1. Then Jacob called all his sons to him. He said, “My sons, come here to me. I will tell you what will happen in the future.
2. “Children of Jacob, gather around. Come listen to Israel, your father.
3. “Reuben, my first son, you are my strength, the first proof of my manhood. You were the most honored and powerful of all my sons.
4. But your passion was like a flood you couldn’t control. So you will not remain my most honored son. You climbed into your father’s bed and slept with one of his wives. You brought shame to my bed, to the bed you lay on.