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.
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Gill's Exposition
Now the sons of Reuben, the firstborn of Israel,.... Are as follow in Ch1 5:3 where the account begins; for what comes between this and that is in a parenthesis:
for he was the firstborn; of Jacob…
Barnes' Notes
His birthright was given ... - In particular, the right of the first-born to a double inheritance Deu 21:17 was conferred on Joseph, both by the expressed will of Jacob Gen 48:22 and in the actual…
Adam Clarke
The sons of Reuben the first-born - As Reuben was the eldest son of Jacob, why was not his genealogy reviewed first? This verse answers the question; he lost the birth-right because of the…
We have here an extract out of the genealogies,
I. Of the tribe of Reuben, where we have,
1. The reason why this tribe is thus postponed. It is confessed that Reuben was the first-born of Israel, and,…
Cambridge Bible
1Ch 5:1-10. The Genealogy of Reuben
1. he defiled Gen 35:22; Gen 49:4.
his birthright was given unto the sons of Joseph Cp. Gen 48:5, "Ephraim and Manasseh, even as Reuben and Simeon, shall be mine";…
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