1 And Jacob יַעֲקֹ֖ב ya.'a.Ko H3290 called H7121 his sons בָּנָ֑יו ba.Nav H1121 , and said H559 , Gather הֵאָֽסְפוּ֙ he.'a.se.Fu H622 yourselves together , and I will tell וְאַגִּ֣ידָה ve.'a.Gi.dah H5046 you what will befall you at the end בְּאַחֲרִ֥ית be.'a.cha.Rit H319 of days הַיָּמִֽים׃ hai.ya.Mim H3117 . 2 Assemble הִקָּבְצ֥וּ hi.ka.ve.Tzu H6908 yourselves , and hear H8085 , ye sons בְּנֵ֣י be.Nei H1121 of Jacob יַעֲקֹ֑ב ya.'a.Ko H3290 , And listen H8085 to Israel יִשְׂרָאֵ֥ל Yis.ra.'El H3478 your father אֲבִיכֶֽם׃ 'a.vi.Khem H1 . 3 Reuben רְאוּבֵן֙ re.'u.Ven H7205 , thou art my firstborn בְּכֹ֣רִי be.Kho.ri H1060 , My might , and the firstfruits of my vigour: Excellency of dignity שְׂאֵ֖ת se.'Et H7613 , and excellency of strength כֹּחִ֖י ko.Chi H3581 . 4 Impetuous as the waters כַּמַּ֙יִם֙ ka.Ma.yim H4325 , thou shalt have no pre-eminence; Because thou wentest up to thy father's couch : Then אָ֥ז 'az H227 defiledst thou [ it ]: he went H5927 up to my bed מִשְׁכְּבֵ֣י mish.ke.Vei H4904 . 5 Simeon שִׁמְע֥וֹן shim.'on H8095 and Levi וְלֵוִ֖י ve.le.Vi H3878 are brethren : Instruments H3627 of violence חָמָ֖ס cha.Mas H2555 their swords . 6 My soul H5315 , come H935 not into their council בְּסֹדָם֙ be.so.Dam H5475 ; Mine honour, be not united with their assembly בִּקְהָלָ֖ם bik.ha.Lam H6951 ; For in their anger בְאַפָּם֙ ve.'a.Pam H639 they slew H2026 men אִ֔ישׁ 'Ish H376 , And in their wantonness houghed oxen . 7 Cursed H779 be their anger אַפָּם֙ 'a.Pam H639 , for it [ was ] violent; And their rage , for it [ was ] cruel ! I will divide אֲחַלְּקֵ֣ם 'a.cha.le.Kem H2505 them in Jacob בְּיַעֲקֹ֔ב be.ya.'a.Ko H3290 , And scatter וַאֲפִיצֵ֖ם va.'a.fi.Tzem H6327 them in Israel בְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ ס be.Yis.ra.'El H3478 . 8 Judah יְהוּדָ֗ה ye.hu.Dah H3063 — [ as to ] thee, thy brethren will praise יוֹד֣וּךָ yo.Du.kha H3034 thee; Thy hand יָדְךָ֖ ya.de.Kha H3027 will be upon the neck בְּעֹ֣רֶף be.'O.ref H6203 of thine enemies אֹיְבֶ֑יךָ 'o.ye.Vei.kha H341 ; Thy father's children will bow יִשְׁתַּחֲוּ֥וּ yish.ta.cha.Vu H7812 down H7812 to thee. 9 Judah יְהוּדָ֔ה ye.hu.Dah H3063 is a young H1121 lion אַרְיֵה֙ 'ar.Yeh H738 ; From the prey מִטֶּ֖רֶף mi.Te.ref H2964 , my son בְּנִ֣י be.Ni H1121 , thou art gone H5927 up . He stoopeth, he layeth himself down רָבַ֧ץ ra.Vatz H7257 as a lion כְּאַרְיֵ֛ה ke.'ar.Yeh H738 , And as a lioness H3833 : who will rouse him up ? 10 The sceptre will not depart יָס֥וּר ya.Sur H5493 from Judah מִֽיהוּדָ֔ה mi.hu.Dah H3063 , Nor the lawgiver from between his feet H7272 , Until Shiloh come יָבֹ֣א ya.Vo' H935 , And to him will be the obedience יִקְּהַ֥ת yi.ke.Hat H3349 of peoples H5971 . 11 He bindeth his foal to the vine לַגֶּ֙פֶן֙ la.Ge.fen H1612 , And his ass's colt to the choice vine H1612 ; He washeth his dress in wine בַּיַּ֙יִן֙ bai.Ya.yin H3196 , And his garment in the blood וּבְדַם־ u.ve.dam- H1818 of grapes . 12 The eyes עֵינַ֖יִם 'ei.Na.yim H5869 are red with wine מִיָּ֑יִן mi.Ya.yin H3196 , And the teeth שִׁנַּ֖יִם shi.Na.yim H8127 [ are ] white וּלְבֶן־ u.le.ven- H3836 with milk מֵחָלָֽב׃ פ me.cha.Lav H2461 . 13 Zebulun זְבוּלֻ֕ן ze.vu.Lun H2074 will dwell יִשְׁכֹּ֑ן yish.Kon H7931 at the shore of the seas יַמִּ֖ים ya.Mim H3220 ; Yea, he will be at the shore of the ships אֳנִיּ֔וֹת 'o.ni.Yot H591 , And his side [toucheth] upon Sidon צִידֹֽן׃ ס tzi.Don H6721 . 14 Issachar יִשָּׂשכָ֖ר yi.so.sh.Khar H3485 is a bony ass, Crouching down רֹבֵ֖ץ ro.Vetz H7257 between two hurdles. 17 Dan דָן֙ dan H1835 will be יְהִי־ ye.hi- H1961 a serpent on the way H1870 , A horned snake נָחָ֣שׁ na.Chash H5175 on the path אֹ֑רַח 'O.rach H734 , Which biteth the horse's heels עִקְּבֵי־ 'i.ke.vei- H6119 , So that the rider רֹכְב֖וֹ ro.khe.Vo H7392 falleth backwards. 18 I wait קִוִּ֥יתִי ki.Vi.ti H6960 for thy salvation H3444 , O Jehovah . 19 Gad גָּ֖ד gad H1410 — troops H1416 will rush upon him ; But he will rush upon the heel עָקֵֽב׃ ס 'a.Kev H6119 . 20 Out of Asher מֵאָשֵׁ֖ר me.'a.Sher H836 , his bread H3899 shall be fat, And he will give H5414 royal dainties . 21 Naphtali נַפְתָּלִ֖י naf.ta.Li H5321 is a hind let loose ; He giveth goodly words אִמְרֵי־ 'im.rei- H561 . 22 Joseph יוֹסֵ֔ף yo.Sef H3130 is a fruitful H6509 bough ; A fruitful H6509 bough by a well; [ His ] branches shoot over the wall שֽׁוּר׃ Shur H7791 . 23 The archers have provoked him, And shot at, and hated him; 24 But his bow קַשְׁתּ֔וֹ kash.To H7198 abideth firm , And the arms זְרֹעֵ֣י ze.ro.'Ei H2220 of his hands יָדָ֑יו ya.Dav H3027 are supple By the hands מִידֵי֙ mi.Dei H3027 of the Mighty אֲבִ֣יר 'a.Vir H46 One H46 of Jacob יַעֲקֹ֔ב ya.'a.Ko H3290 . From thence is the shepherd רֹעֶ֖ה ro.'Eh H7462 , the stone אֶ֥בֶן 'E.ven H68 of Israel יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ Yis.ra.'El H3478 : 25 From the God מֵאֵ֨ל me.'El H410 of thy father אָבִ֜יךָ 'a.Vi.kha H1 , and he will help וְיַעְזְרֶ֗ךָּ ve.ya'.ze.Re.ka H5826 thee; And from the Almighty שַׁדַּי֙ sha.Dai H7706 , and he will bless וִיבָ֣רְכֶ֔ךָּ vi.Va.re.Khe.ka H1288 thee — With blessings H1293 of heaven שָׁמַ֙יִם֙ sha.Ma.yim H8064 from above , With blessings H1293 of the deep תְּה֖וֹם te.Hom H8415 that lieth under , With blessings H1293 of the breast שָׁדַ֖יִם sha.Da.yim H7699 and of the womb וָרָֽחַם׃ va.Ra.cham H7356 . 26 The blessings H1293 of thy father אָבִ֗יךָ 'a.Vi.kha H1 surpass the blessings H1293 of my ancestors H1 , Unto the bounds of the everlasting hills גִּבְעֹ֣ת giv.'Ot H1389 : They shall be תִּֽהְיֶ֙ין֙ tih.Yein H1961 on the head לְרֹ֣אשׁ le.Rosh H7218 of Joseph יוֹסֵ֔ף yo.Sef H3130 , And on the crown of the head H7218 of him that was H1961 separated from his brethren . 27 Benjamin בִּנְיָמִין֙ bin.ya.Min H1144 — [ as ] a wolf זְאֵ֣ב ze.'Ev H2061 will he tear יִטְרָ֔ף yit.Raf H2963 to pieces ; In the morning בַּבֹּ֖קֶר ba.Bo.ker H1242 he will devour H398 the prey , And in the evening וְלָעֶ֖רֶב ve.la.'E.rev H6153 he will divide H2505 the booty H7998 . 28 All these are the twelve tribes H7626 of Israel יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל Yis.ra.'El H3478 , and this is what their father אֲבִיהֶם֙ 'a.vi.Hem H1 spoke H1696 to them ; and he blessed H1288 them : every one H376 according to his blessing he blessed H1288 them . 29 And he charged them , and said H559 to them , I am gathered נֶאֱסָ֣ף ne.'e.Saf H622 to my people עַמִּ֔י 'a.Mi H5971 : bury קִבְר֥וּ kiv.Ru H6912 me with my fathers אֲבֹתָ֑י 'a.vo.Tai H1 in the cave הַ֨מְּעָרָ֔ה ha.me.'a.Rah H4631 that is in the field בִּשְׂדֵ֖ה bis.Deh H7704 of Ephron עֶפְר֥וֹן ef.Ron H6085 the Hittite הַֽחִתִּֽי׃ Ha.chi.Ti H2850 , 30 in the cave בַּמְּעָרָ֞ה ba.me.'a.Rah H4631 that is in the field בִּשְׂדֵ֧ה bis.Deh H7704 of Machpelah הַמַּכְפֵּלָ֛ה ha.makh.pe.Lah H4375 , which is opposite to Mamre מַמְרֵ֖א mam.Re' H4471 , in the land בְּאֶ֣רֶץ be.'E.retz H776 of Canaan כְּנָ֑עַן ke.Na.'an H3667 , which Abraham אַבְרָהָ֜ם 'av.ra.Ham H85 bought H7069 of Ephron עֶפְרֹ֥ן 'ef.Ron H6085 the Hittite הַחִתִּ֖י ha.chi.Ti H2850 along with the field הַשָּׂדֶ֗ה ha.sa.Deh H7704 for a possession לַאֲחֻזַּת־ la.'a.chu.zat- H272 of a sepulchre. 31 There they buried H6912 Abraham אַבְרָהָ֗ם 'av.ra.Ham H85 and Sarah שָׂרָ֣ה sa.Rah H8283 his wife אִשְׁתּ֔וֹ 'ish.To H802 ; there they buried H6912 Isaac יִצְחָ֔ק yitz.Chak H3327 and Rebecca his wife אִשְׁתּ֑וֹ 'ish.To H802 ; and there I buried H6912 Leah לֵאָֽה׃ le.'Ah H3812 . 32 The purchase of the field הַשָּׂדֶ֛ה ha.sa.Deh H7704 , and of the cave וְהַמְּעָרָ֥ה ve.ha.me.'a.Rah H4631 that is in it , was from the children of Heth חֵֽת׃ Chet H2845 . 33 And when Jacob יַעֲקֹב֙ ya.'a.Ko H3290 had made an end H3615 of commanding לְצַוֹּ֣ת le.tza.Vot H6680 his sons בָּנָ֔יו ba.Nav H1121 , he gathered וַיֶּאֱסֹ֥ף vai.ye.'e.Sof H622 his feet H7272 into the bed הַמִּטָּ֑ה ha.mi.Tah H4296 , and expired, and was gathered וַיֵּאָ֥סֶף vai.ye.'A.sef H622 to his peoples H5971 . ← Genesis 48 Genesis 50 → Commentaries on Genesis 49 Darby Bible — 1889 — Public Domain
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