<h3>Jacob Blesses His Sons </h3>49 Then Jacob called for his sons and said: “Gather around so I can tell you what will happen to you in days to come. <poetry> 2 <poetry>“Assemble and listen, sons of Jacob; <indent>listen to your father Israel. </indent><poetry></poetry> 3 <poetry>“Reuben, you are my firstborn, <indent>my might, the first sign of my strength, </indent> <indent>excelling in honor, excelling in power.</indent> </poetry> 4 <poetry>Turbulent as the waters, you will no longer excel, <indent>for you went up onto your father’s bed,</indent> <indent>onto my couch and defiled it. </indent><poetry></poetry> 5 <poetry>“Simeon and Levi are brothers— <indent>their swords are weapons of violence. </indent> </poetry> 6 <poetry>Let me not enter their council, <indent>let me not join their assembly, </indent> for they have killed men in their anger <indent>and hamstrung oxen as they pleased.</indent> </poetry> 7 <poetry>Cursed be their anger, so fierce, <indent>and their fury, so cruel! </indent> I will scatter them in Jacob <indent>and disperse them in Israel. </indent><poetry></poetry> 8 <poetry>“Judah, your brothers will praise you; <indent>your hand will be on the neck of your enemies;</indent> <indent>your father’s sons will bow down to you. </indent> </poetry> 9 <poetry>You are a lion’s cub, Judah; <indent>you return from the prey, my son.</indent> Like a lion he crouches and lies down, <indent>like a lioness—who dares to rouse him?</indent> </poetry> 10 <poetry>The scepter will not depart from Judah, <indent>nor the ruler’s staff from between his feet, </indent> until he to whom it belongs shall come <indent>and the obedience of the nations shall be his. </indent> </poetry> 11 <poetry>He will tether his donkey to a vine, <indent>his colt to the choicest branch; </indent> he will wash his garments in wine, <indent>his robes in the blood of grapes. </indent> </poetry> 12 <poetry>His eyes will be darker than wine, <indent>his teeth whiter than milk. </indent><poetry></poetry> 13 <poetry>“Zebulun will live by the seashore <indent>and become a haven for ships;</indent> <indent>his border will extend toward Sidon. </indent><poetry></poetry> 14 <poetry>“Issachar is a rawboned donkey <indent>lying down among the sheep pens. </indent> </poetry> 15 <poetry>When he sees how good is his resting place <indent>and how pleasant is his land, </indent> he will bend his shoulder to the burden <indent>and submit to forced labor. </indent><poetry></poetry> 16 <poetry>“Dan will provide justice for his people <indent>as one of the tribes of Israel. </indent> </poetry> 17 <poetry>Dan will be a snake by the roadside, <indent>a viper along the path, </indent> that bites the horse’s heels <indent>so that its rider tumbles backward.</indent><poetry></poetry> 18 <poetry>“I look for your deliverance, <smallCap>Lord</smallCap>. <poetry></poetry> 19 <poetry>“Gad will be attacked by a band of raiders, <indent>but he will attack them at their heels. </indent><poetry></poetry> 20 <poetry>“Asher’s food will be rich; <indent>he will provide delicacies fit for a king. </indent><poetry></poetry> 21 <poetry>“Naphtali is a doe set free <indent>that bears beautiful fawns. </indent><poetry></poetry> 22 <poetry>“Joseph is a fruitful vine, <indent>a fruitful vine near a spring,</indent> <indent>whose branches climb over a wall. </indent> </poetry> 23 <poetry>With bitterness archers attacked him; <indent>they shot at him with hostility. </indent> </poetry> 24 <poetry>But his bow remained steady, <indent>his strong arms stayed limber,</indent> because of the hand of the Mighty One of Jacob, <indent>because of the Shepherd, the Rock of Israel, </indent> </poetry> 25 <poetry>because of your father’s God, who helps you, <indent>because of the Almighty, who blesses you</indent> with blessings of the skies above, <indent>blessings of the deep springs below, </indent> <indent>blessings of the breast and womb. </indent> </poetry> 26 <poetry>Your father’s blessings are greater <indent>than the blessings of the ancient mountains,</indent> <indent>than the bounty of the age-old hills. </indent> Let all these rest on the head of Joseph, <indent>on the brow of the prince among his brothers. </indent><poetry></poetry> 27 <poetry>“Benjamin is a ravenous wolf; <indent>in the morning he devours the prey, </indent> <indent>in the evening he divides the plunder.” </indent></poetry> 28 All these are the twelve tribes of Israel, and this is what their father said to them when he blessed them, giving each the blessing appropriate to him. <h3>The Death of Jacob</h3> 29 Then he gave them these instructions: “I am about to be gathered to my people. Bury me with my fathers in the cave in the field of Ephron the Hittite, 30 the cave in the field of Machpelah, near Mamre in Canaan, which Abraham bought along with the field as a burial place from Ephron the Hittite. 31 There Abraham and his wife Sarah were buried, there Isaac and his wife Rebekah were buried, and there I buried Leah. 32 The field and the cave in it were bought from the Hittites. ” 33 When Jacob had finished giving instructions to his sons, he drew his feet up into the bed, breathed his last and was gathered to his people.

Genesis 49:1

Then Jacob called for his sons and said: “Gather around so I can tell you what will happen to you in days to come.<cr>1</cr> <pb/><poetry>

“Assemble<cr>1</cr> and listen, sons of Jacob; <indent>listen to your father Israel.<cr>2</cr> </indent><pb/><poetry>

Genesis 49:2

“Reuben, you are my firstborn,<cr>1</cr> <indent>my might, the first sign of my strength,<cr>2</cr> </indent> <indent>excelling in honor,<cr>3</cr> excelling in power.</indent>

Genesis 49:3

Turbulent as the waters,<cr>1</cr> you will no longer excel, <indent>for you went up onto your father’s bed,</indent> <indent>onto my couch and defiled it.<cr>2</cr> </indent><pb/><poetry>

Genesis 49:4

“Simeon<cr>1</cr> and Levi<cr>2</cr> are brothers— <indent>their swords<ft>1</ft> are weapons of violence.<cr>3</cr> </indent>

Genesis 49:5

Let me not enter their council, <indent>let me not join their assembly,<cr>1</cr> </indent> for they have killed men in their anger<cr>2</cr> <indent>and hamstrung<cr>3</cr> oxen as they pleased.</indent>

Genesis 49:6

Cursed be their anger, so fierce, <indent>and their fury,<cr>1</cr> so cruel!<cr>2</cr> </indent> I will scatter them in Jacob <indent>and disperse them in Israel.<cr>3</cr> </indent><pb/><poetry>

Genesis 49:7

“Judah,<ft>1</ft><cr>1</cr> your brothers will praise you; <indent>your hand will be on the neck<cr>2</cr> of your enemies;</indent> <indent>your father’s sons will bow down to you.<cr>3</cr> </indent>

Genesis 49:8

You are a lion’s<cr>1</cr> cub,<cr>2</cr> Judah;<cr>3</cr> <indent>you return from the prey,<cr>4</cr> my son.</indent> Like a lion he crouches and lies down, <indent>like a lioness—who dares to rouse him?</indent>

Genesis 49:9

The scepter will not depart from Judah,<cr>1</cr> <indent>nor the ruler’s staff from between his feet,<ft>1</ft></indent> until he to whom it belongs<ft>2</ft> shall come<cr>2</cr> <indent>and the obedience of the nations shall be his.<cr>3</cr> </indent>

Genesis 49:10

He will tether his donkey<cr>1</cr> to a vine, <indent>his colt to the choicest branch;<cr>2</cr> </indent> he will wash his garments in wine, <indent>his robes in the blood of grapes.<cr>3</cr> </indent>

Genesis 49:11

His eyes will be darker than wine, <indent>his teeth whiter than milk.<ft>1</ft><cr>1</cr> </indent><pb/><poetry>

Genesis 49:12

“Zebulun<cr>1</cr> will live by the seashore <indent>and become a haven for ships;</indent> <indent>his border will extend toward Sidon.<cr>2</cr> </indent><pb/><poetry>

Genesis 49:13

“Issachar<cr>1</cr> is a rawboned<ft>1</ft> donkey <indent>lying down among the sheep pens.<ft>2</ft><cr>2</cr> </indent>

Genesis 49:14

When he sees how good is his resting place <indent>and how pleasant is his land,<cr>1</cr> </indent> he will bend his shoulder to the burden<cr>2</cr> <indent>and submit to forced labor.<cr>3</cr> </indent><pb/><poetry>

Genesis 49:15

“Dan<ft>1</ft><cr>1</cr> will provide justice for his people <indent>as one of the tribes of Israel.<cr>2</cr> </indent>

Genesis 49:16

Dan<cr>1</cr> will be a snake by the roadside, <indent>a viper along the path,<cr>2</cr> </indent> that bites the horse’s heels<cr>3</cr> <indent>so that its rider tumbles backward.</indent><pb/><poetry>

Genesis 49:17

“I look for your deliverance,<cr>1</cr> <smallCap>Lord</smallCap>.<cr>2</cr> <pb/><poetry>

Genesis 49:18

“Gad<ft>1</ft><cr>1</cr> will be attacked by a band of raiders, <indent>but he will attack them at their heels.<cr>2</cr> </indent><pb/><poetry>

Genesis 49:19

“Asher’s<cr>1</cr> food will be rich;<cr>2</cr> <indent>he will provide delicacies fit for a king.<cr>3</cr> </indent><pb/><poetry>

Genesis 49:20

“Naphtali<cr>1</cr> is a doe set free <indent>that bears beautiful fawns.<ft>1</ft><cr>2</cr> </indent><pb/><poetry>

Genesis 49:21

“Joseph<cr>1</cr> is a fruitful vine,<cr>2</cr> <indent>a fruitful vine near a spring,</indent> <indent>whose branches<cr>3</cr> climb over a wall.<ft>1</ft></indent>

Genesis 49:22

With bitterness archers attacked him;<cr>1</cr> <indent>they shot at him with hostility.<cr>2</cr> </indent>

Genesis 49:23

But his bow remained steady,<cr>1</cr> <indent>his strong arms<cr>2</cr> stayed<ft>1</ft> limber,</indent> because of the hand of the Mighty One of Jacob,<cr>3</cr> <indent>because of the Shepherd,<cr>4</cr> the Rock of Israel,<cr>5</cr> </indent>

Genesis 49:24

because of your father’s God,<cr>1</cr> who helps<cr>2</cr> you, <indent>because of the Almighty,<ft>1</ft><cr>3</cr> who blesses you</indent> with blessings of the skies above, <indent>blessings of the deep springs below,<cr>4</cr> </indent> <indent>blessings of the breast<cr>5</cr> and womb.<cr>6</cr> </indent>

Genesis 49:25

Your father’s blessings are greater <indent>than the blessings of the ancient mountains,</indent> <indent>than<ft>1</ft> the bounty of the age-old hills.<cr>1</cr> </indent> Let all these rest on the head of Joseph,<cr>2</cr> <indent>on the brow of the prince among<ft>2</ft> his brothers.<cr>3</cr> </indent><pb/><poetry>

Genesis 49:26

“Benjamin<cr>1</cr> is a ravenous wolf;<cr>2</cr> <indent>in the morning he devours the prey,<cr>3</cr> </indent> <indent>in the evening he divides the plunder.”<cr>4</cr> </indent>

Genesis 49:27

All these are the twelve tribes of Israel,<cr>1</cr> and this is what their father said to them when he blessed them, giving each the blessing<cr>2</cr> appropriate to him.

Genesis 49:28

Genesis 49:29

Then he gave them these instructions:<cr>1</cr> “I am about to be gathered to my people.<cr>2</cr> Bury me with my fathers<cr>3</cr> in the cave in the field of Ephron the Hittite,<cr>4</cr>

the cave in the field of Machpelah,<cr>1</cr> near Mamre<cr>2</cr> in Canaan, which Abraham bought along with the field<cr>3</cr> as a burial place<cr>4</cr> from Ephron the Hittite.

Genesis 49:30

There Abraham<cr>1</cr> and his wife Sarah<cr>2</cr> were buried, there Isaac and his wife Rebekah<cr>3</cr> were buried, and there I buried Leah.<cr>4</cr>

Genesis 49:31

The field and the cave in it were bought from the Hittites.<ft>1</ft><cr>1</cr> ”

Genesis 49:32

When Jacob had finished giving instructions to his sons, he drew his feet up into the bed, breathed his last and was gathered to his people.<cr>1</cr>

Genesis 49:33

 1 Then Jacob called for his sons and said: “Gather around so I can tell you what will happen to you in days to come.    2 “Assemble   and listen, sons of Jacob; listen to your father Israel.    3 “Reuben, you are my firstborn,   my might, the first sign of my strength,   excelling in honor,   excelling in power.  4 Turbulent as the waters,   you will no longer excel, for you went up onto your father’s bed, onto my couch and defiled it.    5 “Simeon   and Levi   are brothers— their swords  are weapons of violence.    6 Let me not enter their council, let me not join their assembly,   for they have killed men in their anger   and hamstrung   oxen as they pleased.  7 Cursed be their anger, so fierce, and their fury,   so cruel!   I will scatter them in Jacob and disperse them in Israel.    8 “Judah,    your brothers will praise you; your hand will be on the neck   of your enemies; your father’s sons will bow down to you.    9 You are a lion’s   cub,   Judah;   you return from the prey,   my son. Like a lion he crouches and lies down, like a lioness—who dares to rouse him?  10 The scepter will not depart from Judah,   nor the ruler’s staff from between his feet,  until he to whom it belongs  shall come   and the obedience of the nations shall be his.    11 He will tether his donkey   to a vine, his colt to the choicest branch;   he will wash his garments in wine, his robes in the blood of grapes.    12 His eyes will be darker than wine, his teeth whiter than milk.     13 “Zebulun   will live by the seashore and become a haven for ships; his border will extend toward Sidon.    14 “Issachar   is a rawboned  donkey lying down among the sheep pens.     15 When he sees how good is his resting place and how pleasant is his land,   he will bend his shoulder to the burden   and submit to forced labor.    16 “Dan    will provide justice for his people as one of the tribes of Israel.    17 Dan   will be a snake by the roadside, a viper along the path,   that bites the horse’s heels   so that its rider tumbles backward.  18 “I look for your deliverance,  Lord.    19 “Gad    will be attacked by a band of raiders, but he will attack them at their heels.    20 “Asher’s   food will be rich;   he will provide delicacies fit for a king.    21 “Naphtali   is a doe set free that bears beautiful fawns.     22 “Joseph   is a fruitful vine,   a fruitful vine near a spring, whose branches   climb over a wall.   23 With bitterness archers attacked him;   they shot at him with hostility.    24 But his bow remained steady,   his strong arms   stayed  limber, because of the hand of the Mighty One of Jacob,   because of the Shepherd,   the Rock of Israel,    25 because of your father’s God,   who helps   you, because of the Almighty,    who blesses you with blessings of the skies above, blessings of the deep springs below,   blessings of the breast   and womb.    26 Your father’s blessings are greater than the blessings of the ancient mountains, than  the bounty of the age-old hills.   Let all these rest on the head of Joseph,   on the brow of the prince among  his brothers.    27 “Benjamin   is a ravenous wolf;   in the morning he devours the prey,   in the evening he divides the plunder.”   28 All these are the twelve tribes of Israel,   and this is what their father said to them when he blessed them, giving each the blessing   appropriate to him. 29 Then he gave them these instructions:   “I am about to be gathered to my people.   Bury me with my fathers   in the cave in the field of Ephron the Hittite,   30 the cave in the field of Machpelah,   near Mamre   in Canaan, which Abraham bought along with the field   as a burial place   from Ephron the Hittite. 31 There Abraham   and his wife Sarah   were buried, there Isaac and his wife Rebekah   were buried, and there I buried Leah.   32 The field and the cave in it were bought from the Hittites.   ” 33 When Jacob had finished giving instructions to his sons, he drew his feet up into the bed, breathed his last and was gathered to his people.  

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