KJV:
Reuben, thou art my firstborn, my might, and the beginning of my strength, the excellency of dignity, and the excellency of power:
NASB:
"Reuben, you are my firstborn; My might and the beginning of my strength, Preeminent in dignity and preeminent in power.
KJV:
But he shall acknowledge the son of the hated for the firstborn, by giving him a double portion of all that he hath: for he is the beginning of his strength; the right of the firstborn is his.
NASB:
"But he shall acknowledge the firstborn, the son of the unloved, by giving him a double portion of all that he has, for he is the beginning of his strength; to him belongs the right of the firstborn.
KJV:
The steps of his strength shall be straitened, and his own counsel shall cast him down.
NASB:
"His vigorous stride is shortened, And his own scheme brings him down.
KJV:
His strength shall be hungerbitten, and destruction shall be ready at his side.
NASB:
"His strength is famished, And calamity is ready at his side.
KJV:
His children shall seek to please the poor, and his hands shall restore their goods.
NASB:
"His sons favor the poor, And his hands give back his wealth.
KJV:
Lo now, his strength is in his loins, and his force is in the navel of his belly.
NASB:
"Behold now, his strength in his loins And his power in the muscles of his belly.
KJV:
And smote all the firstborn in Egypt; the chief of their strength in the tabernacles of Ham:
NASB:
And smote all the firstborn in Egypt, The first issue of their virility in the tents of Ham.
KJV:
He smote also all the firstborn in their land, the chief of all their strength.
NASB:
He also struck down all the firstborn in their land, The first fruits of all their vigor.
KJV:
When a wicked man dieth, his expectation shall perish: and the hope of unjust men perisheth.
NASB:
When a wicked man dies, his expectation will perish, And the hope of strong men perishes.
KJV:
Lift up your eyes on high, and behold who hath created these things, that bringeth out their host by number: he calleth them all by names by the greatness of his might, for that he is strong in power; not one faileth.
NASB:
Lift up your eyes on high And see who has created these stars, The One who leads forth their host by number, He calls them all by name; Because of the greatness of His might and the strength of His power, Not one of them is missing.