Parallel GEN 49:4

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OEB Boiling over like water, you will not be first,
 ⇔ For you climbed into my concubine’s the bed,
 ⇔ you defiled your father’s couch.

WEBBE Boiling over like water, you shall not excel,
 ⇔ because you went up to your father’s bed,
 ⇔ then defiled it. He went up to my couch.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET You are destructive like water and will not excel,
 ⇔ for you got on your father’s bed,
 ⇔ then you defiled it – he got on my couch!

LSV Unstable as water, you are not abundant; For you have gone up your father’s bed; Then you have defiled [it]: He went up my couch!

FBV But you boil over like water, so you won't be above anyone anymore, because you went and slept with my concubine;[fn] you violated my marriage bed.

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T4T But you were as uncontrollable as a flood [SIM].
 ⇔ So now you will not be my most important son,
 ⇔ because you climbed up onto my bed,
 ⇔ and had sex with [MTY] my ◄concubine/slave who had become one of my wives►.
 ⇔ Your doing that caused me, your father, to have great shame.

LEB  • [fn] as water, you shall not excel any longer, for you went up upon the bed of your father, •  then defiled it. You went up upon my couch!

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BBE But because you were uncontrolled, the first place will not be yours; for you went up to your father's bed, even his bride-bed, and made it unclean.

Moff No Moff GEN book available

JPS Unstable as water, have not thou the excellency; because thou wentest up to thy father's bed; then defiledst thou it — he went up to my couch.

ASV Boiling over as water, thou shalt not have the pre-eminence;
 ⇔ Because thou wentest up to thy father’s bed;
 ⇔ Then defiledst thou it: he went up to my couch.

DRA Thou art poured out as water, grow thou not: because thou wentest up to thy father’s bed, and didst defile his couch.

YLT Unstable as water, thou art not abundant; For thou hast gone up thy father's bed; Then thou hast polluted: My couch he went up!

Drby Impetuous as the waters, thou shalt have no pre-eminence; Because thou wentest up to thy father's couch: Then defiledst thou [it]: he went up to my bed.

RV Unstable as water, thou shalt not have the excellency; Because thou wentest up to thy father’s bed: Then defiledst thou it: he went up to my couch.

Wbstr Unstable 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.

KJB-1769 Unstable 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.[fn][fn]
   (Unstable as water, thou/you shalt not excel; because thou/you wentest up to thy/your father’s bed; then defiledst thou/you it: he went up to my couch. )

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KJB-1611 [fn][fn][fn]Unstable as water, thou shalt not excell, because thou wentest vp to thy fathers bed: then defiledst thou it. He went vp to my couche.
   (Unstable as water, thou/you shalt not excell, because thou/you wentest up to thy/your fathers bed: then defiledst thou/you it. He went up to my couche.)

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Bshps Unstable as water, thou shalt not be the chiefest, because thou wentest vp to thy fathers bedde: for then defiledst thou my couche with goyng vp.
   (Unstable as water, thou/you shalt not be the chiefest, because thou/you wentest up to thy/your fathers bedde: for then defiledst thou/you my couche with going up.)

Gnva Thou wast light as water: thou shalt not be excellent, because thou wentest vp to thy fathers bed: then diddest thou defile my bed, thy dignitie is gone.
   (Thou wast light as water: thou/you shalt not be excellent, because thou/you wentest up to thy/your fathers bed: then didst thou/you defile my bed, thy/your dignitie is gone. )

Cvdl Thou passest forth swiftly as ye water. Thou shalt not be the chefest: For thou hast clymmed vp vpon thy fathers bed, euen than defyledest thou my couch with goynge vp.
   (Thou passest forth swiftly as ye/you_all water. Thou shalt not be the chefest: For thou/you hast clymmed up upon thy/your fathers bed, even than defyledest thou/you my couch with goynge up.)

Wycl thou art sched out as watir; wexe thou not, for thou stiedist on the bed of thi fader, and defoulidist his bed.
   (thou art sched out as water; wexe thou/you not, for thou/you stiedist on the bed of thy/your fader, and defoulidist his bed.)

Luth Er fuhr leichtfertig dahin wie Wasser. Du sollst nicht der Oberste sein; denn du bist auf deines Vaters Lager gestiegen, daselbst hast du mein Bett besudelt mit dem Aufsteigen.
   (He fuhr leichtfertig gone like water. You should not the/of_the top sein; because you are on yours father camp gestiegen, there have you my Bett besudelt with to_him Aufsteigen.)

ClVg Effusus es sicut aqua, non crescas: quia ascendisti cubile patris tui, et maculasti stratum ejus.
   (Effusus you_are like water, not/no crescas: because ascendisti cubile of_the_father tui, and maculasti stratum his. )