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Other reference formats: Genesis 49.6, Genesis 49v6, Gen. 49:6.

6 Let my soul come not into their council; O my glory, be not joined to their company. For in their anger they killed men, and in their willfulness they hamstrung oxen.

Passage themes

An inner refusal — O my soul, come not thou
Refusing complicity — come not thou into
Hidden plots — into their secret
Avoiding their company — unto their assembly, mine honour, be not thou united
The slaughter at Shechem — in their anger they slew a man

Notes and references

49:6 [ Ps. 16:9; 57:8 ]
49:6 [Ps. 26:9]
49:6 Josh. 11:6, 9; 2 Sam. 8:4

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About this book

Author: Moïse · Written: XVe – XIIIe siècle av. J.-C. · Reading time: ≈ 3h30 · Characters: Adam, Ève, Noé, Abraham (Abram), Sara (Saraï), Isaac, Jacob (Israël), Joseph

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