Genesis 49:3-4
“Reuben, thou art my firstborn, my might, and the beginning of my strength, the excellency of dignity, and the excellency of power: Unstable as water, thou shalt not excel.”
King James Version
Reuben losing his birthright due to instability and moral failure, fulfilled as the tribe never produced a judge, king, or prophet.
Fulfillment References
1 Chronicles 5:1 Deuteronomy 33:6
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