Genesis 49:3-28

3“ReubenH7205, you are my firstbornH1060, My mightH3581 and 1the beginningH7225 of my strengthH202, PreeminentH3499 in dignityH7613 and preeminentH3499 in powerH5794.42UncontrollableH6349 as waterH4325, you shall not haveH3498 preeminenceH3498, 3BecauseH3588 you wentH5927 upH5927 to your father’sH1 bedH4904; ThenH227 you defiledH2490 it--he wentH5927 upH5927 to my couchH3326.

5“4SimeonH8095 and LeviH3878 are brothersH251; Their 5swordsH4380 are implementsH3627 of violenceH2555.66May my soulH5315 not enterH935 into their councilH5475; May my gloryH3519 not be unitedH3161 with their assemblyH6951; For in their angerH639 they killedH2026 7menH376, And in their self-willH7522 they lamedH6136 8oxenH7794.7CursedH779 be their angerH639, for it is fierceH5794; And their wrathH5678, for it isH7185 cruelH7185. 9I will scatterH2505 them in JacobH3290, And disperseH6327 them among IsraelH3478.

8“As for you, JudahH3063, your brothersH251 shall praiseH3034 you; Your handH3027 shall be on the neckH6203 of your enemiesH340; 10Your father’sH1 sonsH1121 shall bowH2331 downH2331 to you.9JudahH3063 is a 11lion’sH743 cubH1482; From the preyH2964, my sonH1121, you have goneH5927 upH5927. 12He 13crouchesH3766, he liesH7257 downH7257 as a lionH743, And as a 14lionH3833, whoH4310 15dares to stirH6965 him upH6965?1016The scepterH7626 will not departH5493 fromH5493 JudahH3063, NorH3808 the ruler’sH2710 staffH2710 from betweenH996 his feetH7272, 17UntilH5704H3588 ShilohH7886 comesH935, And 18to him shall be the obedienceH3349 of the peoplesH5971.1119He tiesH631 his foalH5895 to the vineH1612, And his donkey’sH860 coltH1121 to the choiceH8321 vineH8321; 20He washesH3526 his garmentsH3830 in wineH3196, And his robesH5497 in the bloodH1818 of grapesH6025.12His eyesH5869 are 21dullH2447 from wineH3196, And his teethH8127 22whiteH3836 from milkH2461.

13“23ZebulunH2074 will resideH7931 at the seashoreH3220H2348; And he shall be 24a harborH2348 for shipsH591, And his flankH3411 shall be towardH5921 SidonH6721.

14“IssacharH3485 is a 25strongH1634 donkeyH2543, 26LyingH7257 downH7257 betweenH996 the sheepfoldsH4942.15When he sawH7200 that a restingH4496 placeH4496 was goodH2896 And that the landH776 wasH5276 pleasantH5276, He bowedH5186 his shoulderH7926 to carryH5445 burdens, And becameH1961 a slaveH5647 at forcedH4522 laborH4522.

16“27DanH1835 shall 28judgeH1777 his peopleH5971, As oneH259 of the tribesH7626 of IsraelH3478.17DanH1835 shall be a serpentH5175 in the wayH1870, A hornedH8207 viperH8207 in the pathH734, That bitesH5391 the horse’sH5483 heelsH6119, So that its riderH7392 fallsH5307 backwardH268.1829For Your salvationH3444 I waitH6960, LordH3068.

19“30As for GadH1410, a bandH1416 ofH1416 raidersH1416 shall attackH1464 him, But he will attackH1464 at their 31heelsH6119.

20“3233As for 34AsherH836, his 35foodH3899 shall be 36richH8082, And he will yieldH5414 royalH4428 delicaciesH4574.

21“37NaphtaliH5321 is a doeH355 letH7971 looseH7971; He uttersH5414 beautifulH8233 wordsH561.

22“38JosephH3130 is a fruitfulH6509 39branchH1121, A fruitfulH6509 40branchH1121 by a springH5869; Its 41branchesH1323 hangH6805 overH5921 a wallH7791.23The archersH1167H2671 provokedH4843 him, And shotH7232 at him and wereH7852 hostileH7852 towardH7852 him;24But his 42bowH7198 remainedH3427 43firmH386, And 4445his armsH2220 were agileH6339, From the handsH3027 of the 46MightyH46 OneH46 of JacobH3290 (From thereH8033 is 47the ShepherdH7462, 48the StoneH68 of IsraelH3478),25From 49the GodH410 of your fatherH1 who helpsH5826 you, And 5051by the 52AlmightyH7706 who blessesH1288 you With 53blessingsH1293 of heavenH8064 aboveH4480H5921, BlessingsH1293 of the deepH8415 that liesH7257 beneathH8478, BlessingsH1293 of the breastsH7699 and of the wombH7358.26The blessingsH1293 of your fatherH1 Have surpassedH1396 the blessingsH1293 of my ancestorsH2029 Up to the 54furthestH8379 boundaryH8379 of 55the everlastingH5769 hillsH1389; May they be on the headH7218 of JosephH3130, And on the topH6936 ofH6936 theH6936 headH6936 of the oneH5139 distinguishedH5139 among his brothersH251.

27“BenjaminH1144 is a 56ravenousH2963 wolfH2061; In the morningH1242 he devoursH398 the preyH5706, And in the eveningH6153 he dividesH2505 the spoilsH7998.”

28AllH3605 theseH428 are the twelveH8147H6240 tribesH7626 of IsraelH3478, and thisH2088 is whatH834 their fatherH1 saidH1696 to them 57when he blessedH1288 them. He blessedH1288 them, everyH376 oneH376 58with the blessingH1293 appropriate to him.