest up to thy father’s bed; Then defiledst thou it: he went up to my couch.

Genesis 49:4

King James Version
- 4 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.