Genesis 49:5-7 Simeon and Levi are brothers; instruments of cruelty are in their habitations.… I. THEIR SIN. 1. Immoderate revenge. 2. Cruelty to unoffending beasts. 3. Their cruelty was deliberate. II. THEIR PENALTY. 1. To be disavowed by the good. 2. Their deed is branded with a curse. 3. They are condemned to moral and political weakness. (T. H. Leale.) Parallel Verses KJV: Simeon and Levi are brethren; instruments of cruelty are in their habitations.WEB: "Simeon and Levi are brothers. Their swords are weapons of violence. |
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