22 And it came about while Israel was tabernacling+ in that land that once Reuʹben went and lay down with Bilʹhah his father’s concubine, and Israel got to hear of it.+
22 And Reuʹben went on to say to them: “Do not spill blood.+ Pitch him into this waterpit which is in the wilderness and do not lay a violent hand upon him.”+ His purpose was to deliver him out of their hand in order to return him to his father.
14 These are the heads of the house of their fathers: The sons of Reuʹben, Israel’s firstborn,+ were Haʹnoch and Palʹlu, Hezʹron and Carʹmi.+ These are the families of Reuʹben.+
5And the sons of Reuʹben+ the firstborn of Israel—for he was the firstborn;+ but for his profaning the lounge of his father+ his right as firstborn was given to the sons of Joseph+ the son of Israel, so that he was not to be enrolled genealogically for the right of the firstborn.