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:

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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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