Genesis 49:4 meaning and explanation
Uncontrolled as the waters, you will no longer excel, because you went up to your father’s bed, onto my couch, and defiled it.
Genesis 49:4, Berean Standard Bible
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Jacob, dying in Egypt, speaks to his firstborn Reuben. Reuben once held the double portion and leadership of the firstborn, but Jacob recalls Genesis 35:22, when Reuben slept with Bilhah, his father's concubine, and defiled his bed.
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