Genesis 49:6 KJV
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.
Thou and Ye
- thou one person
In the King James Bible, thee, thou, thy, and thine always mean one person, and ye, you, and your more than one: a difference modern English lost. Why keep these words?
Matthew Henry
- Reuben, Simeon, LeviReuben was the first-born; but by gross sin, he forfeited the birthright. The character of Reuben is, that he was unstable as water. Men do not thrive,...
Thompson Chains
- Man's WrathSee the chain from Genesis 4:5 · 10 links
- Murder (2)Link 2 of 9 · next Judges 9:5
- HamorLink 5 of 8 · next Joshua 24:32
- Self-willSee the chain from Deuteronomy 1:43 · 4 links
Parallel Passages
- Psalms 64:2 Hide me from the secret counsel of the wicked; from the insurrection of the workers of iniquity:
From Thompson’s Chain-Reference Bible (1908).
Cross References
- Psalms 26:9 Gather not my soul with sinners, nor my life with bloody men:
- Genesis 34:30 And Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, Ye have troubled me to make me to stink among the inhabitants of the land, among the Canaanites and the Perizzites: and I being few in number, they shall gather themselves together against me, and slay me; and I shall be destroyed, I and my house.
- Psalms 16:9 Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoiceth: my flesh also shall rest in hope.
- Psalms 57:8 Awake up, my glory; awake, psaltery and harp: I myself will awake early.
- Psalms 64:2 Hide me from the secret counsel of the wicked; from the insurrection of the workers of iniquity:
- Genesis 34:25–26 And it came to pass on the third day, when they were sore, that two of the sons of Jacob, Simeon and Levi, Dinah's brethren, took each man his sword, and came upon the city boldly, and slew all the males. …
- Deuteronomy 27:24 Cursed be he that smiteth his neighbour secretly. And all the people shall say, Amen.
- Judges 5:21 The river of Kishon swept them away, that ancient river, the river Kishon. O my soul, thou hast trodden down strength.
- Psalms 1:1 Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.
- Psalms 5:10 Destroy thou them, O God; let them fall by their own counsels; cast them out in the multitude of their transgressions; for they have rebelled against thee.
- Psalms 26:4–5 I have not sat with vain persons, neither will I go in with dissemblers. …
- Psalms 28:3 Draw me not away with the wicked, and with the workers of iniquity, which speak peace to their neighbours, but mischief is in their hearts.
- Psalms 30:12 To the end that my glory may sing praise to thee, and not be silent. O LORD my God, I will give thanks unto thee for ever.
- Psalms 42:5 Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted in me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him for the help of his countenance.
- Psalms 42:11 Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted within me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him, who is the health of my countenance, and my God.
- Psalms 43:5 Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted within me? hope in God: for I shall yet praise him, who is the health of my countenance, and my God.
- Psalms 94:20–21 Shall the throne of iniquity have fellowship with thee, which frameth mischief by a law? …
- Psalms 103:1 <A Psalm of David.> Bless the LORD, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name.
- Psalms 139:19 Surely thou wilt slay the wicked, O God: depart from me therefore, ye bloody men.
- Proverbs 1:11 If they say, Come with us, let us lay wait for blood, let us lurk privily for the innocent without cause:
- Proverbs 1:15–16 My son, walk not thou in the way with them; refrain thy foot from their path: …
- Proverbs 12:5 The thoughts of the righteous are right: but the counsels of the wicked are deceit.
- Jeremiah 4:19 My bowels, my bowels! I am pained at my very heart; my heart maketh a noise in me; I cannot hold my peace, because thou hast heard, O my soul, the sound of the trumpet, the alarm of war.
- Jeremiah 15:17 I sat not in the assembly of the mockers, nor rejoiced; I sat alone because of thy hand: for thou hast filled me with indignation.
- Luke 12:19 And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry.
- 2 Corinthians 6:14 Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?
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Topics
- Anger Simeon and Levi, on account of the humbling of their sister, Dinah
- Benedictions Upon his own sons
- Company Evil
- Death Death of Jacob
- Fellowship With the wicked
- Hamor Murdered by the sons of Jacob
- Intercession Jacob, in behalf of his children
- Israel Prophecies concerning
- Jacob Simeon and Levi
- Levi Avenges the seduction of Dinah
- Parents Jacob
- Self-will Simeon and Levi
- Simeon With Levi avenges upon the Shechemites the seduction of Dinah
- Will Of Jacob
Timeline
- Timeline of the Bible1745–1635 BC · Joseph
Hebrew and Strong’s
- O my soul נַפְשִׁי napšî נֶפֶשׁ Noun · masculine or feminine singular construct · with suffix: first person common singular
- come תָּבֹא tābōʾ בּוֹא Verb · qal jussive, third person feminine singular
- not thou into their secret בְּסֹדָם bĕsōdām סוֹד Noun · masculine singular construct · with preposition, suffix: third person masculine plural אַל ʾal Negative
- unto their assembly בִּקְהָלָם biqhālām קָהָל Noun · masculine singular construct · with preposition, suffix: third person masculine plural
- mine honour כְּבֹדִי kĕbōdî כָּבוֹד Noun · masculine or feminine singular construct · with suffix: first person common singular
- be not thou united אַל ʾal Negative תֵּחַד tēḥad יָחַד Verb · qal jussive, third person feminine singular
- for in their anger כִּי kî Conjunction בְאַפָּם bĕʾappām אַף Noun · masculine singular construct · with preposition, suffix: third person masculine plural
- they slew הָרְגוּ hārĕgû הָרַג Verb · qal perfect, third person common plural
- a man אִישׁ ʾîš אִישׁ Noun · masculine singular
- and in their selfwill וּבִרְצֹנָם ûbirṣōnām רָצוֹן Noun · masculine singular construct · with and, preposition, suffix: third person masculine plural
- they digged down עִקְּרוּ ʿiqqĕrû עָקַר Verb · piel perfect, third person common plural
- a wall שׁוֹר šôr שׁוֹר Noun · masculine singular
Hebrew: Westminster Leningrad Codex, Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible · CC BY 4.0
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