Genesis 49:3-28

3ReubenH7205, thou art my firstbornH1060, my might, and the beginningH7225 of my strengthH3581; The excellency of dignityH7613, and the excellency of powerH3581.

4Unstable as waterH4325, thou shalt notH408 have the excellency; BecauseH3588 thou wentest upH5927 to thy father’sH1 bedH4904: Then defiledst thou it: he wentH5927 upH5927 to my couchH3326.

5SimeonH8095 and LeviH3878 are brethrenH251; WeaponsH3627 of violenceH2555 are their swordsH4380.

6O my soulH5315, comeH935 notH408 thou intoH935 their councilH5475; Unto their assemblyH6951, my gloryH3519, be notH408 thou unitedH3161; For in their angerH639 they slewH2026 a manH376, And in their selfwill they houghed an oxH7794.

7CursedH779 be their angerH639, for it was fierceH5794; And their wrathH5678, for it was cruelH7185: I will divideH2505 them in JacobH3290, And scatterH6327 them in IsraelH3478.

8JudahH3063, thee shall thy brethrenH251 praiseH3034: Thy handH3027 shall be on the neckH6203 of thine enemiesH341; Thy father’sH1 sonsH1121 shall bowH7812 downH7812 before thee.

9JudahH3063 is a lion’sH738 whelpH1482; From the preyH2964, my sonH1121, thou art goneH5927 upH5927: He stooped downH7257, he couched as a lionH738, And as a lionessH3833; who shall rouseH6965 him upH5927?

10The sceptre shall notH3808 departH5493 from JudahH3063, NorH3808 the ruler’sH2710 staffH7626 from betweenH996 his feetH7272, UntilH5704 ShilohH7886 comeH935; And unto him shall the obedienceH3349 of the peoplesH5971 be.

11BindingH631 his foalH5895 unto the vineH1612, And his ass’s coltH5895 unto the choice vineH1612; He hath washedH3526 his garmentsH3830 in wineH3196, And his vesture in the bloodH1818 of grapesH6025:

12His eyesH5869 shall be red with wineH3196, And his teethH8127 whiteH3836 with milkH2461.

13ZebulunH2074 shall dwellH7931 at the havenH2348 of the seaH3220: And he shall be for an havenH2348 of shipsH591; And his border shall be uponH5921 Zidon.

14IssacharH3485 is a strongH1634 ass, Couching downH7257 betweenH996 the sheepfoldsH4942:

15And he sawH7200 a restingH4496 placeH1961 that it was goodH2896, And the landH776 that it was pleasantH5276; And he bowedH5186 his shoulderH7926 to bearH5445, And becameH1961 a servantH5647 under taskwork.

16DanH1835 shall judgeH1777 his peopleH5971, As one of the tribesH7626 of IsraelH3478.

17DanH1835 shall be a serpentH5175 in the wayH1870, An adder in the pathH734, That biteth the horse’s heelsH6119, SoH1961 that his riderH7392 falleth backwardH268.

18I have waited for thy salvationH3444, O LORDH3068.

19GadH1410, a troopH1416 shall press upon him: But he shall press upon their heelH6119.

20Out of AsherH836 his breadH3899 shall be fat, And he shall yieldH5414 royalH4428 daintiesH4574.

21NaphtaliH5321 is a hindH355 letH7971 looseH7971: He giveth goodly wordsH561.

22JosephH3130 is a fruitfulH6509 boughH1121, A fruitfulH6509 boughH1121 by a fountain; His branchesH1323 runH6805 over the wallH7791.

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

24But his bowH7198 abodeH3427 in strengthH2220, And the armsH2220 of his handsH3027 were made strong, By the handsH3027 of the MightyH46 One of JacobH3290, (From thence is the shepherdH7462, the stoneH68 of IsraelH3478,)

25EvenH853 by the GodH410 of thy fatherH1, who shall helpH5826 thee, And by the AlmightyH7706, who shall blessH1288 thee, With blessingsH1293 of heavenH8064 aboveH5921, BlessingsH1293 of the deepH8415 that coucheth beneathH8478, BlessingsH1293 of the breastsH7699, and of the wombH7356.

26The blessingsH1293 of thy fatherH1 Have prevailedH1396 aboveH5921 the blessingsH1293 of my progenitors Unto the utmostH8379 boundH8379 of the everlastingH5769 hillsH1389: They shall be on the headH7218 of JosephH3130, And on the crownH6936 of the headH7218 of him that was separate from his brethrenH251.

27BenjaminH1144 is a wolfH2061 that ravineth: In the morningH1242 he shall devourH398 the preyH5706, And at even he shall divideH2505 the spoilH7998.

28AllH3605 theseH428 are the twelveH6240 tribesH7626 of IsraelH3478: and this is it that their fatherH1 spake unto them and blessedH1288 them; everyH3605 one accordingH376 to his blessingH1293 he blessedH1288 them.