Genesis 49

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1: And calledH7121 JacobH3290 untoH0413 his sons,H1121 and said,H0559 Gather together,H0622 that I may tellH5046 -H0853 whatH0834 shall befallH7122 youH0853 in lastH0319 the days.H3117

2: Gather together,H6908 and hear,H8085 sonsH1121 of Jacob-H3290 and listenH8085 toH0413 IsraelH3478 your father.H0001

3: Reuben,H7205 my firstborn,H1060 you [are]H0859 my might,H3581 and the beginningH7225 of my strength,H0202 the excellencyH3499 of dignity,H7613 and the excellencyH3499 of power.H5794

4: UncontrolledH6349 as the waters,H4325 notH0408 you shall excel-H3498 becauseH3588 you went upH5927 to the bedH4904 of your father-H0001 thenH0227 you defiled [it]H2490 to my couchH3326 he went up.H5927

5: SimeonH8095 and Levi [are]H3878 brothers-H0251 InstrumentsH3627 of violence [are]H2555 their swords.H4380

6: Their councilH5475 notH0408 let enterH0935 my soul -H5315 to their assemblyH6951 notH0408 let be unitedH3161 my honor-H3519 forH3588 in their angerH0639 they slewH2026 a man,H0376 and in their self-willH7522 they hamstrungH6131 an ox.H7794

7: Cursed [be]H0779 their anger,H0639 forH3588 it is strong-H5794 and their wrath,H5678 forH3588 it is cruel.H7185 I will divide themH2505 in Jacob,H3290 and scatter themH6327 in Israel.H3478

8: Judah,H3063 [to] youH0859 shall praiseH3034 your brothers-H0251 Your hand [shall be]H3027 on the neckH6203 of your enemies-H0341 shall bow downH7812 sonsH1121 of your father.H0001

9: Whelp-H1482 of a lion H0738 Judah [is]-H3063 from the prey,H2964 my son,H1121 you have gone up-H5927 He bows down,H3766 he lies downH7257 as a lion ,H0738 and as a lionH3833 who,H4310 shall rouse him?H6965

10: notH3808 shall departH5493 the scepterH7626 from Judah,H3063 nor the staffH2710 from betweenH0996 his feet,H7272 untilH5704 thatH3588 comesH0935 Shiloh-H7886 the obedienceH3349 of the people.H5971

11: BindingH0631 to the vineH1612 his donkey,H5895 and to the choice vineH8321 the coltH1121 of his donkey .H0860 He washedH3526 in wineH3196 his garments,H3830 and in the bloodH1818 of grapesH6025 his clothes.H5497

12: DarkerH2447 his eyes [are]H5869 than wine,H3196 and whiterH3836 his teethH8127 than milk.H2461

13: ZebulunH2074 by the shoreH2348 of the seaH3220 shall dwell,H7931 and He [shall become]H1931 a haven forH2348 ships-H0591 and his borderH3411 shall adjoinH5921 Sidon.H6721

14: Issachar isH3485 a donkey H2543 strong,H1634 lying downH7257 betweenH0996 two burdens.H4942

15: And He sawH7200 rest [was]H4496 thatH3588 good,H2896 andH0853 the landH0776 thatH3588 [was] pleasant-H5276 and He bowedH5186 his shoulderH7926 to bear [a burden],H5445 and becameH1961 a bandH4522 of slaves.H5647

16: DanH1835 shall judgeH1777 his people,H5971 as oneH0259 of the tribesH7626 of Israel.H3478

17: Shall beH1961 DanH1835 a serpent H5175 byH5921 the way,H1870 a viperH8207 byH5921 the path,H0734 that bitesH5391 the heelsH6119 of the horse,H5483 so that shall fallH5307 its riderH7392 backward.H0268

18: For your salvationH3444 I have waited,H6960 Yahweh.H3068

19: GadH1410 a troopH1416 shall tramp upon him-H1464 but heH1931 shall triumphH1464 at last.H6119

20: From Asher,H0836 richH8082 bread [shall be],H3899 and heH1931 shall yieldH5414 delicaciesH4574 royal.H4428

21: Naphtali [is]H5321 a deer H0355 set free-H7971 that bearsH5414 fawnsH0561 beautiful.H8233

22: VineH1121 a fruitfulH6509 Joseph [is],H3130 vineH1121 a fruitfulH6509 byH5921 a well,H5869 his branchesH1323 runH6805 overH5921 the wall.H7791

23: And have bitterly grieved himH4843 and shotH7232 and hated himH7852 the ownersH1167 of arrows.H2671

24: But remainedH3427 in strengthH0386 his bow,H7198 were temperedH6339 the armsH2220 of his hands,H3027 by the handsH3027 of the Mighty [God]H0046 of Jacob-H3290 from there [is]H8033 the Shepherd,H7462 the StoneH0068 of Israel.H3478

25: By the GodH0410 of your father,H0001 and who will help youH5826 and,H0853 by the AlmightyH7706 who will bless youH1288 [with] blessingsH1293 of heaven,H8064 aboveH5921 blessingsH1293 of the deepH8415 that liesH7257 beneath,H8478 BlessingsH1293 of the breasts,H7699 and of the womb.H7356

26: The blessingsH1293 of your fatherH0001 have excelledH1396 uponH5921 the blessingsH1293 of my ancestorsH2029 up toH5704 the utmost boundH8379 of the hills-H1389 everlastingH5769 they shall beH1961 on the headH7218 of Joseph,H3130 and on the browH6936 of the princeH5139 of his brothers.H0251

27: Benjamin isH1144 a wolfH2061 ravenous-H2963 in the morningH1242 he shall devourH0398 the prey,H5706 and at nightH6153 he shall divideH2505 the spoil.H7998

28: AllH3605 these [are]H0428 the tribesH7626 of Israel,H3478 twoH8147 [and] ten.H6240 And this [is]H2063 whatH0834 spokeH1696 their fatherH0001 and he blessedH1288 them,H0853 eachH0582 oneH0834 according to his own blessingH1293 he blessedH1288 them.H0853

29: And he chargedH6680 themH0853 and saidH0559 to them,H0413 IH0589 am to be gatheredH0622 toH0413 my people-H5971 buryH6912 meH0853 withH0413 my fathersH0001 inH0413 the caveH4631 that [is]H0834 in the fieldH7704 of EphronH6085 the Hittite,H2850

30: in the caveH4631 that [is]H0834 in the fieldH7704 of Machpelah,H4375 which [is]H0834 beforeH5921 the faceH6440 of Mamre,H4471 in the landH0776 of Canaan,H3667 whichH0834 boughtH7069 AbrahamH0085 -H0853 with the fieldH7704 ofH0853 EphronH6085 the Hittite,H2850 as a possession forH0272 a burial place.H6913

31: ThereH8033 they buriedH6912 -H0853 AbrahamH0085 andH0853 SarahH8283 his wife-H0802 thereH8033 they buriedH6912 -H0853 IsaacH3327 andH0853 RebekahH7259 his wife-H0802 and thereH8033 I buriedH6912 -H0853 Leah.H3812

32: [were] purchased H4735 the fieldH7704 and the caveH4631 that [is]H0834 fromH0853 the sonsH1121 of Heth.H2845

33: And when had finishedH3615 JacobH3290 commandingH6680 -H0853 his sons,H1121 then he drew upH0622 his feetH7272 intoH0413 the bed,H4296 and breathed his last,H1478 and was gatheredH0622 toH0413 his people.H5971