Genesis 49
49
1And Jacob called unto his sons, and said: Gather yourselves together, that I may tell you that which shall befall you in the latter days.
2Assemble yourselves, and hear, ye sons of Jacob;
And hearken unto Israel your father.
3Reuben, thou art my first-born, my might, and the beginning of my strength;
The pre-eminence of dignity, and the pre-eminence of power.
4Boiling over as water, thou shalt not have the pre-eminence;
Because thou wentest up to thy father’s bed;
Then defiledst thou it: he went up to my couch.
5Simeon and Levi are brethren;
Weapons of violence are their swords.
6O my soul, come not thou into their council;
Unto their assembly, my glory, be not thou united;
For in their anger they slew a man,
And in their self-will they hocked an ox.
7Cursed be their anger, for it was fierce;
And their wrath, for it was cruel:
I will divide them in Jacob,
And scatter them in Israel.
8Judah, thee shall thy brethren praise:
Thy hand shall be on the neck of thine enemies;
Thy father’s sons shall bow down before thee.
9Judah is a lion’s whelp;
From the prey, my son, thou art gone up:
He stooped down, he couched as a lion,
And as a lioness; who shall rouse him up?
10The sceptre shall not depart from Judah,
Nor the ruler’s staff from between his feet,
Until Shiloh come;
And unto him shall the obedience of the peoples be.
11Binding his foal unto the vine,
And his ass’s colt unto the choice vine;
He hath washed his garments in wine,
And his vesture in the blood of grapes:
12His eyes shall be red with wine,
And his teeth white with milk.
13Zebulun shall dwell at the haven of the sea;
And he shall be for a haven of ships;
And his border shall be upon Sidon.
14Issachar is a strong ass,
Couching down between the sheepfolds:
15And he saw a resting-place that it was good,
And the land that it was pleasant;
And he bowed his shoulder to bear,
And became a servant under taskwork.
16Dan shall judge his people,
As one of the tribes of Israel.
17Dan shall be a serpent in the way,
An adder in the path,
That biteth the horse’s heels,
So that his rider falleth backward.
18I have waited for thy salvation, O Jehovah.
19Gad, a troop shall press upon him;
But he shall press upon their heel.
20Out of Asher his bread shall be fat,
And he shall yield royal dainties.
21Naphtali is a hind let loose:
He giveth goodly words.
22Joseph is a fruitful bough,
A fruitful bough by a fountain;
His branches run over the wall.
23The archers have sorely grieved him,
And shot at him, and persecuted him:
24But his bow abode in strength,
And the arms of his hands were made strong,
By the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob
(From thence is the shepherd, the stone of Israel),
25Even by the God of thy father, who shall help thee,
And by the Almighty, who shall bless thee,
With blessings of heaven above,
Blessings of the deep that coucheth beneath,
Blessings of the breasts, and of the womb.
26The blessings of thy father
Have prevailed above the blessings of my progenitors
Unto the utmost bound of the everlasting hills:
They shall be on the head of Joseph,
And on the crown of the head of him that was separate from his brethren.
27Benjamin is a wolf that raveneth:
In the morning he shall devour the prey,
And at even he shall divide the spoil.
28All these are the twelve tribes of Israel: and this is it that their father spake unto them and blessed them; every one according to his blessing he blessed them. 29And he charged them, and said unto them, I am to be gathered unto my people: bury me with my fathers in the cave that is in the field of Ephron the Hittite, 30in the cave that is in the field of Machpelah, which is before Mamre, in the land of Canaan, which Abraham bought with the field from Ephron the Hittite for a possession of a burying-place. 31There they buried Abraham and Sarah his wife; there they buried Isaac and Rebekah his wife; and there I buried Leah— 32the field and the cave that is therein, which was purchased from the children of Heth. 33And when Jacob made an end of charging his sons, he gathered up his feet into the bed, and yielded up the ghost, and was gathered unto his people.
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Genesis 49
49
Jacob Blesses His Sons
Dt 33:1–29
1Jacob called to his sons and said, “Gather yourselves together, so that I may tell you what will befall you in the last days. # Nu 24:14; Jer 23:20
2Gather yourselves together and hear, sons of Jacob,
and listen to your father Israel. # Ps 34:11
3Reuben, # Ge 29:32; Nu 2:10; Dt 27:13; Jos 13:8–23; Eze 48:6; Rev 7:5 you are my firstborn,
my might and the beginning of my strength, # Dt 21:17
the excellency of dignity, and the excellency of power.
4Unstable 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. # Ge 35:22; Dt 27:20
5Simeon # Nu 2:12–13; Dt 27:12; Jos 19:1–9; Eze 48:24; Rev 7:7 and Levi # Nu 1:49; Dt 27:12; Jos 21; Eze 48:6; Rev 7:7 are brothers; # Ge 29:33–34
weapons of violence are their swords. # Ge 34:25–31
6Let my soul not enter into their council; # Ps 26:9
let my glory not be united with their assembly;
for in their anger they killed men
and in their self-will they hamstrung oxen. # Ge 34:30
7Cursed 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.
8Judah, # Nu 2:3–4; Dt 27:12; Jos 15; Eze 48:7; Rev 5:5; 7:5 your brothers shall praise you;
your hand shall be on the neck of your enemies;
your father’s sons will bow down before you. # Ge 27:29; 1Ch 5:2
9Judah is a lion’s cub; # Rev 5:5
from the prey, my son, you have gone up.
He crouches and lies down like a lion;
and as a lion, who dares rouse him? # Nu 24:9
10The scepter shall not depart from Judah,
nor a lawgiver from between his feet,
until Shiloh comes;
and to him will be the obedience of the people. # Nu 24:17; Ps 60:7
11He tethers his foal to the vine,
and his colt to the choicest vine;
he washes his garments in wine,
his clothes in the blood of grapes.
12His eyes are darker than wine,
and his teeth whiter than milk.
13Zebulun # Ge 30:20; Nu 2:7–8; Dt 27:13; 33:18–19; Jos 19:10–16; Eze 48:26; Mt 4:13–15; Rev 7:8 shall dwell at the haven of the sea;
and he shall be a haven of ships.
His border shall be at Sidon.
14Issachar # Ge 30:18; Nu 2:5–6; Dt 27:12; Jos 19:17–23; 1Ch 12:32; Eze 48:25; Rev 7:7 is a strong donkey,
lying down between two burdens;
15he saw that a resting place was good,
and that the land was pleasant;
so he bowed his shoulder to bear the burden
and became a slave to forced labor.
16Dan # Ge 30:6; Nu 2:25–26; Dt 27:13; 33:22; Jos 19:40–48; Eze 48:1 shall judge his people
as one of the tribes of Israel.
17Dan shall be a serpent by the road,
a viper on the path,
that bites the horse’s heels
so that its rider will fall backward.
18I wait for Your salvation, O Lord! # Ps 119:166, 174
19Gad # Ge 30:11; Nu 2:14–15; Dt 27:13; Jos 13:24–28; Eze 48:27; Rev 7:5 shall be attacked by raiding bands,
but he shall raid at their heels.
20Asher’s # Ge 30:13; Nu 2:27–28; Dt 27:13; 33:24–25; Jos 19:24–31; Eze 48:2; Lk 2:36; Rev 7:6 food shall be rich,
and he shall yield royal delicacies.
21Naphtali # Ge 30:8; Nu 2:29–30; Dt 27:13; 33:23; Jos 19:32–39; Eze 48:3; Mt 4:13–15; Rev 7:6 is a doe set loose;
he gives beautiful words.
22Joseph # Dt 27:12; Jos 13:29–33; 16; 17:1–13; Eze 48:26; Rev 7:8 is a fruitful bough,
a fruitful bough by a spring,
whose branches run over the wall.
23The archers bitterly attacked him,
they shot at him and hated him. # Ge 37:28
24But his bow remained firm.
His arms were agile
because of the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob, # Ps 132:2, 5
because of the Shepherd, the rock of Israel,
25because of the God of your father who will help you,
and by the Almighty who will bless you
with blessings from heaven above, # Ge 17:1; 28:13
blessings from the deep that lies beneath,
the blessings of the breasts and the womb.
26The blessings of your father have surpassed
the blessings of my fathers,
up to the utmost bound of the everlasting hills. # Dt 33:15–16; Hab 3:6
They will be on the head of Joseph,
and on the crown of the head of him who was set apart from his brothers.
27Benjamin # Ge 35:18; Nu 2:22–23; Dt 27:12; Jos 18:11–28; Jdg 20:21; 1Sa 9:1–2; Eze 48:23; Ro 11:1; Rev 7:8 is a ravenous wolf;
in the morning he devours the prey,
and at night he divides the spoil.”
28These are all the twelve tribes of Israel, and this is what their father said to them when he blessed them. He blessed them, each with the blessing appropriate to him.
The Death of Jacob
29Then 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, # Ge 47:30; 50:13 30in 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 as a burial place. 31They buried Abraham and Sarah his wife there. # Ge 25:9 They buried Isaac and Rebekah his wife there, # Ge 35:29 and I buried Leah there. 32The field and the cave that is there were purchased from the sons of Heth.”
33When Jacob finished instructing his sons, he drew his feet into the bed, breathed his last, and was gathered to his people. # Ge 25:8
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