New American Standard Bible 1995

Genesis 49:13-21

13“Zebulunזְבוּלֻ֕ןze.vu.LunH2074will dwellיִשְׁכֹּ֑ןyish.KonH7931at the seashoreלְח֥וֹף יַמִּ֖יםle.Chof ya.MimH3220 H2348; And he shall bea havenלְח֣וֹףle.ChofH2348for shipsאֳנִיּ֔וֹת'o.ni.YotH591,And his flankוְיַרְכָת֖וֹve.yar.kha.ToH3411shall betowardעַל־'al-H5921Sidonצִידֹֽן׃ סtzi.DonH6721.

14“Issacharיִשָּׂשכָ֖רyi.so.sh.KharH3485isa strongגָּ֑רֶםGa.remH1634donkeyחֲמֹ֣רcha.MorH2543,LyingH7257downרֹבֵ֖ץro.VetzH7257betweenבֵּ֥יןbeinH996thesheepfoldsהַֽמִּשְׁפְּתָֽיִם׃Ha.mish.pe.Ta.yimH4942.

15When he sawוַיַּ֤רְאvai.Yar'H7200that a restingמְנֻחָה֙me.nu.ChahH4496placeH4496was goodH2896And that the landהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776was pleasantנָעֵ֑מָהna.'E.mahH5276,He bowedוַיֵּ֤טvai.YetH5186his shoulderשִׁכְמוֹ֙shikh.MoH7926to bearלִסְבֹּ֔לlis.BolH5445burdens,And becameוַיְהִ֖יvay.HiH1961a slaveעֹבֵֽד׃ ס'o.VedH5647at forcedH4522laborלְמַס־le.mas-H4522.

16“Danדָּ֖ןdanH1835shalljudgeיָדִ֣יןya.DinH1777his peopleעַמּ֑וֹa.MoH5971,As oneכְּאַחַ֖דke.'a.ChadH259of the tribesשִׁבְטֵ֥יshiv.TeiH7626of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

17Danדָן֙danH1835shall be a serpentנָחָ֣שׁna.ChashH5175in the wayדֶ֔רֶךְDe.rekhH1870,A hornedH8207snakeH8207in the pathאֹ֑רַח'O.rachH734,That bitesהַנֹּשֵׁךְ֙ha.no.sheKhH5391the horse’sס֔וּסSusH5483heelsעִקְּבֵי־'i.ke.vei-H6119,So that his riderרֹכְב֖וֹro.khe.VoH7392fallsוַיִּפֹּ֥לvai.yi.PolH5307backwardאָחֽוֹר׃'a.ChorH268.

18For Your salvationלִֽישׁוּעָתְךָ֖li.shu.'a.te.KhaH3444I waitקִוִּ֥יתִיki.Vi.tiH6960, O Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

19“As for Gadגָּ֖דgadH1410,raidersגְּד֣וּדge.DudH1416shall raidיְגוּדֶ֑נּוּye.gu.De.nuH1464him,But he will raidיָגֻ֥דya.GudH1464at theirheelsעָקֵֽב׃ ס'a.KevH6119.

20“As forAsherמֵאָשֵׁ֖רme.'a.SherH836, hisfoodלַחְמ֑וֹlach.MoH3899shall berichשְׁמֵנָ֣הshe.me.NahH8082,And he will yieldיִתֵּ֖ןyi.TenH5414royalמֶֽלֶךְ׃ סMe.lekhH4428daintiesמַֽעֲדַנֵּי־ma.'a.da.nei-H4574.

21“Naphtaliנַפְתָּלִ֖יnaf.ta.LiH5321is a doeאַיָּלָ֣ה'ai.ya.LahH355letH7971looseH7971,He givesהַנֹּתֵ֖ןha.no.TenH5414beautifulשָֽׁפֶר׃ סSha.ferH8233wordsאִמְרֵי־'im.rei-H561.

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