Genesis 49:6 meaning and explanation
May I never enter their council; may I never join their assembly. For they kill men in their anger, and hamstring oxen on a whim.
Genesis 49:6, Berean Standard Bible
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Jacob is dying in Egypt and speaks a prophetic word over each of his sons. Addressing Simeon and Levi together, he distances himself from their violence, recalling their slaughter of the men of Shechem in Genesis 34.
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