English Language Versions
KJV Unstable as water, thou shalt not excel; because thou wentest up to thy father’s bed; then defiledst thou it: he went up to my couch.
KJVP Unstable H6349 as water, H4325 thou shalt not H408 excel; H3498 because H3588 thou wentest up H5927 to thy father's H1 bed; H4904 then H227 defiledst H2490 thou it : he went up H5927 to my couch. H3326
YLT Unstable as water, thou art not abundant; For thou hast gone up thy father`s bed; Then thou hast polluted: My couch he went up!
ASV Boiling over as water, thou shalt not have the pre-eminence; Because thou wentest up to thy fathers bed; Then defiledst thou it: he went up to my couch.
WEB Boiling over as water, you shall not have the pre-eminence; Because you went up to your father\'s bed; Then defiled it. He went up to my couch.
RV Unstable as water, thou shalt not have the excellency; Because thou wentest up to thy father-s bed: Then defiledst thou it: he went up to my couch.
NET You are destructive like water and will not excel, for you got on your father's bed, then you defiled it— he got on my couch!
ERVEN But your passion was like a flood you couldn't control. So you will not remain my most honored son. You climbed into your father's bed and slept with one of his wives. You brought shame to my bed, to the bed you lay on.