GEN 49:3 Interlinear View

1. Hebrew word
2. Hebrew lemma
3. OET-LV words
4. OET-RV words
5. Strongs
6. Role/Morphology
7. Gloss
8. CAPS codes
9. OET tags
10. OET word #
1. רְאוּבֵן
2. 35625
3. Oh Rəʼūⱱēn
4. Reuben
5. 7205
6. S-Np
7. O_Reuben
8. S
9. Person=Reuben; Y-1689
10. 24522
1. בְּכֹרִ,י
2. 35626,35627
3. firstborn of +are my
4. -
5. 1060
6. P-Ncmsc,Sp1cs
7. firstborn_of,[are]_my
8. -
9. Y-1689
10. 24523
1. אַתָּה
2. 35628
3. you
4. you're
6. S-Pp2ms
7. you
8. -
9. Y-1689
10. 24524
1. כֹּחִ,י
2. 35629,35630
3. strength of my
4. -
6. P-Ncmsc,Sp1cs
7. strength_of,my
8. -
9. Y-1689
10. 24525
1. וְ,רֵאשִׁית
2. 35631,35632
3. and the beginning of
4. beginning
5. 7225
6. P-C,Ncfsc
7. and,the_beginning_of
8. -
9. Y-1689
10. 24526
1. אוֹנִ,י
2. 35633,35634
3. my generative power of my
4. strength
5. 202
6. P-Ncmsc,Sp1cs
7. my_generative_power_of,my
8. -
9. Y-1689
10. 24527
1. יֶתֶר
2. 35635
3. excellence of
4. -
6. P-Ncmsc
7. excellence_of
8. -
9. Y-1689
10. 24528
1. שְׂאֵת
2. 35636
3. dignity
4. dignity
5. 7613
6. P-Ncfsa
7. dignity
8. -
9. Y-1689
10. 24529
1. וְ,יֶתֶר
2. 35637,35638
3. and excellence of
4. -
6. P-C,Ncmsc
7. and,excellence_of
8. -
9. Y-1689
10. 24530
1. עָז
2. 35639
3. power
4. -
5. 5794
6. P-Ncmsa
7. power
8. -
9. Y-1689
10. 24531
2. 35640
3. -
4. -
6. -x-sof-pasuq
8. -
9. -
10. 24532

uW Translation Notes:

רְאוּבֵן֙ בְּכֹ֣רִ⁠י אַ֔תָּה

Reuven firstborn_of,[are]_my you(ms)

Consider again how you translated firstborn in the book of Genesis. See Gen 4:4; 10:15; 19:31, 33-34, 37; 22:21; 25:13, 27; 27:19, 32; 29:26; 35:23; 36:15; 38:6-7; 41:51; 43:33; 46:8, 14; 48:18; 49:3. It may be necessary to translate this term in different ways, depending on the context.

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / euphemism

כֹּחִ֖⁠י וְ⁠רֵאשִׁ֣ית אוֹנִ֑⁠י

strength_of,my and,the_beginning_of my_generative_power_of,my

This phrase is used here as a euphemistic idiom that refers to Jacob’s ability to have children. Other languages may have a similar idiom. Translate this in a way that will not embarrass or offend listeners. Alternate translation: [the result of my fertility, and the first child I had as a young man] or [You are the first sign of my manhood and strength]

יֶ֥תֶר שְׂאֵ֖ת וְ⁠יֶ֥תֶר עָֽז

excelling_of to_elevate/lift_up and,excellence_of power

Consider whether or not it is better in your language to begin a new sentence here. Alternate translation: [You had higher honor and authority than all your brothers]

OET-LV English word order (‘Reverse’ interlinear)

1. OET-LV words
2. OET-RV words
3. Strongs
4. Hebrew word
5. Hebrew lemma
6. Role/Morphology
7. Gloss
8. CAPS codes
9. OET tags
10. OET word #
1. Oh Rəʼūⱱēn
2. Reuben
3. 7055
5. 35625
6. S-Np
8. S
9. Person=Reuben; Y-1689
10. 24522
1. firstborn of +are my
2. -
3. 877,1978
5. 35626,35627
6. P-Ncmsc,Sp1cs
8. -
9. Y-1689
10. 24523
1. you
2. you're
3. 611
5. 35628
6. S-Pp2ms
8. -
9. Y-1689
10. 24524
1. strength of my
2. -
3. 3670,1978
5. 35629,35630
6. P-Ncmsc,Sp1cs
8. -
9. Y-1689
10. 24525
1. and the beginning of
2. beginning
3. 1987,7148
5. 35631,35632
6. P-C,Ncfsc
8. -
9. Y-1689
10. 24526
1. my generative power of my
2. strength
3. 809,1978
5. 35633,35634
6. P-Ncmsc,Sp1cs
8. -
9. Y-1689
10. 24527
1. excellence of
2. -
3. 3109
5. 35635
6. P-Ncmsc
8. -
9. Y-1689
10. 24528
1. dignity
2. dignity
3. 7988
5. 35636
6. P-Ncfsa
8. -
9. Y-1689
10. 24529
1. and excellence of
2. -
3. 1987,3109
5. 35637,35638
6. P-C,Ncmsc
8. -
9. Y-1689
10. 24530
1. power
2. -
3. 5811
5. 35639
6. P-Ncmsa
8. -
9. Y-1689
10. 24531

Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Hebrew or Greek words that they’re translated from.

Acknowledgements: The Hebrew text, lemmas, and morphology are all thanks to the OSHB and some of the glosses are from Macula Hebrew.

OET interlinear GEN 49:3

Hebrew word order

OET-LV English word order (‘Reverse’ interlinear)