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1 Genesis 49:1-33 ¹וַיִּקְרָ֥א יַעֲקֹ֖ב אֶל־ בָּנָ֑יו וַיֹּ֗אמֶר הֵאָֽסְפוּ֙ וְאַגִּ֣ידָה לָכֶ֔ם אֵ֛ת אֲשֶׁר־ יִקְרָ֥א אֶתְכֶ֖ם בְּאַחֲרִ֥ית הַיָּמִֽים׃ ²הִקָּבְצ֥וּ וְשִׁמְע֖וּ בְּנֵ֣י יַעֲקֹ֑ב וְשִׁמְע֖וּ אֶל־ יִשְׂרָאֵ֥ל אֲבִיכֶֽם׃ ³רְאוּבֵן֙ בְּכֹ֣רִי אַ֔תָּה כֹּחִ֖י וְרֵאשִׁ֣ית אוֹנִ֑י יֶ֥תֶר שְׂאֵ֖ת וְיֶ֥תֶר עָֽז׃ ⁴פַּ֤חַז כַּמַּ֙יִם֙ אַל־ תּוֹתַ֔ר כִּ֥י עָלִ֖יתָ מִשְׁכְּבֵ֣י אָבִ֑יךָ אָ֥ז חִלַּ֖לְתָּ יְצוּעִ֥י עָלָֽה׃

⁵שִׁמְע֥וֹן וְלֵוִ֖י אַחִ֑ים כְּלֵ֥י חָמָ֖ס מְכֵרֹתֵיהֶֽם׃ ⁶בְּסֹדָם֙ אַל־ תָּבֹ֣א נַפְשִׁ֔י בִּקְהָלָ֖ם אַל־ תֵּחַ֣ד כְּבֹדִ֑י כִּ֤י בְאַפָּם֙ הָ֣רְגוּ אִ֔ישׁ וּבִרְצֹנָ֖ם עִקְּרוּ־ שֽׁוֹר׃ ⁷אָר֤וּר אַפָּם֙ כִּ֣י עָ֔ז וְעֶבְרָתָ֖ם כִּ֣י קָשָׁ֑תָה אֲחַלְּקֵ֣ם בְּיַעֲקֹ֔ב וַאֲפִיצֵ֖ם בְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

⁸יְהוּדָ֗ה אַתָּה֙ יוֹד֣וּךָ אַחֶ֔יךָ יָדְךָ֖ בְּעֹ֣רֶף אֹיְבֶ֑יךָ יִשְׁתַּחֲוּ֥וּ לְךָ֖ בְּנֵ֥י אָבִֽיךָ׃ ⁹גּ֤וּר אַרְיֵה֙ יְהוּדָ֔ה מִטֶּ֖רֶף בְּנִ֣י עָלִ֑יתָ כָּרַ֨ע רָבַ֧ץ כְּאַרְיֵ֛ה וּכְלָבִ֖יא מִ֥י יְקִימֶֽנּוּ׃ ¹⁰לֹֽא־ יָס֥וּר שֵׁ֙בֶט֙ מִֽיהוּדָ֔ה וּמְחֹקֵ֖ק מִבֵּ֣ין רַגְלָ֑יו עַ֚ד כִּֽי־ יָבֹ֣א וְל֖וֹ יִקְּהַ֥ת עַמִּֽים׃ ¹¹אֹסְרִ֤י לַגֶּ֙פֶן֙ וְלַשֹּׂרֵקָ֖ה בְּנִ֣י אֲתֹנ֑וֹ כִּבֵּ֤ס בַּיַּ֙יִן֙ לְבֻשׁ֔וֹ וּבְדַם־ עֲנָבִ֖ים ¹²חַכְלִילִ֥י עֵינַ֖יִם מִיָּ֑יִן וּלְבֶן־ שִׁנַּ֖יִם מֵחָלָֽב׃

¹³זְבוּלֻ֕ן לְח֥וֹף יַמִּ֖ים יִשְׁכֹּ֑ן וְהוּא֙ לְח֣וֹף אֳנִיּ֔וֹת וְיַרְכָת֖וֹ עַל־ צִידֹֽן׃

¹⁴יִשָּׂשכָ֖ר חֲמֹ֣ר גָּ֑רֶם רֹבֵ֖ץ בֵּ֥ין הַֽמִּשְׁפְּתָֽיִם׃ ¹⁵וַיַּ֤רְא מְנֻחָה֙ כִּ֣י ט֔וֹב וְאֶת־ הָאָ֖רֶץ כִּ֣י נָעֵ֑מָה וַיֵּ֤ט שִׁכְמוֹ֙ לִסְבֹּ֔ל וַיְהִ֖י לְמַס־ עֹבֵֽד׃

¹⁶דָּ֖ן יָדִ֣ין עַמּ֑וֹ כְּאַחַ֖ד שִׁבְטֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ ¹⁷יְהִי־ דָן֙ נָחָ֣שׁ עֲלֵי־ דֶ֔רֶךְ שְׁפִיפֹ֖ן עֲלֵי־ אֹ֑רַח הַנֹּשֵׁךְ֙ עִקְּבֵי־ ס֔וּס וַיִּפֹּ֥ל רֹכְב֖וֹ אָחֽוֹר׃ ¹⁸לִֽישׁוּעָתְךָ֖ קִוִּ֥יתִי יְהוָֽה׃ ¹⁹גָּ֖ד גְּד֣וּד יְגוּדֶ֑נּוּ וְה֖וּא יָגֻ֥ד עָקֵֽב׃

²⁰מֵאָשֵׁ֖ר שְׁמֵנָ֣ה לַחְמ֑וֹ וְה֥וּא יִתֵּ֖ן מַֽעֲדַנֵּי־ מֶֽלֶךְ׃

²¹נַפְתָּלִ֖י אַיָּלָ֣ה שְׁלֻחָ֑ה הַנֹּתֵ֖ן אִמְרֵי־ שָֽׁפֶר׃

²²בֵּ֤ן פֹּרָת֙ יוֹסֵ֔ף בֵּ֥ן פֹּרָ֖ת עֲלֵי־ עָ֑יִן בָּנ֕וֹת צָעֲדָ֖ה עֲלֵי־ שֽׁוּר׃ ²³וַֽיְמָרֲרֻ֖הוּ וָרֹ֑בּוּ וַֽיִּשְׂטְמֻ֖הוּ בַּעֲלֵ֥י חִצִּֽים׃ ²⁴וַתֵּ֤שֶׁב בְּאֵיתָן֙ קַשְׁתּ֔וֹ וַיָּפֹ֖זּוּ זְרֹעֵ֣י יָדָ֑יו מִידֵי֙ אֲבִ֣יר יַעֲקֹ֔ב מִשָּׁ֥ם רֹעֶ֖ה אֶ֥בֶן יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ ²⁵מֵאֵ֨ל אָבִ֜יךָ וְיַעְזְרֶ֗ךָּ וְאֵ֤ת שַׁדַּי֙ וִיבָ֣רְכֶ֔ךָּ בִּרְכֹ֤ת שָׁמַ֙יִם֙ מֵעָ֔ל בִּרְכֹ֥ת תְּה֖וֹם רֹבֶ֣צֶת תָּ֑חַת בִּרְכֹ֥ת שָׁדַ֖יִם וָרָֽחַם׃ ²⁶בִּרְכֹ֣ת אָבִ֗יךָ גָּֽבְרוּ֙ עַל־ בִּרְכֹ֣ת הוֹרַ֔י עַֽד־ תַּאֲוַ֖ת גִּבְעֹ֣ת עוֹלָ֑ם תִּֽהְיֶ֙ין֙ לְרֹ֣אשׁ יוֹסֵ֔ף וּלְקָדְקֹ֖ד נְזִ֥יר אֶחָֽיו׃

²⁷בִּנְיָמִין֙ זְאֵ֣ב יִטְרָ֔ף בַּבֹּ֖קֶר יֹ֣אכַל עַ֑ד וְלָעֶ֖רֶב יְחַלֵּ֥ק שָׁלָֽל׃ ²⁸כָּל־ אֵ֛לֶּה שִׁבְטֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל שְׁנֵ֣ים עָשָׂ֑ר וְ֠זֹאת אֲשֶׁר־ דִּבֶּ֨ר לָהֶ֤ם אֲבִיהֶם֙ וַיְבָ֣רֶךְ אוֹתָ֔ם אִ֛ישׁ אֲשֶׁ֥ר כְּבִרְכָת֖וֹ בֵּרַ֥ךְ אֹתָֽם׃ ²⁹וַיְצַ֣ו אוֹתָ֗ם וַיֹּ֤אמֶר אֲלֵהֶם֙ אֲנִי֙ נֶאֱסָ֣ף אֶל־ עַמִּ֔י קִבְר֥וּ אֹתִ֖י אֶל־ אֲבֹתָ֑י אֶל־ הַ֨מְּעָרָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר בִּשְׂדֵ֖ה עֶפְר֥וֹן הַֽחִתִּֽי׃ ³⁰בַּמְּעָרָ֞ה אֲשֶׁ֨ר בִּשְׂדֵ֧ה הַמַּכְפֵּלָ֛ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר עַל־ פְּנֵי־ מַמְרֵ֖א בְּאֶ֣רֶץ כְּנָ֑עַן אֲשֶׁר֩ קָנָ֨ה אַבְרָהָ֜ם אֶת־ הַשָּׂדֶ֗ה מֵאֵ֛ת עֶפְרֹ֥ן הַחִתִּ֖י לַאֲחֻזַּת־ קָֽבֶר׃ ³¹שָׁ֣מָּה קָֽבְר֞וּ אֶת־ אַבְרָהָ֗ם וְאֵת֙ שָׂרָ֣ה אִשְׁתּ֔וֹ שָׁ֚מָּה קָבְר֣וּ אֶת־ יִצְחָ֔ק וְאֵ֖ת רִבְקָ֣ה אִשְׁתּ֑וֹ וְשָׁ֥מָּה קָבַ֖רְתִּי אֶת־ לֵאָֽה׃ ³²מִקְנֵ֧ה הַשָּׂדֶ֛ה וְהַמְּעָרָ֥ה אֲשֶׁר־ בּ֖וֹ מֵאֵ֥ת בְּנֵי־ חֵֽת׃ ³³וַיְכַ֤ל יַעֲקֹב֙ לְצַוֹּ֣ת אֶת־ בָּנָ֔יו וַיֶּאֱסֹ֥ף רַגְלָ֖יו אֶל־ הַמִּטָּ֑ה וַיִּגְוַ֖ע וַיֵּאָ֥סֶף אֶל־ עַמָּֽיו׃ (WLC)

1 Genesis 49:1

1 Genesis 49:1-33 ¹And Jacob called unto his sons, and said, Gather yourselves together, that I may tell you that which shall befall you in the last days. ²Gather yourselves together, and hear, ye sons of Jacob; and hearken unto Israel your father.

³Reuben, thou art my firstborn, my might, and the beginning of my strength, the excellency of dignity, and the excellency of power: ⁴Unstable as water, thou shalt not excel; because thou wentest up to thy fathers bed; then defiledst thou it: he went up to my couch.

⁵Simeon and Levi are brethren; instruments of cruelty are in their habitations. ⁶O my soul, come not thou into their secret; unto their assembly, mine honour, be not thou united: for in their anger they slew a man, and in their selfwill they digged down a wall. ⁷Cursed be their anger, for it was fierce; and their wrath, for it was cruel: I will divide them in Jacob, and scatter them in Israel.

⁸Judah, thou art he whom thy brethren shall praise: thy hand shall be in the neck of thine enemies; thy fathers children shall bow down before thee. ⁹Judah is a lions whelp: from the prey, my son, thou art gone up: he stooped down, he couched as a lion, and as an old lion; who shall rouse him up? ¹⁰The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come; and unto him shall the gathering of the people be. ¹¹Binding his foal unto the vine, and his asss colt unto the choice vine; he washed his garments in wine, and his clothes in the blood of grapes: ¹²His eyes shall be red with wine, and his teeth white with milk.

¹³Zebulun shall dwell at the haven of the sea; and he shall be for an haven of ships; and his border shall be unto Zidon.

¹⁴Issachar is a strong ass couching down between two burdens: ¹⁵And he saw that rest was good, and the land that it was pleasant; and bowed his shoulder to bear, and became a servant unto tribute.

¹⁶Dan shall judge his people, as one of the tribes of Israel. ¹⁷Dan shall be a serpent by the way, an adder in the path, that biteth the horse heels, so that his rider shall fall backward. ¹⁸I have waited for thy salvation, O LORD.

¹⁹Gad, a troop shall overcome him: but he shall overcome at the last.

²⁰Out of Asher his bread shall be fat, and he shall yield royal dainties.

²¹Naphtali is a hind let loose: he giveth goodly words.

²²Joseph is a fruitful bough, even a fruitful bough by a well; whose branches run over the wall: ²³The archers have sorely grieved him, and shot at him, and hated him: ²⁴But his bow abode in strength, and the arms of his hands were made strong by the hands of the mighty God of Jacob; (from thence is the shepherd, the stone of Israel:) ²⁵Even by the God of thy father, who shall help thee; and by the Almighty, who shall bless thee with blessings of heaven above, blessings of the deep that lieth under, blessings of the breasts, and of the womb: ²⁶The blessings of thy father have prevailed above the blessings of my progenitors unto the utmost bound of the everlasting hills: they shall be on the head of Joseph, and on the crown of the head of him that was separate from his brethren.

²⁷Benjamin shall ravin as a wolf: in the morning he shall devour the prey, and at night he shall divide the spoil.

²⁸All these are the twelve tribes of Israel: and this is it that their father spake unto them, and blessed them; every one according to his blessing he blessed them. ²⁹And he charged them, and said unto them, I am to be gathered unto my people: bury me with my fathers in the cave that is in the field of Ephron the Hittite, ³⁰In the cave that is in the field of Machpelah, which is before Mamre, in the land of Canaan, which Abraham bought with the field of Ephron the Hittite for a possession of a buryingplace. ³¹There they buried Abraham and Sarah his wife; there they buried Isaac and Rebekah his wife; and there I buried Leah. ³²The purchase of the field and of the cave that is therein was from the children of Heth. ³³And when Jacob had made an end of commanding his sons, he gathered up his feet into the bed, and yielded up the ghost, and was gathered unto his people.(KJV)

1 Genesis 49:1-33 ¹And Jacob called unto his sons, and said, Gather yourselves together, that I may tell you that which shall befall you in the last days. ²Gather yourselves together, and hear, ye sons of Jacob; and hearken unto Israel your father.

³Reuben, thou art my firstborn, my might, and the beginning of my strength, the excellency of dignity, and the excellency of power: ⁴Unstable as water, thou shalt not excel; because thou wentest up to thy father's bed; then defiledst thou it: he went up to my couch.

⁵Simeon and Levi are brethren; instruments of cruelty are in their habitations. ⁶O my soul, come not thou into their secret; unto their assembly, mine honour, be not thou united: for in their anger they slew a man, and in their selfwill they digged down a wall. ⁷Cursed be their anger, for it was fierce; and their wrath, for it was cruel: I will divide them in Jacob, and scatter them in Israel.

⁸Judah, thou art he whom thy brethren shall praise: thy hand shall be in the neck of thine enemies; thy father's children shall bow down before thee. ⁹Judah is a lion's whelp: from the prey, my son, thou art gone up: he stooped down, he couched as a lion, and as an old lion; who shall rouse him up? ¹⁰The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come; and unto him shall the gathering of the people be. ¹¹Binding his foal unto the vine, and his ass's colt unto the choice vine; he washed his garments in wine, and his clothes in the blood of grapes: ¹²His eyes shall be red with wine, and his teeth white with milk.

¹³Zebulun shall dwell at the haven of the sea; and he shall be for an haven of ships; and his border shall be unto Zidon.

¹⁴Issachar is a strong ass couching down between 2 burdens: ¹⁵And he saw that rest was good, and the land that it was pleasant; and bowed his shoulder to bear, and became a servant unto tribute.

¹⁶Dan shall judge his people, as 1 of the tribes of Israel. ¹⁷Dan shall be a serpent by the way, an adder in the path, that biteth the horse heels, so that his rider shall fall backward. ¹⁸I have waited for thy salvation, O LORD.

¹⁹Gad, a troop shall overcome him: but he shall overcome at the last.

²⁰Out of Asher his bread shall be fat, and he shall yield royal dainties.

²¹Naphtali is a hind let loose: he giveth goodly words.

²²Joseph is a fruitful bough, even a fruitful bough by a well; whose branches run over the wall: ²³The archers have sorely grieved him, and shot at him, and hated him: ²⁴But his bow abode in strength, and the arms of his hands were made strong by the hands of the mighty God of Jacob; (from thence is the shepherd, the stone of Israel:) ²⁵Even by the God of thy father, who shall help thee; and by the Almighty, who shall bless thee with blessings of heaven above, blessings of the deep that lieth under, blessings of the breasts, and of the womb: ²⁶The blessings of thy father have prevailed above the blessings of my progenitors unto the utmost bound of the everlasting hills: they shall be on the head of Joseph, and on the crown of the head of him that was separate from his brethren.

²⁷Benjamin shall ravin as a wolf: in the morning he shall devour the prey, and at night he shall divide the spoil.

²⁸All these are the 12 tribes of Israel: and this is it that their father spake unto them, and blessed them; every 1 according to his blessing he blessed them. ²⁹And he charged them, and said unto them, I am to be gathered unto my people: bury me with my fathers in the cave that is in the field of Ephron the Hittite, ³⁰In the cave that is in the field of Machpelah, which is before Mamre, in the land of Canaan, which Abraham bought with the field of Ephron the Hittite for a possession of a buryingplace. ³¹There they buried Abraham and Sarah his wife; there they buried Isaac and Rebekah his wife; and there I buried Leah. ³²The purchase of the field and of the cave that is therein was from the children of Heth. ³³And when Jacob had made an end of commanding his sons, he gathered up his feet into the bed, and yielded up the ghost, and was gathered unto his people.(KJV/NC)

1 Genesis 49:1-33 ¹And Jacob called unto his sons, and said: gather yourselves together, that I may tell you that which shall befall you in the latter days.

²Assemble yourselves, and hear, ye sons of Jacob;

And hearken unto Israel your father.

³Reuben, thou art my first-born, my might, and the beginning of my strength;

The pre-eminence of dignity, and the pre-eminence of power.

⁴Boiling over as water, thou shalt not have the pre-eminence;

Because thou wentest up to thy father's bed;

Then defiledst thou it: he went up to my couch.

⁵Simeon and Levi are brethren;

Weapons of violence are their swords.

⁶O my soul, come not thou into their council;

Unto their assembly, my glory, be not thou united;

For in their anger they slew a man,

And in their self-will they hocked an ox.

⁷Cursed be their anger, for it was fierce;

And their wrath, for it was cruel:

I will divide them in Jacob,

And scatter them in Israel.

⁸Judah, thee shall thy brethren praise:

Thy hand shall be on the neck of thine enemies;

Thy father's sons shall bow down before thee.

⁹Judah is a lion's whelp;

From the prey, my son, thou art gone up:

He stooped down, he couched as a lion,

And as a lioness; who shall rouse him up?

¹⁰The sceptre shall not depart from Judah,

Nor the ruler's staff from between his feet,

Until Shiloh come:

And unto him shall the obedience of the peoples be.

¹¹Binding his foal unto the vine,

And his ass's colt unto the choice vine;

He hath washed his garments in wine,

And his vesture in the blood of grapes:

¹²His eyes shall be red with wine,

And his teeth white with milk.

¹³Zebulun shall dwell at the haven of the sea;

And he shall be for a haven of ships;

And his border shall be upon Sidon.

¹⁴Issachar is a strong ass,

Couching down between the sheepfolds:

¹⁵And he saw a resting-place that it was good,

And the land that it was pleasant;

And he bowed his shoulder to bear,

And became a servant under taskwork.

¹⁶Dan shall judge his people,

As one of the tribes of Israel.

¹⁷Dan shall be a serpent in the way,

An adder in the path,

That biteth the horse's heels,

So that his rider falleth backward.

¹⁸I have waited for thy salvation, O Jehovah.

¹⁹Gad, a troop shall press upon him;

But he shall press upon their heel.

²⁰Out of the Asher his bread shall be fat,

And he shall yield royal dainties.

²¹Naphtali is a hind let loose:

He giveth goodly words.

²²Joseph is a fruitful bough,

A fruitful bough by a fountain;

His branches run over the wall.

²³The archers have sorely grieved him,

And shot at him, and persecute him:

²⁴But his bow abode in strength,

And the arms of his hands were made strong,

By the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob,

(From thence is the shepherd, the stone of Israel),

²⁵Even by the God of thy father, who shall help thee,

And by the Almighty, who shall bless thee,

With blessings of heaven above,

Blessings of the deep that coucheth beneath,

Blessings of the breasts, and of the womb.

²⁶The blessings of thy father

Have prevailed above the blessings of my progenitors

Unto the utmost bound of the everlasting hills:

They shall be on the head of Joseph,

And on the crown of the head of him that was separate from his brethren.

²⁷Benjamin is a wolf that raveneth:

In the morning she shall devour the prey,

And at even he shall divide the spoil.

²⁸All these are the twelve tribes of Israel: and this is it that their father spake unto them and blessed them; every one according to his blessing he blessed them. ²⁹And he charged them, and said unto them, I am to be gathered unto my people: bury me with my fathers in the cave that is in the field of Ephron the Hittite, ³⁰in the cave that is in the field of Machpelah, which is before Mamre, in the land of Canaan, which Abraham bought with the field from Ephron the Hittite for a possession of a burying-place. ³¹there they buried Abraham and Sarah his wife; there they buried Isaac and Rebekah his wife; and there I buried Leah: ³²the field and the cave that is therein, which was purchased from the children of Heth. ³³And when Jacob made an end of charging his sons, he gathered up his feet into the bed, and yielded up the ghost, and was gathered unto his people.(ASV)

1 Genesis 49:1-33 ¹THEN Jacob called his sons and said to them, Gather yourselves together that I may tell you that which shall befall you in the last days. ²Gather yourselves together and listen, O sons of Jacob; and hearken o Israel your father. ³Reuben, you are my first-born, my might, and the beginning of my strength, and the excellency of dignity, and the excellency of power: ⁴You went astray like water, you shall not excel; because you went up to your father's bed; truly, you have defiled my bed by going up into it.

⁵¶ Simeon and Levi are brothers; instruments of anger are in their nature. ⁶I never agreed to their counsels; nor did I lower myself to sit in their assembly; for in their anger they slew men and in their rage they destroyed a town wall. ⁷Cursed be their anger, for it is raging: and their wrath, for it is fierce; I will divide them in Jacob, and scatter them in Israel.

⁸¶ Judah, your brothers shall praise you; your hand shall be on the neck of your enemies; your father's sons shall bow down before you. ⁹Judah is a lion's whelp; from the prey, my son, you are gone up; he stooped down, he crouched as a lion, and as a young lion; who shall rouse him up? ¹⁰The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until the coming of the One to whom the sceptre belongs, to whom the Gentiles shall look forward. ¹¹He shall tie up his foal to the vine, and his ass's colt to a branch; he shall bleach his garments with wine, and his robe with the juices of the grape; ¹²His eyes shall be radiant with wine, and his teeth white with milk?

¹³¶ Zebulun shall dwell at the shore of the seas; and he shall be a haven for ships; and his border shall extend as far as Zidon. ¹⁴Issachar is a mighty man couching by the highways; ¹⁵And he saw that his dwelling place was good, and his land fertile; and he bowed his shoulder to servitude, and became a servant to tribute. ¹⁶Dan shall judge his people as if the tribes of Israel were one. ¹⁷Dan shall be a serpent by the way, an adder in the paths, that bites the horse's heel and causes its rider to fall backward. ¹⁸I have waited for thy salvation, O LORD. ¹⁹Gad shall go out to raid, and shall pursue at the heels of his enemies. ²⁰As for Asher, his land is good, and he shall supply kings with food. ²¹Naphtali is a swift messenger; he gives goodly words.

²²¶ Joseph is a disciplined son, an educated son; a fruitful bough by a spring, whose branches run over the wall. ²³A company of men quarreled with him, and being great in numbers, envied him; ²⁴But in strength he bent his bow, and his arms were made strong by the hands of the mighty One of Jacob; (by the name of the Shepherd, the Strength of Israel:) ²⁵May the God of your father help you and the Almighty bless you with the blessings of heaven above, blessings of the deep beneath, blessings of the breasts, and of the womb; ²⁶The blessings of your father have prevailed above the blessings of my forbears to the utmost bound of the everlasting hills; they shall be on the head of Joseph, on the crown of the head of him who is the prince of his brothers. ²⁷Benjamin is a plundering wolf; in the morning he shall devour the prey, and in the evening he shall divide the spoil.

²⁸¶ All these are the twelve tribes of Israel; and this is what their father Jacob said to them; he addressed them, then he blessed them, according to his blessing, he blessed every one of them. ²⁹Then their father blessed them, and charged them, and said to them, I am to be gathered to my people; bury me with my fathers in the cave that is in the field of Ephron the Hittite, ³⁰In the cave which is in the field of Ephron the Hittite, in the double cave which is in the field, before Mamre, in the land of Canaan, the field which Abraham bought from Ephron the Hittite as a possession for a burial ground. ³¹There they buried Abraham and Sarah his wife; there they buried Isaac and Rebekah his wife; and there I buried Leah. ³²The field and the cave which is in it were purchased from the children of Heth. ³³And when Jacob had finished charging his sons, he stretched his feet on his bed, and grew weak, and died, and was gathered to his people. (LAM)

1 Genesis 49:1-33 ¹Then Jacob called his sons, and said, "Gather yourselves together, that I may tell you what shall befall you in days to come. ²Assemble and hear, O sons of Jacob, and hearken to Israel your father. ³Reuben, you are my first-born, my might, and the first fruits of my strength, pre-eminent in pride and pre-eminent in power. ⁴Unstable as water, you shall not have pre-eminence because you went up to your father's bed; then you defiled it--you went up to my couch! ⁵Simeon and Levi are brothers; weapons of violence are their swords. ⁶O my soul, come not into their council; O my spirit, be not joined to their company; for in their anger they slay men, and in their wantonness they hamstring oxen. ⁷Cursed be their anger, for it is fierce; and their wrath, for it is cruel! I will divide them in Jacob and scatter them in Israel. ⁸Judah, your brothers shall praise you; your hand shall be on the neck of your enemies; your father's sons shall bow down before you. ⁹Judah is a lion's whelp; from the prey, my son, you have gone up. He stooped down, he couched as a lion, and as a lioness; who dares rouse him up? ¹⁰The scepter shall not depart from Judah, nor the ruler's staff from between his feet, until he comes to whom it belongs; and to him shall be the obedience of the peoples. ¹¹Binding his foal to the vine and his ass's colt to the choice vine, he washes his garments in wine and his vesture in the blood of grapes; ¹²his eyes shall be red with wine, and his teeth white with milk. ¹³Zeb'ulun shall dwell at the shore of the sea; he shall become a haven for ships, and his border shall be at Sidon. ¹⁴Is'sachar is a strong ass, crouching between the sheepfolds; ¹⁵he saw that a resting place was good, and that the land was pleasant; so he bowed his shoulder to bear, and became a slave at forced labor. ¹⁶Dan shall judge his people as one of the tribes of Israel. ¹⁷Dan shall be a serpent in the way, a viper by the path, that bites the horse's heels so that his rider falls backward. ¹⁸I wait for thy salvation, O LORD. ¹⁹Raiders shall raid Gad, but he shall raid at their heels. ²⁰Asher's food shall be rich, and he shall yield royal dainties. ²¹Naph'tali is a hind let loose, that bears comely fawns. ²²Joseph is a fruitful bough, a fruitful bough by a spring; his branches run over the wall. ²³The archers fiercely attacked him, shot at him, and harassed him sorely; ²⁴yet his bow remained unmoved, his arms were made agile by the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob (by the name of the Shepherd, the Rock of Israel), ²⁵by the God of your father who will help you, by God Almighty who will bless you with blessings of heaven above, blessings of the deep that couches beneath, blessings of the breasts and of the womb. ²⁶The blessings of your father are mighty beyond the blessings of the eternal mountains, the bounties of the everlasting hills; may they be on the head of Joseph, and on the brow of him who was separate from his brothers. ²⁷Benjamin is a ravenous wolf, in the morning devouring the prey, and at even dividing the spoil."

²⁸All these are the twelve tribes of Israel; and this is what their father said to them as he blessed them, blessing each with the blessing suitable to him. ²⁹Then he charged them, and said to them, "I am to be gathered to my people; bury me with my fathers in the cave that is in the field of Ephron the Hittite, ³⁰in the cave that is in the field at Mach-pe'lah, to the east of Mamre, in the land of Canaan, which Abraham bought with the field from Ephron the Hittite to possess as a burying place. ³¹There they buried Abraham and Sarah his wife; there they buried Isaac and Rebekah his wife; and there I buried Leah-- ³²the field and the cave that is in it were purchased from the Hittites." ³³When Jacob finished charging his sons, he drew up his feet into the bed, and breathed his last, and was gathered to his people.(RSV)

1 Genesis 49:1-33 ¹Then Jacob called for his sons and said: "Gather around so I can tell you what will happen to you in days to come. ²"Assemble and listen, sons of Jacob; listen to your father Israel. ³"Reuben, you are my firstborn, my might, the first sign of my strength, excelling in honor, excelling in power. ⁴Turbulent as the waters, you will no longer excel, for you went up onto your father's bed, onto my couch and defiled it. ⁵"Simeon and Levi are brothers -- their swords are weapons of violence. ⁶Let me not enter their council, let me not join their assembly, for they have killed men in their anger and hamstrung oxen as they pleased. ⁷Cursed be their anger, so fierce, and their fury, so cruel! I will scatter them in Jacob and disperse them in Israel. ⁸"Judah, your brothers will praise you; your hand will be on the neck of your enemies; your father's sons will bow down to you. ⁹You are a lion's cub, O Judah; you return from the prey, my son. Like a lion he crouches and lies down, like a lioness -- who dares to rouse him? ¹⁰The scepter will not depart from Judah, nor the ruler's staff from between his feet, until he comes to whom it belongs and the obedience of the nations is his. ¹¹He will tether his donkey to a vine, his colt to the choicest branch; he will wash his garments in wine, his robes in the blood of grapes. ¹²His eyes will be darker than wine, his teeth whiter than milk. ¹³"Zebulun will live by the seashore and become a haven for ships; his border will extend toward Sidon. ¹⁴"Issachar is a rawboned donkey lying down between two saddlebags. ¹⁵When he sees how good is his resting place and how pleasant is his land, he will bend his shoulder to the burden and submit to forced labor. ¹⁶"Dan will provide justice for his people as one of the tribes of Israel. ¹⁷Dan will be a serpent by the roadside, a viper along the path, that bites the horse's heels so that its rider tumbles backward. ¹⁸"I look for your deliverance, O LORD. ¹⁹"Gad will be attacked by a band of raiders, but he will attack them at their heels. ²⁰"Asher's food will be rich; he will provide delicacies fit for a king. ²¹"Naphtali is a doe set free that bears beautiful fawns. ²²"Joseph is a fruitful vine, a fruitful vine near a spring, whose branches climb over a wall. ²³With bitterness archers attacked him; they shot at him with hostility. ²⁴But his bow remained steady, his strong arms stayed limber, because of the hand of the Mighty One of Jacob, because of the Shepherd, the Rock of Israel, ²⁵because of your father's God, who helps you, because of the Almighty, who blesses you with blessings of the heavens above, blessings of the deep that lies below, blessings of the breast and womb. ²⁶Your father's blessings are greater than the blessings of the ancient mountains, than the bounty of the age-old hills. Let all these rest on the head of Joseph, on the brow of the prince among his brothers. ²⁷"Benjamin is a ravenous wolf; in the morning he devours the prey, in the evening he divides the plunder."

²⁸All these are the twelve tribes of Israel, and this is what their father said to them when he blessed them, giving each the blessing appropriate to him.

²⁹Then he gave them these instructions: "I am about to be gathered to my people. Bury me with my fathers in the cave in the field of Ephron the Hittite, ³⁰the cave in the field of Machpelah, near Mamre in Canaan, which Abraham bought as a burial place from Ephron the Hittite, along with the field. ³¹There Abraham and his wife Sarah were buried, there Isaac and his wife Rebekah were buried, and there I buried Leah. ³²The field and the cave in it were bought from the Hittites."

³³When Jacob had finished giving instructions to his sons, he drew his feet up into the bed, breathed his last and was gathered to his people.(NIV)

1 Genesis 49:1-33 ¹Jacob called to his sons, and said: 'Gather yourselves together, that I may tell you that which will happen to you in the days to come.

²Assemble yourselves, and hear, you_P sons of Jacob;
Listen to Israel, your father.

³'Reuben, you are my firstborn, my might, and the beginning of my strength;
The pre-eminence of dignity, and the pre-eminence of power.

⁴Boiling over as water, you shall not have the pre-eminence;
Because you went up to your father's bed;
Then defiled it. He went up to my couch.

⁵'Simeon and Levi are brothers;
Weapons of violence are their swords.

⁶My soul, don't come into their council;
My glory, don't be united to their assembly;

For in their anger they killed a man,
In their self-will they hamstrung an ox.

⁷Cursed be their anger, for it was fierce;
And their wrath, for it was cruel.

I will divide them in Jacob,
Scatter them in Israel.

⁸'Judah, your brothers will praise you:
Your hand will be on the neck of your enemies;
Your father's sons will bow down before you.

⁹Judah is a lion's cub.
From the prey, my son, you have gone up.

He stooped down, he crouched as a lion,
As a lioness.
Who will rouse him up?

¹⁰The scepter will not depart from Judah,
Nor the ruler's staff from between his feet,

Until he comes to whom it belongs.
To him will the obedience of the peoples be.

¹¹Binding his foal to the vine,
His donkey's colt to the choice vine;

He has washed his garments in wine,
His robes in the blood of grapes:

¹²His eyes will be red with wine,
His teeth white with milk.

¹³'Zebulun will dwell at the haven of the sea.
He will be for a haven of ships.
His border will be on Sidon.

¹⁴'Issachar is a strong donkey,
Lying down between the saddlebags.

¹⁵He saw a resting-place, that it was good,
The land, that it was pleasant;

He bows his shoulder to the burden,
And becomes a servant doing forced labor.

¹⁶'Dan will judge his people,
As one of the tribes of Israel.

¹⁷Dan will be a serpent in the way,
An adder in the path,

That bites the horse's heels,
So that his rider falls backward.

¹⁸I have waited for your salvation, Yahweh_f .

¹⁹'Gad, a troop will press on him;
But he will press on their heel.

²⁰Out of Asher his bread will be fat,
He will yield royal dainties.

²¹'Naphtali is a doe set free,
Who bears beautiful fawns.

²²'Joseph is a fruitful vine,
A fruitful vine by a spring;
His branches run over the wall.

²³The archers have sorely grieved him,
Shot at him, and persecute him:

²⁴But his bow abode in strength,
The arms of his hands were made strong,
By the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob,
(From there is the shepherd, the stone of Israel),

²⁵Even by the God of your father, who will help you,
By the Almighty, who will bless you,

With blessings of heaven above,
Blessings of the deep that lies below,
Blessings of the breasts, and of the womb.

²⁶The blessings of your father
Have prevailed above the blessings of the ancient mountains,
Above the bounty of the age-old hills.

They will be on the head of Joseph,
On the crown of the head of him who is separated from his brothers.

²⁷'Benjamin is a ravenous wolf.
In the morning he will devour the prey.
At evening he will divide the spoil.'

²⁸All these are the twelve tribes of Israel, and this is what their father spoke to them and blessed them. He blessed everyone according to his blessing. ²⁹He charged them, and said to them, 'I am to be gathered to my people. Bury me with my fathers in the cave that is in the field of Ephron the Hittite, ³⁰in the cave that is in the field of Machpelah, which is before Mamre, in the land of Canaan, which Abraham bought with the field from Ephron the Hittite as a burial place. ³¹There they buried Abraham and Sarah, his wife. There they buried Isaac and Rebekah, his wife, and there I buried Leah: ³²the field and the cave that is therein, which was purchased from the children of Heth.' ³³When Jacob made an end of charging his sons, he gathered up his feet into the bed, and yielded up the spirit, and was gathered to his people.(WEB)

1 Genesis 49:1-33 ¹Jacob called to his sons, and said: 'Gather yourselves together, that I may tell you that which will happen to you in the days to come.

²Assemble yourselves, and hear, you sons of Jacob.
Listen to Israel, your father.

³'Reuben, you are my firstborn, my might, and the beginning of my strength;
excelling in dignity, and excelling in power.

⁴Boiling over as water, you shall not excel;
because you went up to your father's bed,
then defiled it. He went up to my couch.

⁵'Simeon and Levi are brothers.
Their swords are weapons of violence.

⁶My soul, don't come into their council.
My glory, don't be united to their assembly;

for in their anger they killed men.
In their self-will they hamstrung cattle.

⁷Cursed be their anger, for it was fierce;
and their wrath, for it was cruel.

I will divide them in Jacob,
and scatter them in Israel.

⁸'Judah, your brothers will praise you.
Your hand will be on the neck of your enemies.
Your father's sons will bow down before you.

⁹Judah is a lion's cub.
From the prey, my son, you have gone up.

He stooped down, he crouched as a lion,
as a lioness.
Who will rouse him up?

¹⁰The scepter will not depart from Judah,
nor the ruler's staff from between his feet,

until he comes to whom it belongs.
To him will the obedience of the peoples be.

¹¹Binding his foal to the vine,
his donkey's colt to the choice vine;

he has washed his garments in wine,
his robes in the blood of grapes.

¹²His eyes will be red with wine,
his teeth white with milk.

¹³'Zebulun will dwell at the haven of the sea.
He will be for a haven of ships.
His border will be on Sidon.

¹⁴'Issachar is a strong donkey,
lying down between the saddlebags.

¹⁵He saw a resting place, that it was good,
the land, that it was pleasant.

He bows his shoulder to the burden,
and becomes a servant doing forced labor.

¹⁶'Dan will judge his people,
as one of the tribes of Israel.

¹⁷Dan will be a serpent in the way,
an adder in the path,

That bites the horse's heels,
so that his rider falls backward.

¹⁸I have waited for your salvation, LORD_f .

¹⁹'A troop will press on Gad,
but he will press on their heel.

²⁰'Asher's food will be rich.
He will yield royal dainties.

²¹'Naphtali is a doe set free,
who bears beautiful fawns.

²²'Joseph is a fruitful vine,
a fruitful vine by a spring.
His branches run over the wall.

²³The archers have sorely grieved him,
shot at him, and persecute him:

²⁴But his bow remained strong.
The arms of his hands were made strong,
by the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob,
(from there is the shepherd, the stone of Israel),

²⁵even by the God of your father, who will help you;
by the Almighty, who will bless you,

with blessings of heaven above,
blessings of the deep that lies below,
blessings of the breasts, and of the womb.

²⁶The blessings of your father have prevailed above the blessings of your ancestors,
above the boundaries of the ancient hills.

They will be on the head of Joseph,
on the crown of the head of him who is separated from his brothers.

²⁷'Benjamin is a ravenous wolf.
In the morning he will devour the prey.
At evening he will divide the spoil.'

²⁸All these are the twelve tribes of Israel, and this is what their father spoke to them and blessed them. He blessed everyone according to his blessing. ²⁹He instructed them, and said to them, 'I am to be gathered to my people. Bury me with my fathers in the cave that is in the field of Ephron the Hittite, ³⁰in the cave that is in the field of Machpelah, which is before Mamre, in the land of Canaan, which Abraham bought with the field from Ephron the Hittite as a burial place. ³¹There they buried Abraham and Sarah, his wife. There they buried Isaac and Rebekah, his wife, and there I buried Leah: ³²the field and the cave that is therein, which was purchased from the children of Heth.' ³³When Jacob made an end of charging his sons, he gathered up his feet into the bed, and yielded up the spirit, and was gathered to his people.(WEB/HNV)

1 Genesis 49:1-33 ¹THEN Jacob called his sons and said to them, Gather yourselves together that I may tell you that which will befall you in the last days. ²Gather yourselves together and listen, oh sons of Jacob; and listen to Israel your father.

³Reuben, you are my firstborn, my might, and the beginning of my strength, and the excellency of dignity, and the excellency of power: ⁴You went astray like water, you will not surpass others; because you went up to your father's bed; truly, you have defiled my bed by going up into it.

⁵Simeon and Levi are brothers; instruments of anger are in their nature. ⁶I never agreed to their counsels; nor did I lower myself to sit in their assembly; for in their anger they slew men and in their rage they destroyed a town wall. ⁷Cursed be their anger, for it is raging: and their wrath, for it is fierce; I will divide them in Jacob, and scatter them in Israel.

⁸Judah, your brothers will praise you; your hand will be on the neck of your enemies; your father's sons will bow down before you. ⁹Judah is a lion's whelp; from the prey, my son, you are gone up; he stooped down, he crouched as a lion, and as a young lion; who will rouse him up? ¹⁰The scepter will not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until the coming of the One to whom the scepter belongs, to whom the Gentiles will look forward. ¹¹He will tie up his foal to the vine, and his donkey's colt to a branch; he will bleach his garments with wine, and his robe with the juices of the grape; ¹²His eyes will be radiant with wine, and his teeth white with milk?

¹³Zebulun will live at the shore of the seas; and he will be a haven for ships; and his border will extend as far as Zidon.

¹⁴Issachar is a mighty man crouching by the highways; ¹⁵And he saw that his dwelling place was good, and his land fertile; and he bowed his shoulder to servitude, and became a servant to tribute.

¹⁶Dan will judge his people as if the tribes of Israel were one. ¹⁷Dan will be a serpent by the way, an adder in the paths, that bites the horse's heel and causes its rider to fall backward. ¹⁸I have waited for your salvation, oh Yahvah.

¹⁹Gad will go out to raid, and will pursue at the heels of his enemies.

²⁰As for Asher, his land is good, and he will supply kings with food.

²¹Naphtali is a swift messenger; he gives attractive words.

²²Joseph is a disciplined son, an educated son; a fruitful bough by a spring, whose branches run over the wall. ²³A company of men quarreled with him, and being great in numbers, envied him; ²⁴But in strength he bent his bow, and his arms were made strong by the hands of the mighty One of Jacob; by the name of the Shepherd, the Strength of Israel: ²⁵May the God of your father help you and the Almighty bless you with the blessings of heaven above, blessings of the deep beneath, blessings of the breasts, and of the womb; ²⁶The blessings of your father have prevailed above the blessings of my forbears to the utmost bound of the everlasting hills; they will be on the head of Joseph, on the crown of the head of him who is the prince of his brothers.

²⁷Benjamin is a plundering wolf; in the morning he will devour the prey, and in the evening he will divide the spoil.

²⁸All these are the 12 tribes of Israel; and this is what their father Jacob said to them; he addressed them, then he blessed them, according to his blessing, he blessed each one of them. ²⁹Then their father blessed them, and charged them, and said to them, I am to be gathered to my people; bury me with my fathers in the cave that is in the field of Ephron the Hittite, ³⁰In the cave which is in the field of Ephron the Hittite, in the double cave which is in the field, before Mamre, in the land of Canaan, the field which Abraham bought from Ephron the Hittite as a possession for a burial ground. ³¹There they buried Abraham and Sarah his wife; there they buried Isaac and Rebekah his wife; and there I buried Leah. ³²The field and the cave which is in it were purchased from the children of Heth. ³³And when Jacob had finished charging his sons, he stretched his feet on his bed, and grew weak, and died, and was gathered to his people. (BRB)