forasmuch. Compare Genesis 35:22; Genesis 49:4.
not to be reckoned, &c.. not to be enrolled in the place of the firstborn.
birthright. See note on Genesis 25:31.
forasmuch. Compare Genesis 35:22; Genesis 49:4.
not to be reckoned, &c.. not to be enrolled in the place of the firstborn.
birthright. See note on Genesis 25:31.
1 Now the sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel, (for he was the firstborn; but, forasmuch as he defiled his father's bed, his birthright was given unto the sons of Joseph the son of Israel: and the genealogy is not to be reckoned after the birthright.