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# but his birthright was given to the sons of Joseph son of Israel
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# but his birthright was given to the sons of Joseph son of Israel
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This can be stated in active form. Alternate translation: "but Israel gave Reuben's birthright to the sons of Joseph, another of Israel's sons" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-activepassive]])
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"but Israel gave Reuben's birthright to the sons of Joseph, another of Israel's sons"
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# Reuben had defiled his father's couch
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# Reuben had defiled his father's couch
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This is a polite way to speak about Reuben sleeping with his father's secondary wife. The couch is the place where a man and his wife would have slept together. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-euphemism]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]])
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This is a polite way to speak about Reuben sleeping with his father's secondary wife. The couch is the place where a man and his wife would have slept together.
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# he is not recorded in the genealogy as having the birthright
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# he is not recorded in the genealogy as having the birthright
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This can be stated in active form. The word "recorded" carries the idea of a written record, so if your language has such a word, you may want to use it here. Alternate translation: "the family history does not list Reuben as the oldest son" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-activepassive]])
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"the family history does not list Reuben as the oldest son"
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