KJV King James Version
For Judah prevailed above his brethren, and of him [came] the chief ruler; but the birthright [was] Joseph’s:)
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1 Chronicles 5:2
For Judah prevailed above his brethren, and of him [came] the chief ruler; but the birthright [was] Joseph’s:)
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
And though Judah prevailed over his brothers and a ruler came from him, the birthright belonged to Joseph.
WEB World English Bible
For Judah prevailed above his brothers, and of him came the prince; but the birthright was Joseph’s:)
ASV American Standard Version
For Judah prevailed above his brethren, and of him came the prince; but the birthright was Joseph’s),
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
for Judah hath been mighty over his brother, and for leader above him, and the birthright is to Joseph.
Surrounding context — 1 Chronicles 5
1 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.
2 For Judah prevailed above his brethren, and of him [came] the chief ruler; but the birthright [was] Joseph’s:)
3 The sons, [I say], of Reuben the firstborn of Israel [were], Hanoch, and Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.
4 The sons of Joel; Shemaiah his son, Gog his son, Shimei his son,
5 Micah his son, Reaia his son, Baal his son,
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Matthew 2:6And thou Bethlehem, [in] the land of Juda, art not the least among the princes of Juda: for out of thee shall come a Governor, that shall rule my people Israel.Micah 5:2But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, [though] thou be little among the thousands of Judah, [yet] out of thee shall he come forth unto me [that is] to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth [have been] from of old, from everlasting.Genesis 49:8-10Judah, thou [art he] whom thy brethren shall praise: thy hand [shall be] in the neck of thine enemies; thy father’s children shall bow down before thee.Psalm 60:7Gilead [is] mine, and Manasseh [is] mine; Ephraim also [is] the strength of mine head; Judah [is] my lawgiver;Hebrews 7:14For [it is] evident that our Lord sprang out of Juda; of which tribe Moses spake nothing concerning priesthood.Psalm 108:8Gilead [is] mine; Manasseh [is] mine; Ephraim also [is] the strength of mine head; Judah [is] my lawgiver;Jeremiah 23:5-6Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth.Psalm 78:68-71But chose the tribe of Judah, the mount Zion which he loved.Romans 8:29For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate [to be] conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren.Genesis 35:23The sons of Leah; Reuben, Jacob’s firstborn, and Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and Issachar, and Zebulun:Genesis 49:26The blessings of thy father have prevailed above the blessings of my progenitors unto the utmost bound of the everlasting hills: they shall be on the head of Joseph, and on the crown of the head of him that was separate from his brethren.Numbers 2:3And on the east side toward the rising of the sun shall they of the standard of the camp of Judah pitch throughout their armies: and Nahshon the son of Amminadab [shall be] captain of the children of Judah.1 Samuel 16:1And the LORD said unto Samuel, How long wilt thou mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? fill thine horn with oil, and go, I will send thee to Jesse the Bethlehemite: for I have provided me a king among his sons.2 Samuel 8:15And David reigned over all Israel; and David executed judgment and justice unto all his people.Judges 1:2And the LORD said, Judah shall go up: behold, I have delivered the land into his hand.Revelation 5:5And one of the elders saith unto me, Weep not: behold, the Lion of the tribe of Juda, the Root of David, hath prevailed to open the book, and to loose the seven seals thereof.Joshua 14:6Then the children of Judah came unto Joshua in Gilgal: and Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenezite said unto him, Thou knowest the thing that the LORD said unto Moses the man of God concerning me and thee in Kadeshbarnea.Numbers 7:12And he that offered his offering the first day was Nahshon the son of Amminadab, of the tribe of Judah:
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