Genesis 49:5
Simeon and Levi are brethren; instruments of cruelty are in their habitations.
In other versions
Simeon and Levi are brethren; Weapons of violence are their swords.
ASV
Simeon and Levi are brothers; deceit and force are their secret designs.
BBE
Simeon and Levi are brethren: Instruments of violence their swords.
DBY
"Simeon and Levi are brothers; Weapons of violence are their swords.
WEB
Simeon and Levi `are' brethren! Instruments of violence -- their espousals!
YLT
Simeon and Levi are brethren; instruments of cruelty are in their habitations.
ENG
Simeon and Levi are brethren: instruments of cruelty are in, their habitations.
WBT
Simeon and Levi are brothers; their swords are weapons of violence.
BSB
In context
3Reuben, thou art my firstborn, my might, and the beginning of my strength, the excellency of dignity, and the excellency of power:
4Unstable as water, thou shalt not excel; because thou wentest up to thy father's bed; then defiledst thou it: he went up to my couch.
5Simeon and Levi are brethren; instruments of cruelty are in their habitations.
6O my soul, come not thou into their secret; unto their assembly, mine honor, be not thou united: for in their anger they slew a man, and in their self-will they digged down a wall.
7Cursed be their anger, for it was fierce; and their wrath, for it was cruel: I will divide them in Jacob, and scatter them in Israel.
Cross-references
People in this verse
- Levi
- Simeon