Genesis 49:6

KJV Bible

O my soul, come not thou into their secret; unto their assembly, mine honour, be not thou united: for in their anger they slew a man, and in their selfwill they digged down a wall.

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Genesis 49:6 in Bible Translations

King James Bible (KJV)

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O my soul, come not thou into their secret; unto their assembly, mine honour, be not thou united: for in their anger they slew a man, and in their selfwill they digged down a wall.

American Standard Version (ASV)Read Genesis 49:6 in ASV →

O my soul, come not thou into their council; Unto their assembly, my glory, be not thou united; For in their anger they slew a man, And in their self-will they hocked an ox.

Douay Rheims Bible (DRB)Read Genesis 49:6 in DRB →

Let not my soul go into their counsel, nor my glory be in their assembly: |be- cause in their fury they slew a man, and in their selfwill they undermined a wall.

Darby Bible Translation (DBT)Read Genesis 49:6 in DBT →

My soul, come not into their council; Mine honour, be not united with their assembly; For in their anger they slew men, And in their wantonness houghed oxen.

English Revised Version (ERV)Read Genesis 49:6 in ERV →

O my soul, come not thou into their council; Unto their assembly, my glory, be not thou united; For in their anger they slew a man, And in their selfwill they houghed an ox.

Webster Bible Translation (WBT)Read Genesis 49:6 in WBT →

O my soul, come not thou into their secret; to their assembly, my honor, be not thou united: for in their anger they slew a man, and in their self-will they digged down a wall.

World English Bible (WEB)Read Genesis 49:6 in WEB →

My soul, don't come into their council. My glory, don't be united to their assembly; for in their anger they killed men. In their self-will they hamstrung cattle.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)Read Genesis 49:6 in YLT →

Into their secret, come not, O my soul! Unto their assembly be not united, O mine honour; For in their anger they slew a man, And in their self-will eradicated a prince.

American King James Version (AKJV)Read Genesis 49:6 in AKJV →

O my soul, come not you into their secret; to their assembly, my honor, be not you united: for in their anger they slew a man, and in their self-will they dig down a wall.

Weymouth New Testament (WNT)Read Genesis 49:6 in WNT →

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Genesis 49:6 in Bible Translations

King James Bible (KJV)

Primary

O my soul, come not thou into their secret; unto their assembly, mine honour, be not thou united: for in their anger they slew a man, and in their selfwill they digged down a wall.

American Standard Version (ASV)Read Genesis 49:6 in ASV →

O my soul, come not thou into their council; Unto their assembly, my glory, be not thou united; For in their anger they slew a man, And in their self-will they hocked an ox.

Douay Rheims Bible (DRB)Read Genesis 49:6 in DRB →

Let not my soul go into their counsel, nor my glory be in their assembly: |be- cause in their fury they slew a man, and in their selfwill they undermined a wall.

Darby Bible Translation (DBT)Read Genesis 49:6 in DBT →

My soul, come not into their council; Mine honour, be not united with their assembly; For in their anger they slew men, And in their wantonness houghed oxen.

English Revised Version (ERV)Read Genesis 49:6 in ERV →

O my soul, come not thou into their council; Unto their assembly, my glory, be not thou united; For in their anger they slew a man, And in their selfwill they houghed an ox.

Webster Bible Translation (WBT)Read Genesis 49:6 in WBT →

O my soul, come not thou into their secret; to their assembly, my honor, be not thou united: for in their anger they slew a man, and in their self-will they digged down a wall.

World English Bible (WEB)Read Genesis 49:6 in WEB →

My soul, don't come into their council. My glory, don't be united to their assembly; for in their anger they killed men. In their self-will they hamstrung cattle.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)Read Genesis 49:6 in YLT →

Into their secret, come not, O my soul! Unto their assembly be not united, O mine honour; For in their anger they slew a man, And in their self-will eradicated a prince.

American King James Version (AKJV)Read Genesis 49:6 in AKJV →

O my soul, come not you into their secret; to their assembly, my honor, be not you united: for in their anger they slew a man, and in their self-will they dig down a wall.

Weymouth New Testament (WNT)Read Genesis 49:6 in WNT →

Translation not available

Read Genesis 49:6 in Other Translations

ASV DRB DBT ERV WBT WEB YLT AKJV WNT

About Bible Translations

Different translations use various approaches: formal equivalence (word-for-word), dynamic equivalence (thought-for-thought), and paraphrase. Each has strengths for different study purposes.

Learn about translation methods →King James Version →American Standard Version →