Genesis 49:1 And Jacob3290 called7121 unto his sons,1121 and said:559 Gather yourselves together,622 that I may tell5046 you that which shall befall7122 you in the latter319 days.3117 cr 2 Assemble yourselves,6908 and hear,8085 ye sons1121 of Jacob;3290 And hearken8085 unto Israel3478 your father.1 cr 3 Reuben,7205 thou art my first-born,1060 my might,3581 and the beginning7225{Or, first-fruits} of my strength;202 The pre-eminence3499 of dignity,7613 and the pre-eminence3499 of power.5794 cr 4 Boiling6349 over as water,4325 thou{Or, have not thou} shalt not have the pre-eminence;3498 Because thou wentest up5927 to thy father's1 bed;4904 Then defiledst thou2490 it: he went up5927 to my couch.3326 cr 5 Simeon8095 and Levi3878 are brethren;251 Weapons3627 of violence2555 are their swords.4380{Or, compacts} cr 6 O my soul,5315 come935 not thou into their council;5475{Or, secret} Unto their assembly,6951 my glory,3519 be not thou united;3161 For in their anger639 they slew2026 a{Or, men} man,376 And in their self-will7522 they hocked6131 an{Or, oxen} ox.7794 cr 7 Cursed779 be their anger,639 for it was fierce;5794 And their wrath,5678 for it was cruel:7185 I will divide2505 them in Jacob,3290 And scatter6327 them in Israel.3478 cr 8 Judah,3063 thee shall thy brethren251 praise:3034 Thy hand3027 shall be on the neck6203 of thine enemies;341 Thy father's1 sons1121 shall bow down before thee.7812 cr 9 Judah3063 is a lion's738 whelp;1482 From the prey,2964 my son,1121 thou art gone up:5927 He stooped down,3766 he couched7257 as a lion,3833 And as a lioness;3833 who shall rouse him up?6965 cr 10 The sceptre7626 shall not depart5493 from Judah,3063 Nor the{Or, a lawgiver} ruler's2710 staff from between his feet,7272 Until3588{Or, Till he come to Shiloh, having the obedience of the peoples. Or, according to Syriac, Till he come whose it is etc.} Shiloh7886 come;935 And unto him shall the obedience3349 of the peoples be.5971 cr 11 Binding631 his foal5895 unto the vine,1612 And his ass's860 colt1121 unto the choice vine;8321 He hath washed3526 his garments3830 in wine,3196 And his vesture5497 in the blood1818 of grapes:6025 cr 12 His eyes5869 shall be red2447 with wine,3196 And his teeth8127 white3836 with milk.2461 cr 13 Zebulun2074 shall dwell7931 at the haven2348{Hebrew beach.} of the sea;3220 And he shall be for a haven2348 of ships;591 And his border3411 shall be upon{Or, by} Sidon.6721 cr 14 Issachar3485 is a strong1634 ass,2543 Couching down7257 between the sheepfolds:4942 cr 15 And he saw7200 a{Or, rest} resting-place4496 that it was good,2896 And the land776 that it was pleasant;5276 And he bowed5186 his shoulder7926 to bear,5445 And became a servant5647 under taskwork.4522 cr 16 Dan1835 shall judge1777 his people,5971 As one259 of the tribes7626 of Israel.3478 cr 17 Dan1835 shall be a serpent5175 in the way,1870 An adder8207{Or, horned snake} in the path,734 That biteth5391 the horse's5483 heels,6119 So that his rider7392 falleth5307 backward.268 cr 18 I have waited for6960 thy salvation,3444 O Jehovah.3068 cr 19 Gad,1410 a{Hebrew gedud, a marauding band.} troop1416 shall{Hebrew gad, to press.} press1464 upon him; But he shall press1464 upon their heel.6119 cr 20 Out of Asher836 his bread3899 shall be fat,8082 And he shall yield5414 royal4428 dainties.4574 cr 21 Naphtali5321 is a hind355 let loose:7971 He giveth5414 goodly8233 words.561 cr 22 Joseph3130 is a{Hebrew the son of a fruitful tree.} fruitful6509 bough,1121 A fruitful6509 bough1121 by a fountain;5869 His branches1323{Hebrew daughters.} run6805 over the wall.7791 cr 23 The archers1167 have sorely grieved him,4843 And shot7232 at him, and persecuted him:7852 cr 24 But his bow7198 abode3427 in strength,386 And the arms2220 of his hands3027 were made strong,6339{Or, active} By the hands3027 of the Mighty46 One of Jacob3290 (From{Or, From thence, from the shepherd. Or, as otherwise read, By the name of the shepherd} thence is the shepherd,7462 the stone68 of Israel),3478 cr 25 Even by the God410 of thy father,1 who shall help5826 thee, And by854 the Almighty,7706 who shall bless1288 thee, With blessings1293 of heaven8064 above,5920 Blessings1293 of the deep8415 that coucheth7257 beneath, Blessings1293 of the breasts,7699 and of the womb.7356 cr 26 The blessings1293 of thy father1 Have prevailed1396 above the blessings1293 of my progenitors2029 Unto the utmost bound8379 of the everlasting5769 hills:1389 They shall be on the head7218 of Joseph,3130 And on the crown of the head6936 of him that{Or, that is prince among} was separate5139 from his brethren.251 cr 27 Benjamin1144 is a wolf2061 that raveneth:2963 In the morning1242 he shall devour398 the prey,5706 And at even6153 he shall divide2505 the spoil.7998 cr

Genesis 49:28 All these are the twelve6240 tribes7626 of Israel:3478 and this is it that their father1 spake1696 unto them and blessed1288 them; every834 one376 according to his blessing1293 he blessed them.1288 cr 29 And he charged6680 them, and said559 unto them, I am to be gathered622 unto my people:5971 bury6912 me with my fathers1 in the cave4631 that is in the field7704 of Ephron6085 the Hittite,2850 cr 30 in the cave4631 that is in the field7704 of Machpelah,4375 which is before6440 Mamre,4471 in the land776 of Canaan,3667 which Abraham85 bought7069 with the field7704 from Ephron6085 the Hittite2850 for a possession272 of a burying-place.6913 cr 31 There they buried6912 Abraham85 and Sarah8283 his wife;802 there they buried6912 Isaac3327 and Rebekah7259 his wife;802 and there I buried6912 Leah—3812 cr 32 the field7704 and the cave4631 that is therein, which was purchased4735 from the children1121 of Heth.2845 cr 33 And when Jacob3290 made an end3615 of charging6680 his sons,1121 he gathered up622 his feet7272 into the bed,4296 and yielded up the ghost,1478 and was gathered622 unto his people.5971 cr