Verse 1
1 Chronicles 5:1
Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition
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Now the sons of Ruben the firstborn of Israel, (for he was his firstborn: but forasmuch as he defiled his father's bed, his first birthright was given to the sons of Joseph the son of Israel, and he was not accounted for the firstborn.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וּ/בְנֵ֨י רְאוּבֵ֥ן בְּכֽוֹר יִשְׂרָאֵל֮ כִּ֣י ה֣וּא הַ/בְּכוֹר֒ וּֽ/בְ/חַלְּל/וֹ֙ יְצוּעֵ֣י אָבִ֔י/ו נִתְּנָה֙ בְּכֹ֣רָת֔/וֹ לִ/בְנֵ֥י יוֹסֵ֖ף בֶּן יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וְ/לֹ֥א לְ/הִתְיַחֵ֖שׂ לַ/בְּכֹרָֽה
English Translation
And the sons of Reuben, the firstborn of Israel, for he is the firstborn, and by his defilement, we gave his birthright to the sons of Joseph, the son of Israel, and not to be reckoned with the birthright.
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Chapter 5 Context
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Now the sons of Ruben the firstborn of Israel, (for he was his firstborn: but forasmuch as he defile...
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But of the race of Juda, who was the strongest among his brethren, came the princes: but the first b...
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The sons then of Ruben the firstborn of Israel were Enoch, and Phallu, Esron, and Charmi.
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The sons of Joel: Samaia his son, Gog his son, Semei his son,
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Micha his son, Reia his son, Baal his son,
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Beera his son, whom Thelgathphalnasar king of the Assyrians carried away captive, and he was prince...
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And his brethren, and all his kindred, when they were numbered by their families, had for princes Je...
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And Bala the son of Azaz, the son of Samma, the son of Joel, dwelt in Aroer as far as Nebo, and Beel...
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And eastward he had his habitation as far as the entrance of the desert, and the river Euphrates. Fo...
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And in the days of Saul they fought against the Agarites, and slew them, and dwelt in their tents in...
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And the children of Gad dwelt over against them in the land of Basan, as far as Selcha:
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Johel the chief, and Saphan the second: and Janai, and Saphat in Basan.
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And their brethren according to the houses of their kindreds, were Michael, and Mosollam, and Sebe,...
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These were the sons of Abihail, the son of Hurl, the son of Jara, the son of Galaad, the son of Mich...
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And their brethren the sons of Abdiel, the son of Guni, chief of the house in their families,
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And they dwelt in Galaad, and in Basan and in the towns thereof, and in all the suburbs of Saron, un...
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All these were numbered in the days of Joathan king of Juda, and in the days of Jeroboam king of Isr...
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The sons of Ruben, and of Gad, and of the half tribe of Manasses, fighting men, bearing shields, and...
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They fought against the Agarites: but the Itureans, and Naphis, and Nodab,
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Gave them help. And the Agarites were delivered into their hands, and all that were with them, becau...
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And they took all that they possessed, of camels fifty thousand, and of sheep two hundred and fifty...
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And many fell down slain : for it was the battle of the Lord. And they dwelt in their stead till the...
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And the children of the half tribe of Manasses possessed the land, from the borders of Basan unto Ba...
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And these were the heads of the house of their kindred, Epher, and Jesi, and Eliel, and Esriel, and...
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But they forsook the God (Elohim) of their fathers, and went astray after the gods of the people of...
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And the God (Elohim) of Israel stirred up the spirit of Phul king of the Assyrians, and the spirit o...
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