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Genesis 49:1-4

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.

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