Berean Standard Bible

Genesis 49:13-21

13Zebulun shall dwell by the seashore and become a harbor for ships; his border shall extend to Sidon.

14Issachar is a strong donkey,lying down between the sheepfolds.115He saw that his resting place was goodand that his land was pleasant,so he bent his shoulder to the burdenand submitted to labor as a servant.

16Dan shall provide justice for his people2as one of the tribes of Israel.17He will be a snake by the road,a viper in the paththat bites the horse’s heelsso that its rider tumbles backward.

18I await Your salvation, O LORD.

19Gad3 will be attacked by raiders,but he will attack their heels.

20Asher’s food will be rich;he shall provide royal delicacies.

21Naphtali is a doe set freethat bears beautiful fawns.4

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Notes

1. Genesis 49:14 Or saddlebags or hearths ↩
2. Genesis 49:16 Or Dan shall judge his people; Dan means He has judged or He has vindicated. ↩
3. Genesis 49:19 Gad sounds like the Hebrew for raid and also for band of raiders. ↩
4. Genesis 49:21 Or gives beautiful words or bears fawns of the fold ↩

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