“The sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel (for he was the firstborn, but because he defiled his father’s couch, his birthright was given to the sons of Joseph the son of Israel; and the genealogy is not to be listed according to the birthright.”
1 Chronicles 5:1 (WEB)
Context Reading
1The sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel (for he was the firstborn, but because he defiled his father’s couch, his birthright was given to the sons of Joseph the son of Israel; and the genealogy is not to be listed according to the birthright. 2For Judah prevailed above his brothers, and from him came the prince; but the birthright was Joseph’s) — 3the sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel: Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.