1 Die Kinder Rubens, des ersten Sohnes Israels (denn er war der erste Sohn; aber damit, daß er seines Vaters Bett entweihte, war seine Erstgeburt gegeben den Kinder Josephs, des Sohnes Israels, und er ward nicht aufgezeichnet zur Erstgeburt;
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The sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel (he was the firstborn, but when he defiled his father’s marriage bed, his rights as firstborn were given to the sons of Joseph son of Israel; so he could not be listed in the genealogical record in accordance with his birthright,