Revised Webster's Bible

Genesis 49

1AndJacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290calledוַיִּקְרָ֥אvai.yik.Ra'H7121to hissonsבָּנָ֑יוba.NavH1121, andsaidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Gather yourselvestogetherהֵאָֽסְפוּ֙he.'a.se.FuH622, that I maytellוְאַגִּ֣ידָהve.'a.Gi.dahH5046you that which shallbefallיִקְרָ֥אyik.Ra'H7122you in thelastבְּאַחֲרִ֥יתbe.'a.cha.RitH319daysהַיָּמִֽים׃hai.ya.MimH3117.

2Gather yourselvestogetherהִקָּבְצ֥וּhi.ka.ve.TzuH6908, andhearוְשִׁמְע֖וּve.shim.'UH8085, yesonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofJacobיַעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoH3290; andhearkenוְשִׁמְע֖וּve.shim.'UH8085toIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֥לYis.ra.'ElH3478yourfatherאֲבִיכֶֽם׃'a.vi.KhemH1.

3Reubenרְאוּבֵן֙re.'u.VenH7205, thou art myfirstbornבְּכֹ֣רִיbe.Kho.riH1060, mymightכֹּחִ֖יko.ChiH3581, and thebeginningוְרֵאשִׁ֣יתve.re.ShitH7225of mystrengthאוֹנִ֑י'o.NiH202, theexcellencyיֶ֥תֶרYe.terH3499ofdignityשְׂאֵ֖תse.'EtH7613, and theexcellencyוְיֶ֥תֶרve.Ye.terH3499ofpowerעָֽז׃'AzH5794:

4Unstableפַּ֤חַזPa.chazH6349aswaterכַּמַּ֙יִם֙ka.Ma.yimH4325, thou shalt notexcelתּוֹתַ֔רto.TarH3498; because thou wentestupעָלִ֖יתָ'a.Li.taH5927to thyfather’sאָבִ֑יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1bedמִשְׁכְּבֵ֣יmish.ke.VeiH4904; then thou didstdefileחִלַּ֖לְתָּchi.Lal.taH2490it : he wentupעָלָֽה׃ פ'a.LahH5927to mycouchיְצוּעִ֥יye.tzu.'IH3326.

5Simeonשִׁמְע֥וֹןshim.'onH8095andLeviוְלֵוִ֖יve.le.ViH3878arebrethrenאַחִ֑ים'a.ChimH251;instrumentsכְּלֵ֥יke.LeiH3627ofcrueltyחָמָ֖סcha.MasH2555are in theirhabitationsמְכֵרֹתֵיהֶֽם׃me.khe.ro.tei.HemH4380.

6O mysoulנַפְשִׁ֔יnaf.ShiH5315,comeתָּבֹ֣אta.Vo'H935not thou into theirsecretבְּסֹדָם֙be.so.DamH5475; to theirassemblyבִּקְהָלָ֖םbik.ha.LamH6951, myhonourכְּבֹדִ֑יke.vo.DiH3519, be not thouunitedתֵּחַ֣דte.ChadH3161: for in theirangerבְאַפָּם֙ve.'a.PamH639theyslewהָ֣רְגוּHa.re.guH2026amanאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376, and in theirselfwillוּבִרְצֹנָ֖םu.vir.tzo.NamH7522they diggeddownעִקְּרוּ־'i.ke.ru-H6131awallשֽׁוֹר׃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, thou art he whom thybrethrenאַחֶ֔יךָ'a.Chei.khaH251shallpraiseיוֹד֣וּךָyo.Du.khaH3034: thyhandיָדְךָ֖ya.de.KhaH3027shall be on theneckבְּעֹ֣רֶףbe.'O.refH6203of thyenemiesאֹיְבֶ֑יךָ'o.ye.Vei.khaH341; thyfather’sאָבִֽיךָ׃'a.Vi.khaH1childrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121shall bowdownיִשְׁתַּחֲוּ֥וּyish.ta.cha.VuH7812before thee.

9Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063is alion’sאַרְיֵה֙'ar.YehH738whelpגּ֤וּרgurH1482: from thepreyמִטֶּ֖רֶףmi.Te.refH2964, mysonבְּנִ֣יbe.NiH1121, thou hast goneupעָלִ֑יתָ'a.Li.taH5927: he stoopeddownכָּרַ֨עka.Ra'H3766, hecrouchedרָבַ֧ץra.VatzH7257as alionכְּאַרְיֵ֛הke.'ar.YehH738, and as an oldlionוּכְלָבִ֖יאu.khe.la.Vi'H3833; who shall rouse himupיְקִימֶֽנּוּ׃ye.ki.Me.nuH6965?

10Thesceptreשֵׁ֙בֶט֙she.vetH7626shall notdepartיָס֥וּרya.SurH5493fromJudahמִֽיהוּדָ֔הmi.hu.DahH3063, nor alawgiverוּמְחֹקֵ֖קu.me.cho.KekH2710from between hisfeetרַגְלָ֑יוrag.LavH7272,untilכִּֽי־ki-H3588Shilohשִׁיל֔וֹshi.lohH7886shallcomeיָבֹ֣אya.Vo'H935; and to him shall be theobedienceיִקְּהַ֥תyi.ke.HatH3349of thepeopleעַמִּֽים׃'a.MimH5971.

11Bindingאֹסְרִ֤י'o.se.RiH631hisfoalעִיר֔וֹi.roH5895to thevineלַגֶּ֙פֶן֙la.Ge.fenH1612, and hisdonkey’sאֲתֹנ֑וֹ'a.to.NoH860coltבְּנִ֣יbe.NiH1121to the choicevineוְלַשֹּׂרֵקָ֖הve.la.so.re.KahH8321; hewashedכִּבֵּ֤סki.BesH3526hisgarmentsלְבֻשׁ֔וֹle.vu.ShoH3830inwineבַּיַּ֙יִן֙bai.Ya.yinH3196, and hisclothesסוּתֽוֹ׃su.toH5497in thebloodוּבְדַם־u.ve.dam-H1818ofgrapesעֲנָבִ֖ים'a.na.VimH6025:

12Hiseyesעֵינַ֖יִם'ei.Na.yimH5869shall beredחַכְלִילִ֥יchakh.li.LiH2447withwineמִיָּ֑יִןmi.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 hisborderוְיַרְכָת֖וֹve.yar.kha.ToH3411shall be toZidonצִידֹֽן׃ סtzi.DonH6721.

14Issacharיִשָּׂשכָ֖רyi.so.sh.KharH3485is astrongגָּ֑רֶםGa.remH1634donkeyחֲמֹ֣רcha.MorH2543crouchingdownרֹבֵ֖ץro.VetzH7257between twoburdensהַֽמִּשְׁפְּתָֽיִם׃Ha.mish.pe.Ta.yimH4942:

15And hesawוַיַּ֤רְאvai.Yar'H7200thatrestמְנֻחָה֙me.nu.ChahH4496wasgoodH2896, and thelandהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776that it waspleasantנָעֵ֑מָהna.'E.mahH5276; andbowedוַיֵּ֤טvai.YetH5186hisshoulderשִׁכְמוֹ֙shikh.MoH7926tobearלִסְבֹּ֔לlis.BolH5445, and became aslaveעֹבֵֽד׃ ס'o.VedH5647at forcedlabourלְמַס־le.mas-H4522.

16Danדָּ֖ןdanH1835shalljudgeיָדִ֣יןya.DinH1777hispeopleעַמּ֑וֹa.MoH5971, asoneכְּאַחַ֖דke.'a.ChadH259of thetribesשִׁבְטֵ֥יshiv.TeiH7626ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

17Danדָן֙danH1835shall be aserpentנָחָ֣שׁna.ChashH5175by thewayדֶ֔רֶךְDe.rekhH1870, anadderשְׁפִיפֹ֖ןshe.fi.FonH8207in thepathאֹ֑רַח'O.rachH734, thatbitethהַנֹּשֵׁךְ֙ha.no.sheKhH5391thehorseס֔וּסSusH5483heelsעִקְּבֵי־'i.ke.vei-H6119, so that hisriderרֹכְב֖וֹro.khe.VoH7392shallfallוַיִּפֹּ֥לvai.yi.PolH5307backwardאָחֽוֹר׃'a.ChorH268.

18I have waitedforקִוִּ֥יתִיki.Vi.tiH6960thysalvationלִֽישׁוּעָתְךָ֖li.shu.'a.te.KhaH3444, OLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

19Gadגָּ֖דgadH1410, atroopגְּד֣וּדge.DudH1416shallovercomeיְגוּדֶ֑נּוּye.gu.De.nuH1464him: but he shallovercomeיָגֻ֥דya.GudH1464at thelastעָקֵֽב׃ ס'a.KevH6119.

20Out ofAsherמֵאָשֵׁ֖רme.'a.SherH836hisbreadלַחְמ֑וֹlach.MoH3899shall befatשְׁמֵנָ֣הshe.me.NahH8082, and he shallyieldיִתֵּ֖ןyi.TenH5414royalמֶֽלֶךְ׃ סMe.lekhH4428daintiesמַֽעֲדַנֵּי־ma.'a.da.nei-H4574.

21Naphtaliנַפְתָּלִ֖יnaf.ta.LiH5321is ahindאַיָּלָ֣ה'ai.ya.LahH355letlooseשְׁלֻחָ֑הshe.lu.ChahH7971: hegivethהַנֹּתֵ֖ןha.no.TenH5414goodlyשָֽׁפֶר׃ סSha.ferH8233wordsאִמְרֵי־'im.rei-H561.

22Josephיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130is afruitfulפֹּרָת֙po.RatH6509boughבֵּ֤ןbenH1121, even afruitfulפֹּרָ֖תpo.RatH6509boughבֵּ֥ןbenH1121by awellעָ֑יִן'A.yinH5869; whosebranchesבָּנ֕וֹתba.NotH1323runצָעֲדָ֖הtza.'a.DahH6805over thewallשֽׁוּר׃ShurH7791:

23Thearchersבַּעֲלֵ֥י חִצִּֽים׃ba.'a.Lei chi.TzimH1167 H2671have bitterly attackedhimוַֽיְמָרֲרֻ֖הוּvay.ma.ra.Ru.huH4843, andshotוָרֹ֑בּוּva.Ro.buH7232at him, and hatedhimוַֽיִּשְׂטְמֻ֖הוּvai.yis.te.Mu.huH7852:

24But hisbowקַשְׁתּ֔וֹkash.ToH7198abodeוַתֵּ֤שֶׁבva.Te.shevH3427instrengthבְּאֵיתָן֙be.'ei.TanH386, and thearmsזְרֹעֵ֣יze.ro.'EiH2220of hishandsיָדָ֑יוya.DavH3027were madestrongוַיָּפֹ֖זּוּvai.ya.Fo.zuH6339by thehandsמִידֵי֙mi.DeiH3027of themightyאֲבִ֣יר'a.VirH46God ofJacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290; (from there is theshepherdרֹעֶ֖הro.'EhH7462, thestoneאֶ֥בֶן'E.venH68ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478:)

25Even by theGodמֵאֵ֨לme.'ElH410of thyfatherאָבִ֜יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1, who shallhelpוְיַעְזְרֶ֗ךָּve.ya'.ze.Re.kaH5826thee; andbyH854theAlmightyשַׁדַּי֙sha.DaiH7706, who shallblessוִיבָ֣רְכֶ֔ךָּvi.Va.re.Khe.kaH1288thee withblessingsבִּרְכֹ֤תbir.KhotH1293ofheavenשָׁמַ֙יִם֙sha.Ma.yimH8064aboveH5920,blessingsבִּרְכֹ֥תbir.KhotH1293of thedeepתְּה֖וֹםte.HomH8415thatliethרֹבֶ֣צֶתro.Ve.tzetH7257beneath,blessingsבִּרְכֹ֥תbir.KhotH1293of thebreastsשָׁדַ֖יִםsha.Da.yimH7699, and of thewombוָרָֽחַם׃va.Ra.chamH7356:

26Theblessingsבִּרְכֹ֣תbir.KhotH1293of thyfatherאָבִ֗יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1haveprevailedגָּֽבְרוּ֙ga.ve.RuH1396above theblessingsבִּרְכֹ֣תbir.KhotH1293of myancestorsהוֹרַ֔יho.RaiH2029to the utmostboundתַּאֲוַ֖תta.'a.VatH8379of theeverlastingעוֹלָ֑םo.LamH5769hillsגִּבְעֹ֣תgiv.'OtH1389: they shall be on theheadלְרֹ֣אשׁle.RoshH7218ofJosephיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130, and on the crown of theheadוּלְקָדְקֹ֖דu.le.ka.de.KodH6936of him that wasseparateנְזִ֥ירne.ZirH5139from hisbrethrenאֶחָֽיו׃ פ'e.ChavH251.

27Benjaminבִּנְיָמִין֙bin.ya.MinH1144shallravenיִטְרָ֔ףyit.RafH2963as awolfזְאֵ֣בze.'EvH2061: in themorningבַּבֹּ֖קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242he shalldevourיֹ֣אכַלYo.khalH398thepreyעַ֑ד'AdH5706, and atnightוְלָעֶ֖רֶבve.la.'E.revH6153he shalldivideיְחַלֵּ֥קye.cha.LekH2505thespoilשָׁלָֽל׃sha.LalH7998.

28All these are thetwelveשְׁנֵ֣ים עָשָׂ֑רshe.Neim 'a.SarH6240 H8147tribesשִׁבְטֵ֥יshiv.TeiH7626ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478: and this is it which theirfatherאֲבִיהֶם֙'a.vi.HemH1spokeדִּבֶּ֨רdi.BerH1696to them, andblessedוַיְבָ֣רֶךְvay.Va.rekhH1288them;everyH834oneאִ֛ישׁ'ishH376according to hisblessingכְּבִרְכָת֖וֹke.vir.kha.ToH1293heblessedבֵּרַ֥ךְbe.RakhH1288them.

29And hechargedוַיְצַ֣וvay.TzavH6680them, andsaidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, I am to begatheredנֶאֱסָ֣ףne.'e.SafH622to mypeopleעַמִּ֔י'a.MiH5971:buryקִבְר֥וּkiv.RuH6912me with 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, which isbeforeפְּנֵי־pe.nei-H6440Mamreמַמְרֵ֖אmam.Re'H4471, in thelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofCanaanכְּנָ֑עַןke.Na.'anH3667, whichAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֜ם'av.ra.HamH85boughtקָנָ֨הka.NahH7069with thefieldהַשָּׂדֶ֗הha.sa.DehH7704ofEphronעֶפְרֹ֥ן'ef.RonH6085theHittiteהַחִתִּ֖יha.chi.TiH2850for apossessionלַאֲחֻזַּת־la.'a.chu.zat-H272of aburyingplaceקָֽבֶר׃Ka.verH6913.

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.

32Thepurchaseמִקְנֵ֧הmik.NehH4735of thefieldהַשָּׂדֶ֛הha.sa.DehH7704and of thecaveוְהַמְּעָרָ֥הve.ha.me.'a.RahH4631that is in it was from thechildrenבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121ofHethחֵֽת׃ChetH2845.

33And whenJacobיַעֲקֹב֙ya.'a.KoH3290had made anendוַיְכַ֤לvay.KhalH3615ofcommandingלְצַוֹּ֣תle.tza.VotH6680hissonsבָּנָ֔יוba.NavH1121, hedrewוַיֶּאֱסֹ֥ףvai.ye.'e.SofH622hisfeetרַגְלָ֖יוrag.LavH7272into thebedהַמִּטָּ֑הha.mi.TahH4296, and yielded up theghostוַיִּגְוַ֖עvai.yig.Va'H1478, and wasgatheredוַיֵּאָ֥סֶףvai.ye.'A.sefH622to hispeopleעַמָּֽיו׃'a.MavH5971.

Commentaries on Genesis 49

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