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Genesis 49:5-33

5Simeonשִׁמְע֥וֹןshim.'onH8095andLeviוְלֵוִ֖יve.le.ViH3878arebrethren;Weaponsכְּלֵ֥יke.LeiH3627ofviolenceחָמָ֖סcha.MasH2555aretheirswords.

6OmysoulH5315,comeH935notthouintotheircouncilבְּסֹדָם֙be.so.DamH5475; Untotheirassemblyבִּקְהָלָ֖םbik.ha.LamH6951,mygloryH3519,benotthouunited;Forintheirangerבְאַפָּם֙ve.'a.PamH639theyslewH2026amanאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376,Andintheirself-willtheyhockedanoxשֽׁוֹר׃ShorH7794.

7CursedH779betheirangerאַפָּם֙'a.PamH639,foritwasfierceעָ֔ז'AzH5794;Andtheirwrathוְעֶבְרָתָ֖םve.'ev.ra.TamH5678,foritwascruel:Iwilldivideאֲחַלְּקֵ֣ם'a.cha.le.KemH2505theminJacobבְּיַעֲקֹ֔בbe.ya.'a.KoH3290,Andscatterוַאֲפִיצֵ֖םva.'a.fi.TzemH6327theminIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

8Judahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063, theeshallthybrethrenpraiseיוֹד֣וּךָyo.Du.khaH3034: Thyhandיָדְךָ֖ya.de.KhaH3027shallbeontheneckבְּעֹ֣רֶףbe.'O.refH6203ofthineenemiesאֹיְבֶ֑יךָ'o.ye.Vei.khaH341; Thyfather’sאָבִֽיךָ׃'a.Vi.khaH1sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121shallbowיִשְׁתַּחֲוּ֥וּyish.ta.cha.VuH7812downH7812before thee.

9Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063isalion’sאַרְיֵה֙'ar.YehH738whelp;Fromthepreyמִטֶּ֖רֶףmi.Te.refH2964,mysonבְּנִ֣יbe.NiH1121, thou artgoneH5927up:Hestoopeddownרָבַ֧ץra.VatzH7257,hecouchedasalionכְּאַרְיֵ֛הke.'ar.YehH738,AndasalionessH3833;whoshallrousehimup?

10Thesceptreshallnotdepartיָס֥וּרya.SurH5493fromJudahמִֽיהוּדָ֔הmi.hu.DahH3063,Northeruler’sוּמְחֹקֵ֖קu.me.cho.KekH2710staffH7626frombetweenhisfeetH7272,UntilShilohcomeיָבֹ֣אya.Vo'H935;Anduntohimshalltheobedienceיִקְּהַ֥תyi.ke.HatH3349ofthepeoplesH5971be.

11BindingH631hisfoaluntothevineלַגֶּ֙פֶן֙la.Ge.fenH1612,Andhisass’scoltuntothechoicevineH1612;Hehathwashedכִּבֵּ֤סki.BesH3526hisgarmentsinwineבַּיַּ֙יִן֙bai.Ya.yinH3196,Andhisvestureinthebloodוּבְדַם־u.ve.dam-H1818ofgrapes:

12Hiseyesעֵינַ֖יִם'ei.Na.yimH5869shallberedwithwineמִיָּ֑יִןmi.Ya.yinH3196,Andhisteethשִׁנַּ֖יִםshi.Na.yimH8127whiteוּלְבֶן־u.le.ven-H3836withmilkמֵחָלָֽב׃ פme.cha.LavH2461.

13Zebulunזְבוּלֻ֕ןze.vu.LunH2074shalldwellיִשְׁכֹּ֑ןyish.KonH7931atthehavenoftheseaיַמִּ֖יםya.MimH3220;Andheshallbeforahavenofshipsאֳנִיּ֔וֹת'o.ni.YotH591;AndhisbordershallbeuponSidonצִידֹֽן׃ סtzi.DonH6721.

14Issacharיִשָּׂשכָ֖רyi.so.sh.KharH3485isastrongass, Couchingdownרֹבֵ֖ץro.VetzH7257betweenthesheepfolds:

15AndhesawH7200aresting-placethatitwasH1961goodH2896,Andthelandהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776thatitwasH1961pleasantנָעֵ֑מָהna.'E.mahH5276;Andhebowedhisshoulderשִׁכְמוֹ֙shikh.MoH7926tobear,AndbecameH1961aservantunder taskwork.

16Danדָּ֖ןdanH1835shalljudgeיָדִ֣יןya.DinH1777hispeopleעַמּ֑וֹa.MoH5971,Asoneכְּאַחַ֖דke.'a.ChadH259ofthetribesH7626ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

17Danדָן֙danH1835shallbeיְהִי־ye.hi-H1961aserpentinthewayH1870,Anadderinthepathאֹ֑רַח'O.rachH734,Thatbiteththehorse’sheelsעִקְּבֵי־'i.ke.vei-H6119,Sothathisriderרֹכְב֖וֹro.khe.VoH7392fallethbackwardאָחֽוֹר׃'a.ChorH268.

18IhavewaitedforthysalvationH3444,OJehovah.

19Gadגָּ֖דgadH1410,atroopH1416shallpress uponhim;Butheshallpress upon theirheelעָקֵֽב׃ ס'a.KevH6119.

20OutofAsherמֵאָשֵׁ֖רme.'a.SherH836hisbreadH3899shallbefat,Andheshallyieldroyaldainties.

21Naphtaliנַפְתָּלִ֖יnaf.ta.LiH5321isahindletloose:Hegiveth goodlywordsאִמְרֵי־'im.rei-H561.

22Josephיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130isafruitfulH6509bough,AfruitfulH6509boughbyafountain;Hisbranchesrunoverthewallשֽׁוּר׃ShurH7791.

23The archershavesorely grieved him,Andshot at him,andpersecuted him:

24Buthisbowקַשְׁתּ֔וֹkash.ToH7198abodeinstrengthH2220,Andthearmsזְרֹעֵ֣יze.ro.'EiH2220ofhishandsיָדָ֑יוya.DavH3027weremade strong,Bythehandsמִידֵי֙mi.DeiH3027oftheMightyאֲבִ֣יר'a.VirH46OneH46ofJacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290(Fromthenceistheshepherdרֹעֶ֖הro.'EhH7462,thestoneאֶ֥בֶן'E.venH68ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478),

25EvenbytheGodמֵאֵ֨לme.'ElH410ofthyfatherאָבִ֜יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1,whoshallhelpוְיַעְזְרֶ֗ךָּve.ya'.ze.Re.kaH5826thee,AndbytheAlmightyשַׁדַּי֙sha.DaiH7706,whoshallblessוִיבָ֣רְכֶ֔ךָּvi.Va.re.Khe.kaH1288thee,WithblessingsH1293ofheavenשָׁמַ֙יִם֙sha.Ma.yimH8064above,BlessingsH1293ofthedeepתְּה֖וֹםte.HomH8415thatcouchethbeneath,BlessingsH1293ofthebreastsשָׁדַ֖יִםsha.Da.yimH7699,andofthewombוָרָֽחַם׃va.Ra.chamH7356.

26TheblessingsH1293ofthyfatherאָבִ֗יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1Haveprevailedגָּֽבְרוּ֙ga.ve.RuH1396abovetheblessingsH1293ofmyprogenitors Untotheutmostboundoftheeverlastinghillsגִּבְעֹ֣תgiv.'OtH1389:Theyshallbeתִּֽהְיֶ֙ין֙tih.YeinH1961ontheheadלְרֹ֣אשׁle.RoshH7218ofJosephיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130,AndonthecrownoftheheadH7218ofhimthatwasH1961separatefromhisbrethren.

27Benjaminבִּנְיָמִין֙bin.ya.MinH1144isawolfזְאֵ֣בze.'EvH2061thatraveneth:Inthemorningבַּבֹּ֖קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242heshalldevourH398theprey,AndatevenheshalldivideH2505thespoilH7998.

28AllthesearethetwelvetribesH7626ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478:andthisisitthattheirfatherאֲבִיהֶם֙'a.vi.HemH1spake untothemandblessedH1288them;everyoneH376accordingtohisblessingheblessedH1288them.

29Andhechargedthem,andsaidH559untothem,Iamtobegatheredנֶאֱסָ֣ףne.'e.SafH622untomypeopleעַמִּ֔י'a.MiH5971:buryקִבְר֥וּkiv.RuH6912mewithmyfathersאֲבֹתָ֑י'a.vo.TaiH1inthecaveהַ֨מְּעָרָ֔הha.me.'a.RahH4631thatisinthefieldבִּשְׂדֵ֖הbis.DehH7704ofEphronעֶפְר֥וֹןef.RonH6085theHittiteהַֽחִתִּֽי׃Ha.chi.TiH2850,

30inthecaveבַּמְּעָרָ֞הba.me.'a.RahH4631thatisinthefieldבִּשְׂדֵ֧הbis.DehH7704ofMachpelahהַמַּכְפֵּלָ֛הha.makh.pe.LahH4375,whichisbeforeMamreמַמְרֵ֖אmam.Re'H4471,inthelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofCanaanכְּנָ֑עַןke.Na.'anH3667,whichAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֜ם'av.ra.HamH85boughtH7069withthefieldהַשָּׂדֶ֗הha.sa.DehH7704fromEphronעֶפְרֹ֥ן'ef.RonH6085theHittiteהַחִתִּ֖יha.chi.TiH2850forapossessionלַאֲחֻזַּת־la.'a.chu.zat-H272ofaburying-place.

31TheretheyburiedH6912Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֗ם'av.ra.HamH85andSarahשָׂרָ֣הsa.RahH8283hiswifeאִשְׁתּ֔וֹ'ish.ToH802;theretheyburiedH6912Isaacיִצְחָ֔קyitz.ChakH3327andRebekahרִבְקָ֣הriv.KahH7259hiswifeאִשְׁתּ֑וֹ'ish.ToH802;andthereIburiedH6912Leahלֵאָֽה׃le.'AhH3812—

32thefieldהַשָּׂדֶ֛הha.sa.DehH7704andthecaveוְהַמְּעָרָ֥הve.ha.me.'a.RahH4631thatistherein,whichwaspurchasedfromthechildrenofHethחֵֽת׃ChetH2845.

33AndwhenJacobיַעֲקֹב֙ya.'a.KoH3290madeanendH3615ofcharginghissonsבָּנָ֔יוba.NavH1121,hegatheredוַיֶּאֱסֹ֥ףvai.ye.'e.SofH622uphisfeetH7272intothebedהַמִּטָּ֑הha.mi.TahH4296,andyieldeduptheghost,andwasgatheredוַיֵּאָ֥סֶףvai.ye.'A.sefH622untohispeopleH5971.

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