Hebrew Interlinear
Genesis 49:4 Interlinear
Word-by-word Hebrew interlinear analysis of Genesis 49:4, showing the original Hebrew text with Strong's numbers, transliteration, and English translation for each word.
“Unstable as water thou shalt not excel because thou wentest up bed to thy father's then defiledst thou to my couch because thou wentest up”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | פַּ֤חַז | H6349 | Unstable | ebullition, i.e., froth (figuratively, lust) |
| 2 | כַּמַּ֙יִם֙ | H4325 | as water | water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen |
| 3 | אַל | H408 | not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (job 24:25) as a noun, nothing | |
| 4 | תּוֹתַ֔ר | H3498 | thou shalt not excel | to jut over or exceed; by implication, to excel; (intransitively) to remain or be left; causatively to leave, cause to abound, preserve |
| 5 | כִּ֥י | H3588 | (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed | |
| 6 | עָלָֽה׃ | H5927 | because thou wentest up | to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative |
| 7 | מִשְׁכְּבֵ֣י | H4904 | bed | a bed (figuratively, a bier); abstractly, sleep; by euphemism, carnal intercourse |
| 8 | אָבִ֑יךָ | H1 | to thy father's | father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application |
| 9 | אָ֥ז | H227 | at that time or place; also as a conjunction, therefore | |
| 10 | חִלַּ֖לְתָּ | H2490 | then defiledst thou | properly, to bore, i.e., (by implication) to wound, to dissolve; figuratively, to profane (a person, place or thing), to break (one's word), to begin |
| 11 | יְצוּעִ֥י | H3326 | to my couch | spread, i.e., a bed; (architecture) an extension, i.e., wing or lean-to (a single story or collectively) |
| 12 | עָלָֽה׃ | H5927 | because thou wentest up | to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative |
Verse Context
Genesis 49:3Reuben thou art my firstborn my might and the beginning of my strength...
Genesis 49:4 (current)Unstable as water thou shalt not excel because thou wentest up bed to thy father's then defiledst thou to my couch because thou wentest up
Genesis 49:5Simeon and Levi are brethren instruments of cruelty are in their habitations...