Genesis 49:5 — King James Version← Study notes
“Simeon and Levi are brethren; instruments of cruelty are in their habitations.”
Genesis 49:5 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Genesis 49:56 words
שִׁמְעוֹןšiməʿwōnShimon
וְלֵוִיwəlēwîAnd Levi
אַחִיםʾaḥîmBrother
כְּלֵיkəlêPrepared
חָמָסḥāmāsViolence
מְכֵרֹתֵיהֶםməḵērōtêhemSword
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