Berean Standard Bible

Genesis 49

1Then JacobH3290 H413 called forH7121 his sonsH1121 and saidH559, “Gather aroundH622 so that I can tellH5046 you whatH834 will happenH7122 to youH853 in the daysH3117 to comeH319:

2Come togetherH6908 and listenH8085, O sonsH1121 of JacobH3290;listenH8085 toH413 your fatherH1 IsraelH3478.

3ReubenH7205, youH859 are my firstbornH1060, my mightH3581,and the beginningH7225 of my strengthH202,excellingH3499 in honorH7613,excellingH3499 in powerH5794.4UncontrolledH6349 as the watersH4325,you will noH408 longer excelH3498,becauseH3588 you went upH5927 to your father’sH1 bedH4904,ontoH5927 my couchH3326, andH227 defiled itH2490.

5SimeonH8095 and LeviH3878 are brothersH251;their swordsH4380 1 are weaponsH3627 of violenceH2555.6May IH5315 neverH408 enterH935 their councilH5475;may IH3519 neverH408 joinH3161 their assemblyH6951.ForH3588 they killH2026 menH376 in their angerH639,and hamstringH6131 oxenH7794 on a whimH7522.7CursedH779 be their angerH639, forH3588 it is strongH5794,and their wrathH5678, forH3588 it is cruelH7185!I will disperse themH2505 in JacobH3290and scatter themH6327 in IsraelH3478.

8JudahH3063 H859,2 your brothersH251 shall praise youH3034.Your handH3027 shall be on the necksH6203 of your enemiesH341;your father’sH1 sonsH1121 shall bow downH7812 to you.9JudahH3063 is a youngH1482 lionH738—my sonH1121, you returnH5927 from the preyH2964.Like a lionH738 he crouchesH3766 and lies downH7257;like a lionessH3833, whoH4310 dares to rouse himH6965?10The scepterH7626 will notH3808 departH5493 from JudahH3063,nor the staffH2710 from betweenH996 his feetH7272,3untilH5704 H3588 ShilohH7886 4 comesH935and the allegianceH3349 of the nationsH5971 is his.11He tiesH631 his donkeyH5895 to the vineH1612,his coltH1121 H860 to the choicest branchH8321.He washesH3526 his garmentsH3830 in wineH3196,his robesH5497 in the bloodH1818 of grapesH6025.12His eyesH5869 are darkerH2447 than wineH3196,and his teethH8127 are whiterH3836 than milkH2461.

13ZebulunH2074 shall dwellH7931 H1931 by the seashoreH2348 H3220and become a harborH2348 for shipsH591;his borderH3411 shall extendH5921 to SidonH6721.

14IssacharH3485 is a strongH1634 donkeyH2543,lying downH7257 betweenH996 the sheepfoldsH4942.515He sawH7200 thatH3588 his resting placeH4496 was goodH2896 and thatH3588 his landH776 was pleasantH5276,so he bentH5186 his shoulderH7926 to the burdenH5445and submittedH1961 to laborH4522 as a servantH5647.

16DanH1835 shall provide justiceH1777 for his peopleH5971 6as oneH259 of the tribesH7626 of IsraelH3478.17HeH1835 will beH1961 a snakeH5175 byH5921 the roadH1870,a viperH8207 inH5921 the pathH734that bitesH5391 the horse’sH5483 heelsH6119so that its riderH7392 tumblesH5307 backwardH268.

18I awaitH6960 Your salvationH3444, O LORDH3068.

19GadH1410 7 will be attackedH1464 by raidersH1416,but heH1931 will attackH1464 their heelsH6119.

20Asher’sH836 foodH3899 will be richH8082;heH1931 shall provideH5414 royalH4428 delicaciesH4574.

21NaphtaliH5321 is a doeH355 set freeH7971that bearsH5414 beautifulH8233 fawnsH561.8

22JosephH3130 is a fruitfulH6509 vineH1121—a fruitfulH6509 vineH1121 byH5921 a springH5869,whose branchesH1323 scaleH6805 H5921 the wallH7791.923The archersH1167 H2671 attacked him with bitternessH4843;they aimed at himH7232 in hostilityH7852.24Yet he steadiedH3427 H386 his bowH7198,and his strong armsH2220 H3027 were temperedH6339by the handsH3027 of the Mighty OneH46 of JacobH3290,in the name ofH8033 the ShepherdH7462, the RockH68 of IsraelH3478,25by the GodH410 of your fatherH1 who helps youH5826 ,and by the AlmightyH7706 10 who blesses youH1288,with blessingsH1293 of the heavensH8064 aboveH5921,with blessingsH1293 of the depthsH8415 belowH7257 H8478,with blessingsH1293 of the breastsH7699 and wombH7356.26The blessingsH1293 of your fatherH1 have surpassedH1396 H5921the blessingsH1293 of the ancient mountainsH2029 H5704 11and the bountyH8378 of the everlastingH5769 hillsH1389.May they restH1961 on the headH7218 of JosephH3130,on the browH6936 of the princeH5139 of his brothersH251.

27BenjaminH1144 is a ravenous wolfH2061 H2963;in the morningH1242 he devoursH398 the preyH5706,in the eveningH6153 he dividesH2505 the plunderH7998.”

28TheseH428 are the tribesH7626 of IsraelH3478, twelveH8147 H6240 in allH3605, and thisH2063 was whatH834 their fatherH1 saidH1696 to them. He blessed themH1288 , and he blessedH1288 each oneH834 with a suitable blessingH1293.

The Death of Jacob

29Then Jacob instructed themH6680 , “IH589 am about to be gatheredH622 toH413 my peopleH5971. BuryH6912 meH853 withH413 my fathersH1 H413 inH413 the caveH4631 in the fieldH7704 of EphronH6085 the HittiteH2850. 30The caveH4631 is in the fieldH7704 of MachpelahH4375 nearH5921 H6440 MamreH4471, in the landH776 of CanaanH3667. ThisH834 is the fieldH7704 AbrahamH85 purchasedH7069 fromH854 EphronH6085 the HittiteH2850 as a burialH6913 siteH272. 31 ThereH8033 AbrahamH85 and his wifeH802 SarahH8283 are buriedH6912, thereH8033 IsaacH3327 and his wifeH802 RebekahH7259 are buriedH6912 , and thereH8033 I buriedH6912 LeahH3812. 32The fieldH7704 and the caveH4631 that isH834 in itH854 were purchasedH4735 from the HittitesH1121 H2845.”

33When JacobH3290 had finishedH3615 instructingH6680 his sonsH1121, he pulledH622 his feetH7272 intoH413 the bedH4296 and breathed his lastH1478, and he was gatheredH622 toH413 his peopleH5971.

1. Genesis 49:5 Or dwelling places ↩
2. Genesis 49:8 Judah sounds like the Hebrew for praise. ↩
3. Genesis 49:10 Or from his descendants ↩
4. Genesis 49:10 Or until the one to whom tribute belongs ↩
5. Genesis 49:14 Or saddlebags or hearths ↩
6. Genesis 49:16 Or Dan shall judge his people; Dan means He has judged or He has vindicated. ↩
7. Genesis 49:19 Gad sounds like the Hebrew for raid and also for band of raiders. ↩
8. Genesis 49:21 Or gives beautiful words or bears fawns of the fold ↩
9. Genesis 49:22 Or Joseph is a wild donkey, a wild donkey by a spring, with his wild colts beside the wall ↩
10. Genesis 49:25 Hebrew Shaddai ↩
11. Genesis 49:26 Or of my ancestors ↩