Revised Literal Translation

Genesis 49:2-27

2Gather yourselves togetherהִקָּבְצ֥וּhi.ka.ve.TzuH6908,and hearוְשִׁמְע֖וּve.shim.'UH8085,ye sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Jacobיַעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoH3290;and hearkenוְשִׁמְע֖וּve.shim.'UH8085unto Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֥לYis.ra.'ElH3478your fatherאֲבִיכֶֽם׃'a.vi.KhemH1.

3Reubenרְאוּבֵן֙re.'u.VenH7205, thou artmy firstbornבְּכֹ֣רִיbe.Kho.riH1060,my mightכֹּחִ֖יko.ChiH3581,and the beginningוְרֵאשִׁ֣יתve.re.ShitH7225of my strengthאוֹנִ֑י'o.NiH202,the excellencyיֶ֥תֶרYe.terH3499of dignityשְׂאֵ֖תse.'EtH7613,and the excellencyוְיֶ֥תֶרve.Ye.terH3499of powerעָֽז׃'AzH5794:

4Unstableפַּ֤חַזPa.chazH6349as waterכַּמַּ֙יִם֙ka.Ma.yimH4325,thou shalt not excelתּוֹתַ֔רto.TarH3498;because thou wentest upעָלִ֖יתָ'a.Li.taH5927to thy father’sאָבִ֑יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1bedמִשְׁכְּבֵ֣יmish.ke.VeiH4904;then defiledst thouחִלַּ֖לְתָּchi.Lal.taH2490it:he went upעָלָֽה׃ פ'a.LahH5927to my couchיְצוּעִ֥יye.tzu.'IH3326.

5Simeonשִׁמְע֥וֹןshim.'onH8095and Leviוְלֵוִ֖יve.le.ViH3878arebrethrenאַחִ֑ים'a.ChimH251;instrumentsכְּלֵ֥יke.LeiH3627of crueltyחָמָ֖סcha.MasH2555are intheir habitationsמְכֵרֹתֵיהֶֽם׃me.khe.ro.tei.HemH4380.

6O my soulנַפְשִׁ֔יnaf.ShiH5315,comeתָּבֹ֣אta.Vo'H935not thou into their secretבְּסֹדָם֙be.so.DamH5475;unto their assemblyבִּקְהָלָ֖םbik.ha.LamH6951,mine honourכְּבֹדִ֑יke.vo.DiH3519,be not thou unitedתֵּחַ֣דte.ChadH3161:for in their angerבְאַפָּם֙ve.'a.PamH639they slewהָ֣רְגוּHa.re.guH2026a manאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376,and in their selfwillוּבִרְצֹנָ֖םu.vir.tzo.NamH7522they digged downעִקְּרוּ־'i.ke.ru-H6131a wallשֽׁוֹר׃ShorH7794.

7Cursedאָר֤וּר'a.RurH779betheir angerאַפָּם֙'a.PamH639, for it wasfierceעָ֔ז'AzH5794;and their wrathוְעֶבְרָתָ֖םve.'ev.ra.TamH5678,for it was cruelקָשָׁ֑תָהka.Sha.tahH7185:I will divideאֲחַלְּקֵ֣ם'a.cha.le.KemH2505them in Jacobבְּיַעֲקֹ֔בbe.ya.'a.KoH3290,and scatterוַאֲפִיצֵ֖םva.'a.fi.TzemH6327them in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

8Judahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063, thou art hewhom thy brethrenאַחֶ֔יךָ'a.Chei.khaH251shall praiseיוֹד֣וּךָyo.Du.khaH3034:thy handיָדְךָ֖ya.de.KhaH3027shall bein the neckבְּעֹ֣רֶףbe.'O.refH6203of thine enemiesאֹיְבֶ֑יךָ'o.ye.Vei.khaH341;thy father’sאָבִֽיךָ׃'a.Vi.khaH1childrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121shall bow downיִשְׁתַּחֲוּ֥וּyish.ta.cha.VuH7812before thee.

9Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063isa lion’sאַרְיֵה֙'ar.YehH738whelpגּ֤וּרgurH1482:from the preyמִטֶּ֖רֶףmi.Te.refH2964,my sonבְּנִ֣יbe.NiH1121,thou art gone upעָלִ֑יתָ'a.Li.taH5927:he stooped downכָּרַ֨עka.Ra'H3766,he couchedרָבַ֧ץra.VatzH7257as a lionכְּאַרְיֵ֛הke.'ar.YehH738,and as an old lionוּכְלָבִ֖יאu.khe.la.Vi'H3833;who shall rouse him upיְקִימֶֽנּוּ׃ye.ki.Me.nuH6965?

10The sceptreשֵׁ֙בֶט֙she.vetH7626shall not departיָס֥וּרya.SurH5493from Judahמִֽיהוּדָ֔הmi.hu.DahH3063,nor a lawgiverוּמְחֹקֵ֖קu.me.cho.KekH2710from between his feetרַגְלָ֑יוrag.LavH7272,untilכִּֽי־ki-H3588Shilohשִׁיל֔וֹshi.lohH7886comeיָבֹ֣אya.Vo'H935; and unto him shallthe gatheringיִקְּהַ֥תyi.ke.HatH3349of the peopleעַמִּֽים׃'a.MimH5971be.

11Bindingאֹסְרִ֤י'o.se.RiH631his foalעִיר֔וֹi.roH5895unto the vineלַגֶּ֙פֶן֙la.Ge.fenH1612,and his ass’sאֲתֹנ֑וֹ'a.to.NoH860coltבְּנִ֣יbe.NiH1121unto the choice vineוְלַשֹּׂרֵקָ֖הve.la.so.re.KahH8321;he washedכִּבֵּ֤סki.BesH3526his garmentsלְבֻשׁ֔וֹle.vu.ShoH3830in wineבַּיַּ֙יִן֙bai.Ya.yinH3196,and his clothesסוּתֽוֹ׃su.toH5497in the bloodוּבְדַם־u.ve.dam-H1818of grapesעֲנָבִ֖ים'a.na.VimH6025:

12His eyesעֵינַ֖יִם'ei.Na.yimH5869shall beredחַכְלִילִ֥יchakh.li.LiH2447with wineמִיָּ֑יִןmi.Ya.yinH3196,and his teethשִׁנַּ֖יִםshi.Na.yimH8127whiteוּלְבֶן־u.le.ven-H3836with milkמֵחָלָֽב׃ פme.cha.LavH2461.

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.

22Josephיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130isa fruitfulפֹּרָת֙po.RatH6509boughבֵּ֤ןbenH1121, evena fruitfulפֹּרָ֖תpo.RatH6509boughבֵּ֥ןbenH1121by a wellעָ֑יִן'A.yinH5869; whosebranchesבָּנ֕וֹתba.NotH1323runצָעֲדָ֖הtza.'a.DahH6805over the wallשֽׁוּר׃ShurH7791:

23The archersבַּעֲלֵ֥י חִצִּֽים׃ba.'a.Lei chi.TzimH2671 H1167have sorely grieved himוַֽיְמָרֲרֻ֖הוּvay.ma.ra.Ru.huH4843,and shotוָרֹ֑בּוּva.Ro.buH7232at him,and hated himוַֽיִּשְׂטְמֻ֖הוּvai.yis.te.Mu.huH7852:

24But his bowקַשְׁתּ֔וֹkash.ToH7198abodeוַתֵּ֤שֶׁבva.Te.shevH3427in strengthבְּאֵיתָן֙be.'ei.TanH386,and the armsזְרֹעֵ֣יze.ro.'EiH2220of his handsיָדָ֑יוya.DavH3027were made strongוַיָּפֹ֖זּוּvai.ya.Fo.zuH6339by the handsמִידֵי֙mi.DeiH3027of the mightyאֲבִ֣יר'a.VirH46Godof Jacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290; (from thence isthe shepherdרֹעֶ֖הro.'EhH7462,the stoneאֶ֥בֶן'E.venH68of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478:)

25Evenby the Godמֵאֵ֨לme.'ElH410of thy fatherאָבִ֜יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1,who shall helpוְיַעְזְרֶ֗ךָּve.ya'.ze.Re.kaH5826thee; and byH854the Almightyשַׁדַּי֙sha.DaiH7706,who shall blessוִיבָ֣רְכֶ֔ךָּvi.Va.re.Khe.kaH1288thee with blessingsבִּרְכֹ֤תbir.KhotH1293of heavenשָׁמַ֙יִם֙sha.Ma.yimH8064aboveH5920,blessingsבִּרְכֹ֥תbir.KhotH1293of the deepתְּה֖וֹםte.HomH8415that liethרֹבֶ֣צֶתro.Ve.tzetH7257under, blessingsבִּרְכֹ֥תbir.KhotH1293of the breastsשָׁדַ֖יִםsha.Da.yimH7699,and of the wombוָרָֽחַם׃va.Ra.chamH7356:

26The blessingsבִּרְכֹ֣תbir.KhotH1293of thy fatherאָבִ֗יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1have prevailedגָּֽבְרוּ֙ga.ve.RuH1396above the blessingsבִּרְכֹ֣תbir.KhotH1293of my progenitorsהוֹרַ֔יho.RaiH2029unto the utmost boundתַּאֲוַ֖תta.'a.VatH8379of the everlastingעוֹלָ֑םo.LamH5769hillsגִּבְעֹ֣תgiv.'OtH1389:they shall be on the headלְרֹ֣אשׁle.RoshH7218of Josephיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130,and on the crown of the headוּלְקָדְקֹ֖דu.le.ka.de.KodH6936of him that was separateנְזִ֥ירne.ZirH5139from his brethrenאֶחָֽיו׃ פ'e.ChavH251.

27Benjaminבִּנְיָמִין֙bin.ya.MinH1144shall ravinיִטְרָ֔ףyit.RafH2963asa wolfזְאֵ֣בze.'EvH2061:in the morningבַּבֹּ֖קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242he shall devourיֹ֣אכַלYo.khalH398the preyעַ֑ד'AdH5706,and at nightוְלָעֶ֖רֶבve.la.'E.revH6153he shall divideיְחַלֵּ֥קye.cha.LekH2505the spoilשָׁלָֽל׃sha.LalH7998.

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