Berean Standard Bible

Genesis 49

1Then Jacobיַעֲקֹ֖ב אֶל־ya.'a.Ko 'el-H3290 H413called forוַיִּקְרָ֥אvai.yik.Ra'H7121his sonsבָּנָ֑יוba.NavH1121and saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Gather aroundהֵאָֽסְפוּ֙he.'a.se.FuH622so that I can tellוְאַגִּ֣ידָהve.'a.Gi.dahH5046youאֵ֛ת'etH853whatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834will happenיִקְרָ֥אyik.Ra'H7122to youאֶתְכֶ֖ם'et.KhemH853in the daysהַיָּמִֽים׃hai.ya.MimH3117to comeבְּאַחֲרִ֥יתbe.'a.cha.RitH319:

2Come togetherהִקָּבְצ֥וּhi.ka.ve.TzuH6908and listenוְשִׁמְע֖וּve.shim.'UH8085,O sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Jacobיַעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoH3290;listenוְשִׁמְע֖וּve.shim.'UH8085toאֶל־'el-H413your fatherאֲבִיכֶֽם׃'a.vi.KhemH1Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֥לYis.ra.'ElH3478.

3Reubenרְאוּבֵן֙re.'u.VenH7205,youאַ֔תָּה'A.tahH859are my firstbornבְּכֹ֣רִיbe.Kho.riH1060,my mightכֹּחִ֖יko.ChiH3581,and the beginningוְרֵאשִׁ֣יתve.re.ShitH7225of my strengthאוֹנִ֑י'o.NiH202,excellingיֶ֥תֶרYe.terH3499in honorשְׂאֵ֖תse.'EtH7613,excellingוְיֶ֥תֶרve.Ye.terH3499in powerעָֽז׃'AzH5794.

4Uncontrolledפַּ֤חַזPa.chazH6349as the watersכַּמַּ֙יִם֙ka.Ma.yimH4325,you will noאַל־'al-H408longer excelתּוֹתַ֔רto.TarH3498,becauseכִּ֥יkiH3588you went upעָלִ֖יתָ'a.Li.taH5927to your father’sאָבִ֑יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1bedמִשְׁכְּבֵ֣יmish.ke.VeiH4904,ontoעָלָֽה׃ פ'a.LahH5927my couchיְצוּעִ֥יye.tzu.'IH3326,andאָ֥ז'azH227defiled itחִלַּ֖לְתָּchi.Lal.taH2490.

5Simeonשִׁמְע֥וֹןshim.'onH8095and Leviוְלֵוִ֖יve.le.ViH3878are brothersאַחִ֑ים'a.ChimH251;their swordsמְכֵרֹתֵיהֶֽם׃me.khe.ro.tei.HemH4380are weaponsכְּלֵ֥יke.LeiH3627of violenceחָמָ֖סcha.MasH2555.

6May Iנַפְשִׁ֔יnaf.ShiH5315neverאַל־'al-H408enterתָּבֹ֣אta.Vo'H935their councilבְּסֹדָם֙be.so.DamH5475;may Iכְּבֹדִ֑יke.vo.DiH3519neverאַל־'al-H408joinתֵּחַ֣דte.ChadH3161their assemblyבִּקְהָלָ֖םbik.ha.LamH6951.Forכִּ֤יkiH3588they killהָ֣רְגוּHa.re.guH2026menאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376in their angerבְאַפָּם֙ve.'a.PamH639,and hamstringעִקְּרוּ־'i.ke.ru-H6131oxenשֽׁוֹר׃ShorH7794on a whimוּבִרְצֹנָ֖םu.vir.tzo.NamH7522.

7Cursedאָר֤וּר'a.RurH779betheir angerאַפָּם֙'a.PamH639,forכִּ֣יkiH3588it is strongעָ֔ז'AzH5794,and their wrathוְעֶבְרָתָ֖םve.'ev.ra.TamH5678,forכִּ֣יkiH3588it is cruelקָשָׁ֑תָהka.Sha.tahH7185!I will disperse themאֲחַלְּקֵ֣ם'a.cha.le.KemH2505in Jacobבְּיַעֲקֹ֔בbe.ya.'a.KoH3290and scatter themוַאֲפִיצֵ֖םva.'a.fi.TzemH6327in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

8Judahיְהוּדָ֗ה אַתָּה֙ye.hu.Dah 'a.TahH3063 H859,your brothersאַחֶ֔יךָ'a.Chei.khaH251shall praise youיוֹד֣וּךָyo.Du.khaH3034.Your handיָדְךָ֖ya.de.KhaH3027shall be on the necksבְּעֹ֣רֶףbe.'O.refH6203of your enemiesאֹיְבֶ֑יךָ'o.ye.Vei.khaH341;your father’sאָבִֽיךָ׃'a.Vi.khaH1sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121shall bow downיִשְׁתַּחֲוּ֥וּyish.ta.cha.VuH7812to you.

9Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063is a youngגּ֤וּרgurH1482lionאַרְיֵה֙'ar.YehH738—my sonבְּנִ֣יbe.NiH1121,you returnעָלִ֑יתָ'a.Li.taH5927from the preyמִטֶּ֖רֶףmi.Te.refH2964.Like a lionכְּאַרְיֵ֛הke.'ar.YehH738he crouchesכָּרַ֨עka.Ra'H3766andlies downרָבַ֧ץra.VatzH7257;like a lionessוּכְלָבִ֖יאu.khe.la.Vi'H3833,whoמִ֥יmiH4310dares to rouse himיְקִימֶֽנּוּ׃ye.ki.Me.nuH6965?

10The scepterשֵׁ֙בֶט֙she.vetH7626will notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808departיָס֥וּרya.SurH5493from Judahמִֽיהוּדָ֔הmi.hu.DahH3063,nor the staffוּמְחֹקֵ֖קu.me.cho.KekH2710from betweenמִבֵּ֣יןmi.BeinH996his feetרַגְלָ֑יוrag.LavH7272,untilעַ֚ד כִּֽי־'ad ki-H5704 H3588Shilohשִׁיל֔וֹshi.lohH7886comesיָבֹ֣אya.Vo'H935and the allegianceיִקְּהַ֥תyi.ke.HatH3349of the nationsעַמִּֽים׃'a.MimH5971is his.

11He tiesאֹסְרִ֤י'o.se.RiH631his donkeyעִיר֔וֹi.roH5895to the vineלַגֶּ֙פֶן֙la.Ge.fenH1612,his coltבְּנִ֣י אֲתֹנ֑וֹbe.Ni 'a.to.NoH1121 H860to the choicest branchוְלַשֹּׂרֵקָ֖הve.la.so.re.KahH8321.He washesכִּבֵּ֤סki.BesH3526his garmentsלְבֻשׁ֔וֹle.vu.ShoH3830in wineבַּיַּ֙יִן֙bai.Ya.yinH3196,his robesסוּתֽוֹ׃su.toH5497in the bloodוּבְדַם־u.ve.dam-H1818of grapesעֲנָבִ֖ים'a.na.VimH6025.

12His eyesעֵינַ֖יִם'ei.Na.yimH5869are darkerחַכְלִילִ֥יchakh.li.LiH2447than wineמִיָּ֑יִןmi.Ya.yinH3196,and his teethשִׁנַּ֖יִםshi.Na.yimH8127are whiterוּלְבֶן־u.le.ven-H3836than milkמֵחָלָֽב׃ פme.cha.LavH2461.

13Zebulunזְבוּלֻ֕ןze.vu.LunH2074shall dwellיִשְׁכֹּ֑ן וְהוּא֙yish.Kon ve.Hu'H7931 H1931by the seashoreלְח֥וֹף יַמִּ֖יםle.Chof ya.MimH2348 H3220and become a harborלְח֣וֹףle.ChofH2348for shipsאֳנִיּ֔וֹת'o.ni.YotH591;his borderוְיַרְכָת֖וֹve.yar.kha.ToH3411shall extendעַל־'al-H5921to Sidonצִידֹֽן׃ סtzi.DonH6721.

14Issacharיִשָּׂשכָ֖רyi.so.sh.KharH3485isa strongגָּ֑רֶםGa.remH1634donkeyחֲמֹ֣רcha.MorH2543,lying downרֹבֵ֖ץro.VetzH7257betweenבֵּ֥יןbeinH996the sheepfoldsהַֽמִּשְׁפְּתָֽיִם׃Ha.mish.pe.Ta.yimH4942.

15He sawוַיַּ֤רְאvai.Yar'H7200thatכִּ֣יkiH3588his resting placeמְנֻחָה֙me.nu.ChahH4496was goodH2896וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and thatכִּ֣יkiH3588his landהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776was pleasantנָעֵ֑מָהna.'E.mahH5276,so he bentוַיֵּ֤טvai.YetH5186his shoulderשִׁכְמוֹ֙shikh.MoH7926to the burdenלִסְבֹּ֔לlis.BolH5445and submittedוַיְהִ֖יvay.HiH1961to laborלְמַס־le.mas-H4522as a servantעֹבֵֽד׃ ס'o.VedH5647.

16Danדָּ֖ןdanH1835shall provide justiceיָדִ֣יןya.DinH1777for his peopleעַמּ֑וֹa.MoH5971as oneכְּאַחַ֖דke.'a.ChadH259of the tribesשִׁבְטֵ֥יshiv.TeiH7626of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

17Heדָן֙danH1835will beיְהִי־ye.hi-H1961a snakeנָחָ֣שׁna.ChashH5175byעֲלֵי־'a.lei-H5921the roadדֶ֔רֶךְDe.rekhH1870,a viperשְׁפִיפֹ֖ןshe.fi.FonH8207inעֲלֵי־'a.lei-H5921the pathאֹ֑רַח'O.rachH734that bitesהַנֹּשֵׁךְ֙ha.no.sheKhH5391the horse’sס֔וּסSusH5483heelsעִקְּבֵי־'i.ke.vei-H6119so that its riderרֹכְב֖וֹro.khe.VoH7392tumblesוַיִּפֹּ֥לvai.yi.PolH5307backwardאָחֽוֹר׃'a.ChorH268.

18I awaitקִוִּ֥יתִיki.Vi.tiH6960Your salvationלִֽישׁוּעָתְךָ֖li.shu.'a.te.KhaH3444,O LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

19Gadגָּ֖דgadH1410will be attackedיְגוּדֶ֑נּוּye.gu.De.nuH1464by raidersגְּד֣וּדge.DudH1416,but heוְה֖וּאve.Hu'H1931will attackיָגֻ֥דya.GudH1464their heelsעָקֵֽב׃ ס'a.KevH6119.

20Asher’sמֵאָשֵׁ֖רme.'a.SherH836foodלַחְמ֑וֹlach.MoH3899will be richשְׁמֵנָ֣הshe.me.NahH8082;heוְה֥וּאve.Hu'H1931shall provideיִתֵּ֖ןyi.TenH5414royalמֶֽלֶךְ׃ סMe.lekhH4428delicaciesמַֽעֲדַנֵּי־ma.'a.da.nei-H4574.

21Naphtaliנַפְתָּלִ֖יnaf.ta.LiH5321is a doeאַיָּלָ֣ה'ai.ya.LahH355set freeשְׁלֻחָ֑הshe.lu.ChahH7971that bearsהַנֹּתֵ֖ןha.no.TenH5414beautifulשָֽׁפֶר׃ סSha.ferH8233fawnsאִמְרֵי־'im.rei-H561.

22Josephיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130is a fruitfulפֹּרָת֙po.RatH6509vineבֵּ֤ןbenH1121—a fruitfulפֹּרָ֖תpo.RatH6509vineבֵּ֥ןbenH1121byעֲלֵי־'a.lei-H5921a springעָ֑יִן'A.yinH5869,whose branchesבָּנ֕וֹתba.NotH1323scaleצָעֲדָ֖ה עֲלֵי־tza.'a.Dah 'a.lei-H6805 H5921the wallשֽׁוּר׃ShurH7791.

23The archersבַּעֲלֵ֥י חִצִּֽים׃ba.'a.Lei chi.TzimH1167 H2671attacked him with bitternessוַֽיְמָרֲרֻ֖הוּvay.ma.ra.Ru.huH4843;they aimed at himוָרֹ֑בּוּva.Ro.buH7232in hostilityוַֽיִּשְׂטְמֻ֖הוּvai.yis.te.Mu.huH7852.

24Yet he steadiedוַתֵּ֤שֶׁב בְּאֵיתָן֙va.Te.shev be.'ei.TanH3427 H386his bowקַשְׁתּ֔וֹkash.ToH7198,and his strong armsזְרֹעֵ֣י יָדָ֑יוze.ro.'Ei ya.DavH2220 H3027were temperedוַיָּפֹ֖זּוּvai.ya.Fo.zuH6339by the handsמִידֵי֙mi.DeiH3027of the Mighty Oneאֲבִ֣יר'a.VirH46of Jacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290,in the name ofמִשָּׁ֥םmi.ShamH8033the Shepherdרֹעֶ֖הro.'EhH7462,the Rockאֶ֥בֶן'E.venH68of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478,

25by the Godמֵאֵ֨לme.'ElH410of your fatherאָבִ֜יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1who helps youוְיַעְזְרֶ֗ךָּve.ya'.ze.Re.kaH5826וְאֵ֤תve.'EtH853,and by the Almightyשַׁדַּי֙sha.DaiH7706who blesses youוִיבָ֣רְכֶ֔ךָּvi.Va.re.Khe.kaH1288,with blessingsבִּרְכֹ֤תbir.KhotH1293of the heavensשָׁמַ֙יִם֙sha.Ma.yimH8064aboveמֵעָ֔לme.'AlH5921,with blessingsבִּרְכֹ֥תbir.KhotH1293of the depthsתְּה֖וֹםte.HomH8415belowרֹבֶ֣צֶת תָּ֑חַתro.Ve.tzet Ta.chatH7257 H8478,with blessingsבִּרְכֹ֥תbir.KhotH1293of the breastsשָׁדַ֖יִםsha.Da.yimH7699and wombוָרָֽחַם׃va.Ra.chamH7356.

26The blessingsבִּרְכֹ֣תbir.KhotH1293of your fatherאָבִ֗יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1have surpassedגָּֽבְרוּ֙ עַל־ga.ve.Ru 'al-H1396 H5921the blessingsבִּרְכֹ֣תbir.KhotH1293of the ancient mountainsהוֹרַ֔י עַֽד־ho.Rai 'ad-H2029 H5704and the bountyH8378of the everlastingעוֹלָ֑םo.LamH5769hillsגִּבְעֹ֣תgiv.'OtH1389.May they restתִּֽהְיֶ֙ין֙tih.YeinH1961on the headלְרֹ֣אשׁle.RoshH7218of Josephיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130,on the browוּלְקָדְקֹ֖דu.le.ka.de.KodH6936of the princeנְזִ֥ירne.ZirH5139of his brothersאֶחָֽיו׃ פ'e.ChavH251.

27Benjaminבִּנְיָמִין֙bin.ya.MinH1144is a ravenous wolfזְאֵ֣ב יִטְרָ֔ףze.'Ev yit.RafH2061 H2963;in the morningבַּבֹּ֖קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242he devoursיֹ֣אכַלYo.khalH398the preyעַ֑ד'AdH5706,in the eveningוְלָעֶ֖רֶבve.la.'E.revH6153he dividesיְחַלֵּ֥קye.cha.LekH2505the plunderשָׁלָֽל׃sha.LalH7998.”

28Theseאֵ֛לֶּה'E.lehH428are the tribesשִׁבְטֵ֥יshiv.TeiH7626of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,twelveשְׁנֵ֣ים עָשָׂ֑רshe.Neim 'a.SarH8147 H6240in allכָּל־kol-H3605,and thisוְ֠זֹאתVe.zotH2063was whatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834their fatherאֲבִיהֶם֙'a.vi.HemH1saidדִּבֶּ֨רdi.BerH1696to them.He blessed themוַיְבָ֣רֶךְvay.Va.rekhH1288אוֹתָ֔ם'o.TamH853אִ֛ישׁ'ishH376,and he blessedבֵּרַ֥ךְbe.RakhH1288each oneאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834אֹתָֽם׃'o.TamH853with a suitable blessingכְּבִרְכָת֖וֹke.vir.kha.ToH1293.

The Death of Jacob

29Then Jacob instructed themוַיְצַ֣וvay.TzavH6680אוֹתָ֗ם'o.TamH853וַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Iאֲנִי֙'a.NiH589am about to be gatheredנֶאֱסָ֣ףne.'e.SafH622toאֲלֵהֶם֙'a.le.HemH413my peopleעַמִּ֔י'a.MiH5971.Buryקִבְר֥וּkiv.RuH6912meאֹתִ֖י'o.TiH853withאֶל־'el-H413my fathersאֶל־ אֲבֹתָ֑י'el- 'a.vo.TaiH1 H413inאֶל־'el-H413the caveהַ֨מְּעָרָ֔הha.me.'a.RahH4631אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834in the fieldבִּשְׂדֵ֖הbis.DehH7704of Ephronעֶפְר֥וֹןef.RonH6085the Hittiteהַֽחִתִּֽי׃Ha.chi.TiH2850.

30The caveבַּמְּעָרָ֞הba.me.'a.RahH4631אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834is in the fieldבִּשְׂדֵ֧הbis.DehH7704of Machpelahהַמַּכְפֵּלָ֛הha.makh.pe.LahH4375אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834nearעַל־ פְּנֵי־'al- pe.nei-H5921 H6440Mamreמַמְרֵ֖אmam.Re'H4471,in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Canaanכְּנָ֑עַןke.Na.'anH3667.Thisאֲשֶׁר֩'a.SherH834is the fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֗הha.sa.DehH7704Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֜ם'av.ra.HamH85אֶת־'et-H853purchasedקָנָ֨הka.NahH7069fromמֵאֵ֛תme.'EtH854Ephronעֶפְרֹ֥ן'ef.RonH6085the Hittiteהַחִתִּ֖יha.chi.TiH2850as a burialקָֽבֶר׃Ka.verH6913siteלַאֲחֻזַּת־la.'a.chu.zat-H272.

31אֶת־'et-H853Thereשָׁ֣מָּהSha.mahH8033Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֗ם'av.ra.HamH85וְאֵת֙ve.'EtH853and his wifeאִשְׁתּ֔וֹ'ish.ToH802Sarahשָׂרָ֣הsa.RahH8283are buriedקָֽבְר֞וּka.ve.RuH6912,thereשָׁ֚מָּהSha.mahH8033Isaacיִצְחָ֔קyitz.ChakH3327אֶת־'et-H853and his wifeאִשְׁתּ֑וֹ'ish.ToH802Rebekahרִבְקָ֣הriv.KahH7259are buriedקָבְר֣וּka.ve.RuH6912וְאֵ֖תve.'EtH853,and thereוְשָׁ֥מָּהve.Sha.mahH8033I buriedקָבַ֖רְתִּיka.Var.tiH6912אֶת־'et-H853Leahלֵאָֽה׃le.'AhH3812.

32The fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֛הha.sa.DehH7704and the caveוְהַמְּעָרָ֥הve.ha.me.'a.RahH4631that isאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834in itמֵאֵ֥תme.'EtH854were purchasedמִקְנֵ֧הmik.NehH4735from the Hittitesבְּנֵי־ חֵֽת׃be.nei- ChetH1121 H2845.”

33When Jacobיַעֲקֹב֙ya.'a.KoH3290had finishedוַיְכַ֤לvay.KhalH3615instructingלְצַוֹּ֣תle.tza.VotH6680אֶת־'et-H853his sonsבָּנָ֔יוba.NavH1121,he pulledוַיֶּאֱסֹ֥ףvai.ye.'e.SofH622his feetרַגְלָ֖יוrag.LavH7272intoאֶל־'el-H413the bedהַמִּטָּ֑הha.mi.TahH4296and breathed his lastוַיִּגְוַ֖עvai.yig.Va'H1478,and he was gatheredוַיֵּאָ֥סֶףvai.ye.'A.sefH622toאֶל־'el-H413his peopleעַמָּֽיו׃'a.MavH5971.

The Death of Jacob

Commentaries on Genesis 49