Revised Literal Translation

Genesis 49:13-21

13Zebulunזְבוּלֻ֕ןze.vu.LunH2074shall dwellיִשְׁכֹּ֑ןyish.KonH7931at the havenלְח֥וֹףle.ChofH2348of the seaיַמִּ֖יםya.MimH3220; and he shall befor an havenלְח֣וֹףle.ChofH2348of shipsאֳנִיּ֔וֹת'o.ni.YotH591;and his borderוְיַרְכָת֖וֹve.yar.kha.ToH3411shall beunto Sidonצִידֹֽן׃ סtzi.DonH6721.

14Issacharיִשָּׂשכָ֖רyi.so.sh.KharH3485isa strongגָּ֑רֶםGa.remH1634donkeyחֲמֹ֣רcha.MorH2543couching downרֹבֵ֖ץro.VetzH7257between two burdensהַֽמִּשְׁפְּתָֽיִם׃Ha.mish.pe.Ta.yimH4942:

15And he sawוַיַּ֤רְאvai.Yar'H7200that restמְנֻחָה֙me.nu.ChahH4496wasgoodH2896,and the landהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776that it waspleasantנָעֵ֑מָהna.'E.mahH5276;and bowedוַיֵּ֤טvai.YetH5186his shoulderשִׁכְמוֹ֙shikh.MoH7926to bearלִסְבֹּ֔לlis.BolH5445,and became a servantעֹבֵֽד׃ ס'o.VedH5647unto tributeלְמַס־le.mas-H4522.

16Danדָּ֖ןdanH1835shall judgeיָדִ֣יןya.DinH1777his peopleעַמּ֑וֹa.MoH5971,as oneכְּאַחַ֖דke.'a.ChadH259of the tribesשִׁבְטֵ֥יshiv.TeiH7626of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

17Danדָן֙danH1835shall be a serpentנָחָ֣שׁna.ChashH5175by the wayדֶ֔רֶךְDe.rekhH1870,an adderשְׁפִיפֹ֖ןshe.fi.FonH8207in the pathאֹ֑רַח'O.rachH734,that bitethהַנֹּשֵׁךְ֙ha.no.sheKhH5391the horseס֔וּסSusH5483heelsעִקְּבֵי־'i.ke.vei-H6119,so that his riderרֹכְב֖וֹro.khe.VoH7392shall fallוַיִּפֹּ֥לvai.yi.PolH5307backwardאָחֽוֹר׃'a.ChorH268.

18I have waited forקִוִּ֥יתִיki.Vi.tiH6960thy salvationלִֽישׁוּעָתְךָ֖li.shu.'a.te.KhaH3444,O Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

19Gadגָּ֖דgadH1410,a troopגְּד֣וּדge.DudH1416shall overcomeיְגוּדֶ֑נּוּye.gu.De.nuH1464him: but he shall overcomeיָגֻ֥דya.GudH1464at the lastעָקֵֽב׃ ס'a.KevH6119.

20Out of Asherמֵאָשֵׁ֖רme.'a.SherH836his breadלַחְמ֑וֹlach.MoH3899shall befatשְׁמֵנָ֣הshe.me.NahH8082,and he shall yieldיִתֵּ֖ןyi.TenH5414royalמֶֽלֶךְ׃ סMe.lekhH4428daintiesמַֽעֲדַנֵּי־ma.'a.da.nei-H4574.

21Naphtaliנַפְתָּלִ֖יnaf.ta.LiH5321isa hindאַיָּלָ֣ה'ai.ya.LahH355let looseשְׁלֻחָ֑הshe.lu.ChahH7971:he givethהַנֹּתֵ֖ןha.no.TenH5414goodlyשָֽׁפֶר׃ סSha.ferH8233wordsאִמְרֵי־'im.rei-H561.

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