| 4. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Genesis 49:4:1 ⧉פַּ֤חַזpakhazunstable Genesis 49:4:2 ⧉כַּמַּ֙יִם֙kamayimlike water Genesis 49:4:3 ⧉אַל־תּוֹתַ֔רaltotaryou shall not excel Genesis 49:4:4 ⧉כִּ֥יkibecause Genesis 49:4:5 ⧉עָלִ֖יתָalitayou went up Genesis 49:4:6 ⧉מִשְׁכְּבֵ֣יmishkeveibeds of Genesis 49:4:7 ⧉אָבִ֑יךָavikhayour father Genesis 49:4:8 ⧉אָ֥זazthen Genesis 49:4:9 ⧉חִלַּ֖לְתָּkhilaltayou defiled Genesis 49:4:10 ⧉יְצוּעִ֥יyetsuimy couch Genesis 49:4:11 ⧉עָלָֽה׃פalahe went up |
| 4. Formal Translation Reckless {pachaz: unstable, impulsive} like water, you will not excel, because you went up to your father’s bed; then you defiled it—my couch you went up to. |
| 4. Dynamic Translation Unstable like rushing water, you will not keep the leadership, because you climbed into your father’s bed; you corrupted it when you went up onto my own bed. |