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Jacob Blesses His Sons
Then Jacob called his sons and said, “Gather yourselves together, that I may tell you what shall happen to you in days to come.
Then Jacob called his sons and said, “Gather yourselves together, that I may tell you what shall happen to you in days to come.
Israel’s Prophecy concerning His Sons
Then Jacob summoned his sons and said, “Assemble yourselves that I may tell you what will befall you in the days to come.
Then Jacob summoned his sons and said, “Assemble yourselves that I may tell you what will befall you in the days to come.
“Assemble and listen, O sons of Jacob,
listen to Israel your father.
listen to Israel your father.
“Gather together and hear, O sons of Jacob;
And listen to Israel your father.
And listen to Israel your father.
“Reuben, you are my firstborn,
my might, and the firstfruits of my strength,
preeminent in dignity and preeminent in power.
my might, and the firstfruits of my strength,
preeminent in dignity and preeminent in power.
“Reuben, you are my firstborn;
My might and the beginning of my strength,
Preeminent in dignity and preeminent in power.
My might and the beginning of my strength,
Preeminent in dignity and preeminent in power.
Unstable as water, you shall not have preeminence,
because you went up to your father’s bed;
then you defiled it — he went up to my couch!
because you went up to your father’s bed;
then you defiled it — he went up to my couch!
“Uncontrolled as water, you shall not have preeminence,
Because you went up to your father’s bed;
Then you defiled it — he went up to my couch.
Because you went up to your father’s bed;
Then you defiled it — he went up to my couch.
“Simeon and Levi are brothers;
weapons of violence are their swords.
weapons of violence are their swords.
“Simeon and Levi are brothers;
Their swords are implements of violence.
Their swords are implements of violence.
Let my soul come not into their council;
O my glory, be not joined to their company.
For in their anger they killed men,
and in their willfulness they hamstrung oxen.
O my glory, be not joined to their company.
For in their anger they killed men,
and in their willfulness they hamstrung oxen.
“Let my soul not enter into their council;
Let not my glory be united with their assembly;
Because in their anger they slew men,
And in their self-will they lamed oxen.
Let not my glory be united with their assembly;
Because in their anger they slew men,
And in their self-will they lamed oxen.
Cursed be their anger, for it is fierce,
and their wrath, for it is cruel!
I will divide them in Jacob
and scatter them in Israel.
and their wrath, for it is cruel!
I will divide them in Jacob
and scatter them in Israel.
“Cursed be their anger, for it is fierce;
And their wrath, for it is cruel.
I will disperse them in Jacob,
And scatter them in Israel.
And their wrath, for it is cruel.
I will disperse them in Jacob,
And scatter them in Israel.
“Judah, your brothers shall praise you;
your hand shall be on the neck of your enemies;
your father’s sons shall bow down before you.
your hand shall be on the neck of your enemies;
your father’s sons shall bow down before you.
“Judah, your brothers shall praise you;
Your hand shall be on the neck of your enemies;
Your father’s sons shall bow down to you.
Your hand shall be on the neck of your enemies;
Your father’s sons shall bow down to you.
Judah is a lion’s cub;
from the prey, my son, you have gone up.
He stooped down; he crouched as a lion
and as a lioness; who dares rouse him?
from the prey, my son, you have gone up.
He stooped down; he crouched as a lion
and as a lioness; who dares rouse him?
“Judah is a lion’s whelp;
From the prey, my son, you have gone up.
He couches, he lies down as a lion,
And as a lion, who dares rouse him up?
From the prey, my son, you have gone up.
He couches, he lies down as a lion,
And as a lion, who dares rouse him up?
“The scepter shall not depart from Judah,
Nor the ruler’s staff from between his feet,
Until Shiloh comes,
And to him shall be the obedience of the peoples.
Nor the ruler’s staff from between his feet,
Until Shiloh comes,
And to him shall be the obedience of the peoples.
Binding his foal to the vine
and his donkey’s colt to the choice vine,
he has washed his garments in wine
and his vesture in the blood of grapes.
and his donkey’s colt to the choice vine,
he has washed his garments in wine
and his vesture in the blood of grapes.
“He ties his foal to the vine,
And his donkey’s colt to the choice vine;
He washes his garments in wine,
And his robes in the blood of grapes.
And his donkey’s colt to the choice vine;
He washes his garments in wine,
And his robes in the blood of grapes.
His eyes are darker than wine,
and his teeth whiter than milk.
and his teeth whiter than milk.
“His eyes are dull from wine,
And his teeth white from milk.
And his teeth white from milk.
“Zebulun shall dwell at the shore of the sea;
he shall become a haven for ships,
and his border shall be at Sidon.
he shall become a haven for ships,
and his border shall be at Sidon.
“Zebulun will dwell at the seashore;
And he shall be a haven for ships,
And his flank shall be toward Sidon.
And he shall be a haven for ships,
And his flank shall be toward Sidon.
“Issachar is a strong donkey,
Lying down between the sheepfolds.
Lying down between the sheepfolds.
He saw that a resting place was good,
and that the land was pleasant,
so he bowed his shoulder to bear,
and became a servant at forced labor.
and that the land was pleasant,
so he bowed his shoulder to bear,
and became a servant at forced labor.
“When he saw that a resting place was good
And that the land was pleasant,
He bowed his shoulder to bear burdens,
And became a slave at forced labor.
And that the land was pleasant,
He bowed his shoulder to bear burdens,
And became a slave at forced labor.
“Dan shall judge his people
as one of the tribes of Israel.
as one of the tribes of Israel.
“Dan shall judge his people,
As one of the tribes of Israel.
As one of the tribes of Israel.
Dan shall be a serpent in the way,
a viper by the path,
that bites the horse’s heels
so that his rider falls backward.
a viper by the path,
that bites the horse’s heels
so that his rider falls backward.
“Dan shall be a serpent in the way,
A horned snake in the path,
That bites the horse’s heels,
So that his rider falls backward.
A horned snake in the path,
That bites the horse’s heels,
So that his rider falls backward.
“As for Gad, raiders shall raid him,
But he will raid at their heels.
But he will raid at their heels.
“Asher’s food shall be rich,
and he shall yield royal delicacies.
and he shall yield royal delicacies.
“As for Asher, his food shall be rich,
And he will yield royal dainties.
And he will yield royal dainties.
“Naphtali is a doe let loose,
He gives beautiful words.
He gives beautiful words.
“Joseph is a fruitful bough,
A fruitful bough by a spring;
Its branches run over a wall.
A fruitful bough by a spring;
Its branches run over a wall.
The archers bitterly attacked him,
shot at him, and harassed him severely,
shot at him, and harassed him severely,
“The archers bitterly attacked him,
And shot at him and harassed him;
And shot at him and harassed him;
But his bow remained firm,
And his arms were agile,
From the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob
(From there is the Shepherd, the Stone of Israel),
And his arms were agile,
From the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob
(From there is the Shepherd, the Stone of Israel),
From the God of your father who helps you,
And by the Almighty who blesses you
With blessings of heaven above,
Blessings of the deep that lies beneath,
Blessings of the breasts and of the womb.
And by the Almighty who blesses you
With blessings of heaven above,
Blessings of the deep that lies beneath,
Blessings of the breasts and of the womb.
“The blessings of your father
Have surpassed the blessings of my ancestors
Up to the utmost bound of the everlasting hills;
May they be on the head of Joseph,
And on the crown of the head of the one distinguished among his brothers.
Have surpassed the blessings of my ancestors
Up to the utmost bound of the everlasting hills;
May they be on the head of Joseph,
And on the crown of the head of the one distinguished among his brothers.
“Benjamin is a ravenous wolf,
in the morning devouring the prey
and at evening dividing the spoil.”
in the morning devouring the prey
and at evening dividing the spoil.”
“Benjamin is a ravenous wolf;
In the morning he devours the prey,
And in the evening he divides the spoil.”
In the morning he devours the prey,
And in the evening he divides the spoil.”
Jacob’s Death and Burial
All these are the twelve tribes of Israel. This is what their father said to them as he blessed them, blessing each with the blessing suitable to him.
All these are the twelve tribes of Israel. This is what their father said to them as he blessed them, blessing each with the blessing suitable to him.
All these are the twelve tribes of Israel, and this is what their father said to them when he blessed them. He blessed them, every one with the blessing appropriate to him.
Then he commanded them and said to them, “I am to be gathered to my people; bury me with my fathers in the cave that is in the field of Ephron the Hittite,
Then he charged them and said to them, “I am about to be gathered to my people; bury me with my fathers in the cave that is in the field of Ephron the Hittite,
in the cave that is in the field at Machpelah, to the east of Mamre, in the land of Canaan, which Abraham bought with the field from Ephron the Hittite to possess as a burying place.
in the cave that is in the field of Machpelah, which is before Mamre, in the land of Canaan, which Abraham bought along with the field from Ephron the Hittite for a burial site.
There they buried Abraham and Sarah his wife. There they buried Isaac and Rebekah his wife, and there I buried Leah —
“There they buried Abraham and his wife Sarah, there they buried Isaac and his wife Rebekah, and there I buried Leah —
the field and the cave that is in it were bought from the Hittites.”
the field and the cave that is in it, purchased from the sons of Heth.”