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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.
Jacob’s Last Words to His Sons
And Jacob called his sons and said, “Gather together, that I may tell you what shall befall you in the last days:
And Jacob called his sons and said, “Gather together, that I may tell you what shall befall you in the last days:
“Assemble and listen, O sons of Jacob,
listen to Israel your father.
listen to Israel your father.
“Gather together and hear, you 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,
The excellency of dignity and the excellency of power.
My might and the beginning of my strength,
The excellency of dignity and the excellency of 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!
Unstable as water, you shall not excel,
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.
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.
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 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.
“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, you are he whom your brothers shall praise;
Your hand shall be on the neck of your enemies;
Your father’s children shall bow down before you.
Your hand shall be on the neck of your enemies;
Your father’s children shall bow down before 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?
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.
Binding his donkey to the vine,
And his donkey’s colt to the choice vine,
He washed his garments in wine,
And his clothes in the blood of grapes.
And his donkey’s colt to the choice vine,
He washed his garments in wine,
And his clothes 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 darker than wine,
And his teeth whiter than milk.
And his teeth whiter than 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 shall dwell by the haven of the sea;
He shall become a haven for ships,
And his border shall adjoin Sidon.
He shall become a haven for ships,
And his border shall adjoin Sidon.
“Issachar is a strong donkey,
Lying down between two burdens;
Lying down between two burdens;
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.
He saw that rest was good,
And that the land was pleasant;
He bowed his shoulder to bear a burden,
And became a band of slaves.
And that the land was pleasant;
He bowed his shoulder to bear a burden,
And became a band of slaves.
“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 by the way,
A viper by the path,
That bites the horse’s heels
So that its rider shall fall backward.
A viper by the path,
That bites the horse’s heels
So that its rider shall fall backward.
“Asher’s food shall be rich,
and he shall yield royal delicacies.
and he shall yield royal delicacies.
“Bread from Asher shall be rich,
And he shall yield royal dainties.
And he shall yield royal dainties.
“Naphtali is a deer let loose;
He uses beautiful words.
He uses beautiful words.
“Joseph is a fruitful bough,
A fruitful bough by a well;
His branches run over the wall.
A fruitful bough by a well;
His branches run over the wall.
The archers bitterly attacked him,
shot at him, and harassed him severely,
shot at him, and harassed him severely,
The archers have bitterly grieved him,
Shot at him and hated him.
Shot at him and hated him.
By the God of your father who will help you,
And by the Almighty who will bless 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 will bless 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 excelled the blessings of my ancestors,
Up to the utmost bound of the everlasting hills.
They shall be on the head of Joseph,
And on the crown of the head of him who was separate from his brothers.
Have excelled the blessings of my ancestors,
Up to the utmost bound of the everlasting hills.
They shall be on the head of Joseph,
And on the crown of the head of him who was separate from 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 shall devour the prey,
And at night he shall divide the spoil.”
In the morning he shall devour the prey,
And at night he shall divide 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 spoke to them. And he blessed them; he blessed each one according to his own blessing.
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,
Jacob’s Death and Burial
Then he charged 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 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 with the field of Ephron the Hittite as a possession for a burial place.
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 Sarah his wife, there they buried Isaac and Rebekah his wife, 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 there were purchased from the sons of Heth.”