Genesis 49:4
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Uncontrolled as the waters, you will no longer excel, because you went up to your father’s bed, onto my couch, and defiled it.

Young's Literal Translation
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!

King James Bible
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.

Hebrew
Uncontrolled
פַּ֤חַז (pa·ḥaz)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 6349: Wantonness, recklessness

as the waters,
כַּמַּ֙יִם֙ (kam·ma·yim)
Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 4325: Water, juice, urine, semen

you will no
אַל־ (’al-)
Adverb
Strong's 408: Not

longer excel,
תּוֹתַ֔ר (tō·w·ṯar)
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect Jussive - second person masculine singular
Strong's 3498: To jut over, exceed, to excel, to remain, be left, to leave, cause to abound, preserve

because
כִּ֥י (kî)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

you went up
עָלִ֖יתָ (‘ā·lî·ṯā)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 5927: To ascend, in, actively

to your father’s
אָבִ֑יךָ (’ā·ḇî·ḵā)
Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 1: Father

bed,
מִשְׁכְּבֵ֣י (miš·kə·ḇê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 4904: Place of lying, a couch, act of lying

onto
עָלָֽה׃ (‘ā·lāh)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 5927: To ascend, in, actively

my couch
יְצוּעִ֥י (yə·ṣū·‘î)
Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's 3326: Spread, a bed, an extension, wing, lean-to

and
אָ֥ז (’āz)
Adverb
Strong's 227: At that time, place, therefore

defiled it.
חִלַּ֖לְתָּ (ḥil·lal·tā)
Verb - Piel - Perfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 2490: To bore, to wound, to dissolve, to profane, to break, to begin, to play

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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