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Simeonשִׁמְעוֹןand Leviוְלֵוִיare brothers;אַחִיםweaponsכְּלֵיof violenceחָמָסare their swords.מְכֵרֹתֵיהֶם
Genesis 49:5
Study it in the app“Simeon and Levi are brothers; weapons of violence are their swords.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 49:5, word by word
- Simeonשִׁמְעוֹןshimon
Simeon
Simeon, the second son of Jacob and Leah; also the tribe that came from him. The name sounds like "he heard".
Where else “shimon” appears- and Leviלֵוִיlevi
Levi
Levi, the third son of Jacob and Leah; the tribe of the priests comes from him. The name sounds like "be joined".
Where else “levi” appears- are brothersאַחִיםachim
brother
A son of the same father or the same mother.
Where else “achim” appears- weaponsכְּלֵיkele
weapon
What is carried to war to fight with: sword, bow, spear.
Where else “kele” appears- of violenceחָמָסchamas
violence
Violence; unjust harm done to others.
Where else “chamas” appears- are their swordsמְכֵרֹתֵיmecherote
swords?
A word found only in Genesis 49:5, of uncertain sense: probably swords or knives.
Where else “mecherote” appears
The context
4Turbulent as water, you will not have preeminence, because you went up to your father’s bed; then you defiled it; he went up to my couch!
5 · This verse (above)
6Into their council let my soul not enter; to their assembly let my honor not be joined; for in their anger they killed men, and at their whim they hamstrung oxen.
To study Genesis 49 in a group
1. What it says
What did Jacob say about Judah and Joseph in his blessings (vv. 8-12, 22-26)?
2. What it means
What does it show that Jacob gave each son a different blessing (v. 28)?
3. How I live it
How can you recognize what is distinct and unique in each person in your family?