Genesis 49
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Genesis 49:13-21

13Zebulun will live by the seashore and will be a harbor for ships, and his territory will be next to Sidon.

14Issachar is a strong donkey lying down between the saddlebags.

15He saw that his resting place was good and that the land was pleasant, so he leaned his shoulder to bear a load and became a forced laborer.

16Dan will judge his people as one of the tribes of Israel.

17Dan will be a snake by the road, a viper beside the path, that bites the horse’s heels so that its rider falls backward.

18I wait for your salvation, Lord.

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

20Asher’s food will be rich, and he will produce royal delicacies.

21Naphtali is a doe set free that bears beautiful fawns.

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