New American Standard Bible 1995

Genesis 49:1-4

1Then Jacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290summonedוַיִּקְרָ֥אvai.yik.Ra'H7121his sonsבָּנָ֑יוba.NavH1121and saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Assembleהֵאָֽסְפוּ֙he.'a.se.FuH622yourselves that I may tellוְאַגִּ֣ידָהve.'a.Gi.dahH5046you whatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834will befallיִקְרָ֥אyik.Ra'H7122you in thedaysהַיָּמִֽים׃hai.ya.MimH3117to comeבְּאַחֲרִ֥יתbe.'a.cha.RitH319.

2Gatherהִקָּבְצ֥וּhi.ka.ve.TzuH6908together and hearוְשִׁמְע֖וּve.shim.'UH8085,O sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Jacobיַעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoH3290; Andlistenוְשִׁמְע֖וּve.shim.'UH8085to Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֥לYis.ra.'ElH3478your fatherאֲבִיכֶֽם׃'a.vi.KhemH1.

3“Reubenרְאוּבֵן֙re.'u.VenH7205,you are my firstbornבְּכֹ֣רִיbe.Kho.riH1060;My mightכֹּחִ֖יko.ChiH3581andthe beginningוְרֵאשִׁ֣יתve.re.ShitH7225of my strengthאוֹנִ֑י'o.NiH202,Preeminentיֶ֥תֶרYe.terH3499in dignityשְׂאֵ֖תse.'EtH7613andpreeminentוְיֶ֥תֶרve.Ye.terH3499in powerעָֽז׃'AzH5794.

4Uncontrolledפַּ֤חַזPa.chazH6349as waterכַּמַּ֙יִם֙ka.Ma.yimH4325,you shall not haveH3498preeminenceH3498,Becauseכִּ֥יkiH3588you wentעָלִ֖יתָ'a.Li.taH5927up to your father’sאָבִ֑יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1bedמִשְׁכְּבֵ֣יmish.ke.VeiH4904;Thenאָ֥ז'azH227you defiledחִלַּ֖לְתָּchi.Lal.taH2490it--he wentעָלָֽה׃ פ'a.LahH5927up to my couchיְצוּעִ֥יye.tzu.'IH3326.

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