“ Reuben, you are my oldest son. You were my first child. You were the first sign of my strength. You were first in honor. You were first in power.

“流便哪，你是我的长子，是我力量强壮的时候生的，本当大有尊荣，权力超众。

吕便啊，你是我的长子，我的力量，我壮年头生之子，极有尊荣，权力超群。

吕便啊，你是我的长子，我的力量，我壮年头生之子，极有尊荣，权力超群。

吕便啊，你是我的长子，是我年轻力壮时生的，比众弟兄更有尊荣和力量。

流本哪，你是我的长子，是我的力量，是我的初生子；你大有尊荣，权力超众；

鲁本哪，你是我的长子；你是我的力量，我强壮时头生的；尊荣出众、权力出众；

呂便哪，你是我的長子，是我力量強壯的時候生的，本當大有尊榮，權力超眾。

呂便啊，你是我的長子，我的力量，我壯年頭生之子，極有尊榮，權力超羣。

呂便啊，你是我的長子，我的力量，我壯年頭生之子，極有尊榮，權力超羣。

呂便啊，你是我的長子，是我年輕力壯時生的，比眾弟兄更有尊榮和力量。

流本哪，你是我的長子，是我的力量，是我的初生子；你大有尊榮，權力超眾；

如便哪，你是我的長子，我強壯時的初生子；我的精力，崇高超越，權力超越；

魯本哪，你是我的長子；你是我的力量，我強壯時頭生的；尊榮出眾、權力出眾；

流便歟、爾乃吾之冢子、吾之能力、我強健時、所首生者、厥榮及權、超越於眾、

我之冢子、厥惟流便、我力方剛、始鍾爾身、有威有能、惟爾獨擅。

維爾流便、乃吾冢子、膂力方剛、我始生爾、尊榮權能、本當倍之、

“ Reuben, you are my firstborn, my might, the first sign of my strength, excelling in honor, excelling in power.

“ Reuben, you are my firstborn, my might, and the firstfruits of my strength, preeminent in dignity and preeminent in power.

“ Reuben, you are my firstborn, my strength, the child of my vigorous youth. You are first in rank and first in power.

Reuben, you are my firstborn, my strength and the firstfruits of my virility, excelling in prominence, excelling in power.

“ Reuben, you are my firstborn, My might and the beginning of my strength, Preeminent in dignity and preeminent in power.

“ Reuben, you are my firstborn, My might and the beginning of my strength, The excellency of dignity and the excellency of power.

Reuben, thou art my first- born, my might, and the beginning of my strength; The pre- eminence of dignity, and the pre- eminence of power.

Reuben, you are my firstborn, my strength and the firstfruits of my virility, excelling in prominence, excelling in power.

Reuben, thou[ art] my firstborn, my might, and the beginning of my strength, the excellency of dignity, and the excellency of power:

Reuben, you are my firstborn, my might and the beginning of my strength, outstanding in dignity, outstanding in power.

“ Reuben, you are my firstborn, my might, and the beginning of my strength; excelling in dignity, and excelling in power.

He must recognize the full rights of the oldest son. He must do it, even though that son is the son of the wife he doesn’t love. He must give that son a double share of everything he has. That son is the first sign of his father’s strength. So the rights of the oldest son belong to him.

He killed the oldest son of each family in Egypt. He struck down the oldest son in every house in the land of Ham.

Leah became pregnant. She had a son. She named him Reuben. She said,“ The Lord has seen me suffer. Surely my husband will love me now.”

Then he killed the oldest son of every family in Egypt. He struck down the oldest of all their sons.

Reuben was the oldest son of Israel. But he slept with his father’s concubine. By doing that, he made his father’s bed“ unclean.” That’s why his rights as the oldest son were given to the sons of Joseph, the son of Israel. So Reuben isn’t listed in the family history as the one who had the rights of the oldest son.

Here are the names of the sons of Israel. Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun,

Joseph said to him,“ No, my father. Here’s my older son. Put your right hand on his head.”

Here is the number of men from the tribe of Reuben. He is Israel’s oldest son. All the men able to serve in the army were counted. They were 20 years old or more. They were listed by name. They were listed one by one. They were listed according to the records of their tribes and families.

Here are the names of Israel’s children and grandchildren who went to Egypt. Jacob and his whole family are included. Reuben was Jacob’s oldest son.

Reuben was Israel’s oldest son. Here are the names of his sons. The Hanokite family came from Hanok. The Palluite family came from Pallu.

Reuben was the oldest son of Israel. Reuben’s sons were Hanok, Pallu, Hezron and Karmi.