KJV
ASV
4. 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.
ESV
4. Unstable as water, you shall not have preeminence, because you went up to your father's bed; then you defiled it- he went up to my couch!
ERVEN
4. 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.
NLT
4. But you are as unruly as a flood, and you will be first no longer. For you went to bed with my wife; you defiled my marriage couch.
WEB
4. 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.
NET
4. 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!
NLV
4. But because you are as wild as water, the first place will not be yours. It is because you went to your father's bed and made it unclean.
HCSB
4. Turbulent as water, you will no longer excel, because you got into your father's bed and you defiled it-- he got into my bed.
YLT
4. 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!
LITV
4. Like boiling water you shall not excel, for you went up to the bed of your father; then you defiled it; he went up to my couch.
RV
4. 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.
NCV
4. But you are uncontrolled like water, so you will no longer lead your brothers. This is because you got into your father's bed and shamed me by having sexual relations with my slave girl.
MKJV
4. Unstable as water, you shall not excel, because you went up to your father's bed; then you defiled it. He went up to my couch.
AKJV
4. Unstable as water, you shall not excel; because you went up to your father's bed; then defiled you it: he went up to my couch.
LXXEN
4. Thou wast insolent like water, burst not forth with violence, for thou wentest up to the bed of thy father; then thou defiledst the couch, whereupon thou wentest up.
KJV
4. 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.
AMP
4. But unstable and boiling over like water, you shall not excel and have the preeminence [of the firstborn], because you went to your father's bed; you defiled it--he went to my couch! [Gen. 35:22.]
KJVP
4. Unstable H6349 as water H4325 , thou shalt not H408 NPAR excel H3498 ; because H3588 CONJ thou wentest up H5927 to thy father H1 NMS \'s bed H4904 ; then H227 ADV defiledst H2490 thou [ it ] : he went up H5927 to my couch H3326 .
YLT
4. 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
4. 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
4. 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.
NASB
4. Unruly as water, you shall no longer excel, for you climbed into your father's bed and defiled my couch to my sorrow.
ESV
4. Unstable as water, you shall not have preeminence, because you went up to your father's bed; then you defiled it- he went up to my couch!
RV
4. 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.
RSV
4. Unstable as water, you shall not have pre-eminence because you went up to your father's bed; then you defiled it -- you went up to my couch!
NKJV
4. Unstable as water, you shall not excel, Because you went up to your father's bed; Then you defiled [it -- He] went up to my couch.
MKJV
4. Unstable as water, you shall not excel, because you went up to your father's bed; then you defiled it. He went up to my couch.
AKJV
4. Unstable as water, you shall not excel; because you went up to your father's bed; then defiled you it: he went up to my couch.
NRSV
4. Unstable as water, you shall no longer excel because you went up onto your father's bed; then you defiled it-- you went up onto my couch!
NIV
4. Turbulent as the waters, you will no longer excel, for you went up onto your father's bed, onto my couch and defiled it.
NIRV
4. But you are as unsteady as water. So you won't be first anymore. You had sex with your father's concubine in his bed. You lay on his couch and made it 'unclean.'
NLT
4. But you are as unruly as a flood, and you will be first no longer. For you went to bed with my wife; you defiled my marriage couch.
MSG
4. But like a bucket of water spilled, you'll be at the top no more, Because you climbed into your father's marriage bed, mounting that couch, and you defiled it.
GNB
4. You are like a raging flood, But you will not be the most important, For you slept with my concubine And dishonored your father's bed.
NET
4. 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
4. 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.