Genesis 49:6
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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.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.
In other translations
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.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.
Hebrew words
בְּסֹדָםbesodamin council theirH5475אַל־'al-may notH408תָּבֹאtavo'it enterH935נַפְשִׁיnafshiself myH5315בִּקְהָלָםbikhalamin assembly theirH6951אַל־'al-may notH408תֵּחַדtechadit be unitedH3161כְּבֹדִיkevodihonor myH3519כִּיkiforH3588בְאַפָּםve'apamin anger theirH639הָרְגוּhareguthey slewH2026אִישׁ'isha manH376וּבִרְצֹנָםuvirtzonamand for pleasure theirH7522עִקְּרוּ־'ikeru-they hamstrungH6131שׁוֹר׃shorox[en]H7794
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