“Reuben, thou art my firstborn, my might, and the beginning of my strength, the excellency of dignity, and the excellency of power:”
Genesis 49:3 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Genesis 49:310 words
HebrewMeaning
רְאוּבֵן֙rəʾwbēn
O ReubennounH7205
בְּכֹ֣רִ/יbəkōriy
are firstborn mynounH1060
firstborn
אַ֔תָּהʾatāh
youprepH859
thou · ye · you
כֹּחִ֖/יkōḥiy
strength mynounH3581
able · chameleon · force · fruits ···
וְ/רֵאשִׁ֣יתwərēʾšiyt
and the beginning ofconjH7225
chief · first(-fruits · part · time) ···
אוֹנִ֑/יʾwōniy
manly vigor mynounH202
goods · might · strength · substance
יֶ֥תֶרyeter
excellence ofnounH3499
abundant · exceeding · excellancy · what they leave ···
שְׂאֵ֖תśəʾēt
dignitynounH7613
dignity · excellency · highness · raise up self ···
וְ/יֶ֥תֶרwəyeter
and excellence ofconjH3499
abundant · exceeding · excellancy · what they leave ···
עָֽזʿāz
powernounH5794
greedy · mighty · power · roughly ···
ℹWords are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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