Revised Version 1895

Genesis 49

1AndJacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290calledוַיִּקְרָ֥אvai.yik.Ra'H7121unto hissonsבָּנָ֑יוba.NavH1121, andsaidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559:Gatherהֵאָֽסְפוּ֙he.'a.se.FuH622yourselvestogetherH622, that I maytellוְאַגִּ֣ידָהve.'a.Gi.dahH5046youH834thatwhichH834shallbefallיִקְרָ֥אyik.Ra'H7122youH834in thelatterבְּאַחֲרִ֥יתbe.'a.cha.RitH319daysהַיָּמִֽים׃hai.ya.MimH3117.

2Assembleהִקָּבְצ֥וּhi.ka.ve.TzuH6908yourselves, andhearH8085, yesonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofJacobיַעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoH3290; And hearken untoIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֥לYis.ra.'ElH3478yourfatherאֲבִיכֶֽם׃'a.vi.KhemH1.

3Reubenרְאוּבֵן֙re.'u.VenH7205, thou art myfirstbornבְּכֹ֣רִיbe.Kho.riH1060, my might, and thebeginningוְרֵאשִׁ֣יתve.re.ShitH7225of mystrengthכֹּחִ֖יko.ChiH3581; The excellency ofdignityשְׂאֵ֖תse.'EtH7613, and the excellency ofpowerH3581.

4Unstable aswaterכַּמַּ֙יִם֙ka.Ma.yimH4325, thou shaltnotאַל־'al-H408have the excellency;Becauseכִּ֥יkiH3588thou wentestupH5927to thyfather’sאָבִ֑יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1bedמִשְׁכְּבֵ֣יmish.ke.VeiH4904: Then defiledst thou it: hewentH5927upH5927to mycouchיְצוּעִ֥יye.tzu.'IH3326.

5Simeonשִׁמְע֥וֹןshim.'onH8095andLeviוְלֵוִ֖יve.le.ViH3878arebrethrenאַחִ֑ים'a.ChimH251;Weaponsכְּלֵ֥יke.LeiH3627ofviolenceחָמָ֖סcha.MasH2555are theirswordsמְכֵרֹתֵיהֶֽם׃me.khe.ro.tei.HemH4380.

6O mysoulנַפְשִׁ֔יnaf.ShiH5315,comeH935notאַל־'al-H408thouintoH935theircouncilבְּסֹדָם֙be.so.DamH5475; Unto theirassemblyבִּקְהָלָ֖םbik.ha.LamH6951, mygloryכְּבֹדִ֑יke.vo.DiH3519, benotאַל־'al-H408thouunitedתֵּחַ֣דte.ChadH3161; For in theirangerבְאַפָּם֙ve.'a.PamH639theyslewהָ֣רְגוּHa.re.guH2026amanאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376, And in their selfwill they houghed anoxשֽׁוֹר׃ShorH7794.

7Cursedאָר֤וּר'a.RurH779be theirangerאַפָּם֙'a.PamH639, for it wasfierceעָ֔ז'AzH5794; And theirwrathוְעֶבְרָתָ֖םve.'ev.ra.TamH5678, for it wascruelקָשָׁ֑תָהka.Sha.tahH7185: I willdivideאֲחַלְּקֵ֣ם'a.cha.le.KemH2505them inJacobבְּיַעֲקֹ֔בbe.ya.'a.KoH3290, Andscatterוַאֲפִיצֵ֖םva.'a.fi.TzemH6327them inIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

8Judahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063, thee shall thybrethrenאַחֶ֔יךָ'a.Chei.khaH251praiseיוֹד֣וּךָyo.Du.khaH3034: Thyhandיָדְךָ֖ya.de.KhaH3027shall be on theneckבְּעֹ֣רֶףbe.'O.refH6203of thineenemiesאֹיְבֶ֑יךָ'o.ye.Vei.khaH341; Thyfather’sאָבִֽיךָ׃'a.Vi.khaH1sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121shallbowיִשְׁתַּחֲוּ֥וּyish.ta.cha.VuH7812downH7812before thee.

9Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063is alion’sאַרְיֵה֙'ar.YehH738whelpגּ֤וּרgurH1482; From thepreyמִטֶּ֖רֶףmi.Te.refH2964, mysonבְּנִ֣יbe.NiH1121, thou artgoneH5927upH5927: He stoopeddownרָבַ֧ץra.VatzH7257, he couched as alionכְּאַרְיֵ֛הke.'ar.YehH738, And as alionessוּכְלָבִ֖יאu.khe.la.Vi'H3833; who shallrouseיְקִימֶֽנּוּ׃ye.ki.Me.nuH6965himupH5927?

10The sceptre shallnotH3808departיָס֥וּרya.SurH5493fromJudahמִֽיהוּדָ֔הmi.hu.DahH3063,NorH3808theruler’sוּמְחֹקֵ֖קu.me.cho.KekH2710staffשֵׁ֙בֶט֙she.vetH7626frombetweenמִבֵּ֣יןmi.BeinH996hisfeetרַגְלָ֑יוrag.LavH7272,Untilעַ֚ד'adH5704Shilohשִׁיל֔וֹshi.lohH7886comeיָבֹ֣אya.Vo'H935; And unto him shall theobedienceיִקְּהַ֥תyi.ke.HatH3349of thepeoplesעַמִּֽים׃'a.MimH5971be.

11Bindingאֹסְרִ֤י'o.se.RiH631hisfoalH5895unto thevineלַגֶּ֙פֶן֙la.Ge.fenH1612, And his ass’scoltH5895unto the choicevineH1612; He hathwashedכִּבֵּ֤סki.BesH3526hisgarmentsלְבֻשׁ֔וֹle.vu.ShoH3830inwineבַּיַּ֙יִן֙bai.Ya.yinH3196, And his vesture in thebloodוּבְדַם־u.ve.dam-H1818ofgrapesעֲנָבִ֖ים'a.na.VimH6025:

12Hiseyesעֵינַ֖יִם'ei.Na.yimH5869shall be red withwineמִיָּ֑יִןmi.Ya.yinH3196, And histeethשִׁנַּ֖יִםshi.Na.yimH8127whiteוּלְבֶן־u.le.ven-H3836withmilkמֵחָלָֽב׃ פme.cha.LavH2461.

13Zebulunזְבוּלֻ֕ןze.vu.LunH2074shalldwellיִשְׁכֹּ֑ןyish.KonH7931at thehavenלְח֥וֹףle.ChofH2348of theseaיַמִּ֖יםya.MimH3220: And he shall be for anhavenלְח֣וֹףle.ChofH2348ofshipsאֳנִיּ֔וֹת'o.ni.YotH591; And his border shall beuponעַל־'al-H5921Zidon.

14Issacharיִשָּׂשכָ֖רyi.so.sh.KharH3485is astrongגָּ֑רֶםGa.remH1634ass, Couchingdownרֹבֵ֖ץro.VetzH7257betweenבֵּ֥יןbeinH996thesheepfoldsהַֽמִּשְׁפְּתָֽיִם׃Ha.mish.pe.Ta.yimH4942:

15And hesawוַיַּ֤רְאvai.Yar'H7200arestingמְנֻחָה֙me.nu.ChahH4496placeH1961that it wasgoodH2896, And thelandהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776that it waspleasantנָעֵ֑מָהna.'E.mahH5276; And hebowedוַיֵּ֤טvai.YetH5186hisshoulderשִׁכְמוֹ֙shikh.MoH7926tobearלִסְבֹּ֔לlis.BolH5445, AndbecameH1961aservantעֹבֵֽד׃ ס'o.VedH5647under taskwork.

16Danדָּ֖ןdanH1835shalljudgeיָדִ֣יןya.DinH1777hispeopleעַמּ֑וֹa.MoH5971, As one of thetribesשִׁבְטֵ֥יshiv.TeiH7626ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

17Danדָן֙danH1835shall be aserpentנָחָ֣שׁna.ChashH5175in thewayדֶ֔רֶךְDe.rekhH1870, An adder in thepathאֹ֑רַח'O.rachH734, That biteth the horse’sheelsעִקְּבֵי־'i.ke.vei-H6119,Soיְהִי־ye.hi-H1961that hisriderרֹכְב֖וֹro.khe.VoH7392fallethbackwardאָחֽוֹר׃'a.ChorH268.

18I have waited for thysalvationלִֽישׁוּעָתְךָ֖li.shu.'a.te.KhaH3444, OLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

19Gadגָּ֖דgadH1410, atroopגְּד֣וּדge.DudH1416shall press upon him: But he shall press upon theirheelעָקֵֽב׃ ס'a.KevH6119.

20Out ofAsherמֵאָשֵׁ֖רme.'a.SherH836hisbreadלַחְמ֑וֹlach.MoH3899shall be fat, And he shallyieldיִתֵּ֖ןyi.TenH5414royalמֶֽלֶךְ׃ סMe.lekhH4428daintiesמַֽעֲדַנֵּי־ma.'a.da.nei-H4574.

21Naphtaliנַפְתָּלִ֖יnaf.ta.LiH5321is ahindאַיָּלָ֣ה'ai.ya.LahH355letH7971looseH7971: He giveth goodlywordsאִמְרֵי־'im.rei-H561.

22Josephיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130is afruitfulפֹּרָת֙po.RatH6509boughבֵּ֤ןbenH1121, Afruitfulפֹּרָ֖תpo.RatH6509boughבֵּ֥ןbenH1121by a fountain; Hisbranchesבָּנ֕וֹתba.NotH1323runצָעֲדָ֖הtza.'a.DahH6805over thewallשֽׁוּר׃ShurH7791.

23The archers have sorely grieved him, And shot at him, and persecuted him:

24But hisbowקַשְׁתּ֔וֹkash.ToH7198abodeוַתֵּ֤שֶׁבva.Te.shevH3427instrengthH2220, And thearmsזְרֹעֵ֣יze.ro.'EiH2220of hishandsיָדָ֑יוya.DavH3027were made strong, By thehandsמִידֵי֙mi.DeiH3027of theMightyאֲבִ֣יר'a.VirH46One ofJacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290, (From thence is theshepherdרֹעֶ֖הro.'EhH7462, thestoneאֶ֥בֶן'E.venH68ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478,)

25Evenוְאֵ֤תve.'EtH853by theGodמֵאֵ֨לme.'ElH410of thyfatherאָבִ֜יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1, who shallhelpוְיַעְזְרֶ֗ךָּve.ya'.ze.Re.kaH5826thee, And by theAlmightyשַׁדַּי֙sha.DaiH7706, who shallblessוִיבָ֣רְכֶ֔ךָּvi.Va.re.Khe.kaH1288thee, Withblessingsבִּרְכֹ֤תbir.KhotH1293ofheavenשָׁמַ֙יִם֙sha.Ma.yimH8064aboveמֵעָ֔לme.'AlH5921,Blessingsבִּרְכֹ֥תbir.KhotH1293of thedeepתְּה֖וֹםte.HomH8415that couchethbeneathתָּ֑חַתTa.chatH8478,Blessingsבִּרְכֹ֥תbir.KhotH1293of thebreastsשָׁדַ֖יִםsha.Da.yimH7699, and of thewombוָרָֽחַם׃va.Ra.chamH7356.

26Theblessingsבִּרְכֹ֣תbir.KhotH1293of thyfatherאָבִ֗יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1Haveprevailedגָּֽבְרוּ֙ga.ve.RuH1396aboveעַל־'al-H5921theblessingsבִּרְכֹ֣תbir.KhotH1293of my progenitors Unto theutmostH8379boundH8379of theeverlastingעוֹלָ֑םo.LamH5769hillsגִּבְעֹ֣תgiv.'OtH1389: They shall be on theheadלְרֹ֣אשׁle.RoshH7218ofJosephיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130, And on thecrownוּלְקָדְקֹ֖דu.le.ka.de.KodH6936of theheadH7218of him that was separate from hisbrethrenאֶחָֽיו׃ פ'e.ChavH251.

27Benjaminבִּנְיָמִין֙bin.ya.MinH1144is awolfזְאֵ֣בze.'EvH2061that ravineth: In themorningבַּבֹּ֖קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242he shalldevourיֹ֣אכַלYo.khalH398thepreyעַ֑ד'AdH5706, And at even he shalldivideיְחַלֵּ֥קye.cha.LekH2505thespoilשָׁלָֽל׃sha.LalH7998.

28AllH3605theseאֵ֛לֶּה'E.lehH428are thetwelveעָשָׂ֑ר'a.SarH6240tribesשִׁבְטֵ֥יshiv.TeiH7626ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478: and this is it that theirfatherאֲבִיהֶם֙'a.vi.HemH1spake unto them andblessedוַיְבָ֣רֶךְvay.Va.rekhH1288them;everyH3605oneaccordingאִ֛ישׁ'ishH376to hisblessingכְּבִרְכָת֖וֹke.vir.kha.ToH1293heblessedבֵּרַ֥ךְbe.RakhH1288them.

29And hechargedוַיְצַ֣וvay.TzavH6680them, andsaidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them, I am to begatheredנֶאֱסָ֣ףne.'e.SafH622unto mypeopleעַמִּ֔י'a.MiH5971:buryקִבְר֥וּkiv.RuH6912meH413with myfathersאֲבֹתָ֑י'a.vo.TaiH1in thecaveהַ֨מְּעָרָ֔הha.me.'a.RahH4631that is in thefieldבִּשְׂדֵ֖הbis.DehH7704ofEphronעֶפְר֥וֹןef.RonH6085theHittiteהַֽחִתִּֽי׃Ha.chi.TiH2850,

30in thecaveבַּמְּעָרָ֞הba.me.'a.RahH4631that is in thefieldבִּשְׂדֵ֧הbis.DehH7704ofMachpelahהַמַּכְפֵּלָ֛הha.makh.pe.LahH4375,whichH834isbeforeפְּנֵי־pe.nei-H6440Mamreמַמְרֵ֖אmam.Re'H4471, in thelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofCanaanכְּנָ֑עַןke.Na.'anH3667,whichH834Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֜ם'av.ra.HamH85boughtקָנָ֨הka.NahH7069with thefieldהַשָּׂדֶ֗הha.sa.DehH7704fromEphronעֶפְרֹ֥ן'ef.RonH6085theHittiteהַחִתִּ֖יha.chi.TiH2850for apossessionלַאֲחֻזַּת־la.'a.chu.zat-H272of a buryingplace:

31there theyburiedקָֽבְר֞וּka.ve.RuH6912Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֗ם'av.ra.HamH85andSarahשָׂרָ֣הsa.RahH8283hiswifeאִשְׁתּ֔וֹ'ish.ToH802; there theyburiedקָבְר֣וּka.ve.RuH6912Isaacיִצְחָ֔קyitz.ChakH3327andRebekahרִבְקָ֣הriv.KahH7259hiswifeאִשְׁתּ֑וֹ'ish.ToH802; and there Iburiedקָבַ֖רְתִּיka.Var.tiH6912Leahלֵאָֽה׃le.'AhH3812:

32thefieldהַשָּׂדֶ֛הha.sa.DehH7704and thecaveוְהַמְּעָרָ֥הve.ha.me.'a.RahH4631that is therein,whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834waspurchasedמִקְנֵ֧הmik.NehH4735from thechildrenבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121ofHethחֵֽת׃ChetH2845.

33And whenJacobיַעֲקֹב֙ya.'a.KoH3290made anendוַיְכַ֤לvay.KhalH3615ofchargingלְצַוֹּ֣תle.tza.VotH6680hissonsבָּנָ֔יוba.NavH1121, hegatheredוַיֶּאֱסֹ֥ףvai.ye.'e.SofH622upH853hisfeetרַגְלָ֖יוrag.LavH7272intoH413thebedהַמִּטָּ֑הha.mi.TahH4296, and yieldedupH853the ghost, and wasgatheredוַיֵּאָ֥סֶףvai.ye.'A.sefH622unto hispeopleעַמָּֽיו׃'a.MavH5971.

Commentaries on Genesis 49

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