Genesis 49:2-4

Revised Geneva Translation

² “Gather yourselves together and hear, you sons of Jacob, and listen to Israel, your father.

³ “Reuben, my eldest son, you are my might and the beginning of my strength, the excellency of dignity and the excellency of power.

⁴ “You were light as water. You shall not be excellent, because you went up to your father’s bed. Then, you defiled my bed. Your dignity is gone.