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1 Chronicles 5:1

וּבְנֵ֤י רְאוּבֵן֙ בְּכ֣וֹר יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל כִּ֤י ה֥וּא הַבְּכ֖וֹר וּבְחַלְּל֣וֹ יְצוּעֵ֣י אָבִ֑יו נִתְּנָ֣ה בְכֹרָת֗וֹ לִבְנֵ֤י יוֹסֵף֙ בֶּן יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וְלֹ֥א לְהִתְיַחֵ֖שׂ לַבְּכֹרָֽה׃
vbney rʾvben bkvor yishraʾel kiy hvʾ habkvor vbḥallvo yṣvʿey ʾabiyv nitnah bkoratvo libney yvosef ben yishraʾel vloʾ lhityaḥes labkorah
King James Version (KJV)

Now the sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel, (for he was the firstborn; but, forasmuch as he defiled his father's bed, his birthright was given unto the sons of Joseph the son of Israel: and the genealogy is not to be reckoned after the birthright.

Modern English

The sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel (for he was the firstborn, but because he defiled his father's couch, his birthright was given to the sons of Joseph the son of Israel, so that he could not be enrolled as the oldest son;

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