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Douay-Rheims
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Ruben, my firstborn, thou art my strength, and the beginning of my sorrow; excelling in gifts, greater in command.
King James
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Reuben, thou art my firstborn, my might, and the beginning of my strength, the excellency of dignity, and the excellency of power:
Louis Second
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Ruben, toi, mon premier-né, Ma force et les prémices de ma vigueur, Supérieur en dignité et supérieur en puissance
Martin Luther
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Ruben, mein erster Sohn, du bist meine Kraft und meine erste Macht, der Oberste im Opfer und der Oberste im Reich.
Vulgate
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Ruben primogenitus meus tu fortitudo mea et principium doloris mei prior in donis maior imperio

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary


meus : my.
tu : you.
fortitudo : physical strength, courage, moral bravery.
fortitudo : courage.
principium : beginning.
mei : my, mine /MY heart belongs to daddy. that old gang of MINE.
prior : prius : former, prior.
in : (+ acc.) into, toward, against.
in : (+ abl.) in.