NASB — Genesis 49 — KJV

Israel’s Prophecy concerning His Sons

1 Then Jacob° summoned° his sons° and said°, “Assemble° yourselves that I may tell° you what° will befall° you ain the Idays° to come°.
  2 “Gather° together and hear°, O sons° of Jacob°;
  And alisten° to Israel° your father°.

[1] ILit end of the days aNu 24:14
[2] aPs 34:11

  3 ¶ “Reuben°, you are my firstborn°;
  My might° and athe beginning° of my strength°,
  IPreeminent° in dignity° and Ipreeminent° in power°.
  4IUncontrolled° as water°, you shall not have° preeminence°,
  aBecause° you went° up to your father’s° bed°;
  Then° you defiled° [it]—he went° up to my couch°.

[3] ILit preeminence aDt 21:17; Ps 78:51; 105:36
[4] IOr Boiling over; lit Recklessness aGn 35:22; Dt 27:20; 1Ch 5:1

  5 ¶ “aSimeon° and Levi° are brothers°;
  Their swords° are implements° of violence°.
  6aLet my soul° not enter° into their council°;
  Let not my glory° be united° with their assembly°;
  Because° in their anger° they slew° Imen°,
  And in their self-will° they lamed° IIoxen°.
  7 “Cursed° be their anger°, for it is fierce°;
  And their wrath°, for it is cruel°.
  aI will Idisperse° them in Jacob°,
  And scatter° them in Israel°.

[5] aGn 34:25-30
[6] ILit a man IILit an ox aPs 64:2
[7] ILit divide aJsh 19:1, 9; 21:1-42

  8 ¶ “Judah°, your brothers° shall praise° you;
  Your hand° shall be on the neck° of your enemies°;
  aYour father’s° sons° shall bow° down° to you.
  9 “Judah° is a alion’s° whelp°;
  From the prey°, my son°, you have gone° up.
  bHe Icouches°, he lies° down° as a lion°,
  And as a IIlion°, who° IIIdares rouse° him up?
  10aThe scepter° shall not depart° from Judah°,
  Nor° the ruler’s° staff° from between° his feet°,
  IUntil°° Shiloh° comes°,
  And bto him [shall be] the obedience° of the peoples°.
  11IaHe ties° [his] foal° to the vine°,
  And his donkey’s° colt° to the choice° vine°;
  bHe washes° his garments° in wine°,
  And his robes° in the blood° of grapes°.
  12 “His eyes° are Idull° from wine°,
  And his teeth° IIwhite° from milk°.

[8] aGn 27:29; 1Ch 5:2
[9] ILit bows down IIOr lioness IIILit shall aEzk 19:5-7; Mi 5:8 bNu 24:9
[10] IOr Until he comes to Shiloh; or Until he comes to whom it belongs aNu 24:17; Ps 60:7; 108:8 bPs 2:6-9; 72:8-11; Is 42:1, 4; 49:6
[11] ILit Binding of aDt 8:7, 8; 2K 18:32 bIs 63:2
[12] IOr darker than IIOr whiter than

  13 ¶ “aZebulun° will dwell° at the seashore°°;
  And he [shall be] Ia haven° for ships°,
  And his flank° [shall be] toward° Sidon°.

[13] ILit for a shore of ships aDt 33:18, 19

  14 ¶ “Issachar° is Ia strong° donkey°,
  aLying° down° between° the IIsheepfolds°.
  15 “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°.

[14] ILit a donkey of bone IIOr saddlebags aJg 5:16; Ps 68:13

  16 ¶ “aDan° shall bjudge° his people°,
  As one° of the tribes° of Israel°.
  17 “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°.
  18aFor Your salvation° I wait°, O LORD°.

[16] aDt 33:22; Jg 18:26, 27 bGn 30:6
[18] aEx 15:2; Ps 25:5; 40:1-3; 119:166, 174; Is 25:9; Mi 7:7

  19 ¶ “aAs for Gad°, Iraiders° shall raid° him,
  But he will raid° [at] their IIheels°.

[19] ILit a raiding band IILit heel aDt 33:20

  20 ¶ “IaAs for bAsher°, his IIfood° shall be IIIrich°,
  And he will yield° royal° dainties°.

[20] ILit From IIOr bread IIILit fat aDt 33:24, 25 bGn 30:13

  21 ¶ “aNaphtali° is a doe° let° loose°,
  He gives° beautiful° words°.

[21] aDt 33:23

  22 ¶ “aJoseph° is a fruitful° Ibough°,
  A fruitful° Ibough° by a spring°;
  [Its] IIbranches° run° over° a wall°.
  23 “The archers°° bitterly° attacked him,
  And shot° [at him] and harassed° him;
  24 But his abow° remained° Ifirm°,
  And IIbhis arms° were agile°,
  From the hands° of the cMighty° One° of Jacob°
  (From there° is dthe Shepherd°, ethe Stone° of Israel°),
  25 From athe God° of your father° who helps° you,
  And Ibby the IIAlmighty° who blesses° you
  [With] cblessings° of heaven° above°°,
  Blessings° of the deep° that lies° beneath°,
  Blessings° of the breasts° and of the womb°.
  26 “The blessings° of your father°
  Have surpassed° the blessings° of my ancestors°
  Up to the Iutmost° bound° of athe everlasting° hills°;
  May they be on the head° of Joseph°,
  And on the crown° of the head° of the one° distinguished° among his brothers°.

[22] ILit son IILit daughters aDt 33:13-17
[24] II.e. in an unyielding position IILit the arms of his hands aJb 29:20 bPs 18:34; 73:23; Is 41:10 cPs 132:2, 5; Is 1:24; 49:26 dPs 23:1; 80:1 ePs 118:22; Is 28:16; 1P 2:6-8
[25] IOr with IIHeb Shaddai aGn 28:13; 32:9 bGn 28:3; 48:3 cGn 27:28
[26] ILit limit; or desire aDt 33:15, 16

  27 ¶ “Benjamin° is a Iravenous° wolf°;
  In the morning° he devours° the prey°,
  And in the evening° he divides° the spoil°.”

[27] ILit a wolf that tears

28 ¶ All° these° are the twelve°° tribes° of Israel°, and this° is what° their father° said° to them Iwhen he blessed° them. He blessed° them, every° one° IIwith the blessing° appropriate to him. 29 Then he charged° them and said° to them, “I am about to be agathered° to my people°; bbury° me with my fathers° in the cave° that is in cthe field° of Ephron° the Hittite°, 30 in the acave° 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 Iburial° site°. 31 There° they buried° aAbraham° and his wife° bSarah°, there° they buried° cIsaac° and his wife° Rebekah°, and there° I buried° Leah°32 the field° and the cave° that is in it, purchased° from the sons° of Heth°.” 33 When Jacob° finished° charging° his sons°, he drew° his feet° into the bed° and abreathed° his last°, and was bgathered° to his people°.

[28] ILit and IILit according to his blessing
[29] aGn 25:8 bGn 47:30 cGn 23:16-20; 50:13
[30] ILit possession of a burial place aGn 23:3-20
[31] aGn 25:9 bGn 23:19 cGn 35:29
[33] aGn 25:8; Ac 7:15 bGn 49:29


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Jacob calleth his sons to bless them.

1 ¶ And Jacobº calledºª unto² his sons,º and said,ºª Gather yourselves together,ºª that I may tellºª you [that]² which² shall befallºª you in the lastº days.º 2 Gather yourselves together,ºª and hear,ºª ye sonsº of Jacob;º and hearkenºª unto² Israelº your father.º

[1] Nu 24:14; Dt 4:30; 31:12, 28, 29; 33:1; Ps 25:14; 105:15; Is 2:2; 22:14; 39:6; 53:1; Jr 23:20; Dn 2:28, 47; 10:1, 14; Am 3:7; Mi 4:1; Lk 2:26; Ac 2:17; Ro 1:17; 1Ti 4:1; 2Ti 3:1; He 1:2; 10:24; 13:1; Rv 4:1.
[2] Ps 34:11; Pv 1:8; 4:1; 5:1; 6:20; 7:1, 24; 8:32; 23:22, 26.

Their blessing in particular.

3 ¶ Reuben,º thou² [art] my firstborn,º my might,º and the beginningº of my strength,º the excellencyº of dignity,º and the excellencyº of power:º 4 Unstableº as water,º thou shalt not² excel;ºª because² thou wentest upºª to thy father'sº bed;º then² defiledst² thou¹ª [it]: he went upºª to my couch.º

[3] Gn 29:32; 46:8; 48:18; Nu 1:20; 26:5; Dt 21:17; 1Ch 2:1; 5:1, 3; Ps 78:51; 105:36.
[4] Gn 35:22; 46:8; Nu 32:1; Dt 5:21; 27:20; 33:6; 1Ch 5:1; 1Co 5:1; Jm 1:6; 2P 2:14; 3:16.

5 ¶ Simeonº and Leviº [are] brethren;º instrumentsº of crueltyº [are in] their habitations.º 6 O my soul,º comeºª not² thou into their secret;º unto their assembly,º mine honour,º be not² thou united:ºª for² in their angerº they slewºª a man,º and in their selfwillº they digged downºª a wall.¹² 7 Cursedºª [be] their anger,º for² [it was] fierce;º and their wrath,º for² it was cruel:ºª I will divideºª them in Jacob,º and scatterºª them in Israel.º

[5] Gn 29:33; 34:25, 31; 46:10; Pv 18:9.
[6] Gn 34:25, 30; Dt 27:24; Jg 5:21; Ps 1:1; 5:10; 16:9; 26:4, 9; 28:3; 30:12; 42:5, 11; 43:5; 57:8; 64:2; 94:20; 103:1; 139:19; Pv 1:11, 15; 12:5; Jr 4:19; 15:17; Lk 12:19; 2Co 6:14.
[7] Jsh 19:1; 21:1; 2S 13:15, 22; 1Ch 4:24, 39; 6:65; Pv 26:24; 27:3.

8 ¶ Judah,º thou² [art he] whom thy brethrenº shall praise:ºª thy handº [shall be] in the neckº of thine enemies;ºª thy father'sº childrenº shall bow downºª before thee. 9 Judahº [is] a lion'sº whelp:º from the prey,º² my son,º thou art gone up:ºª he stooped down,ºª he couchedºª as a lion,º and as an old lion;º who² shall rouse him up?ºª 10 The sceptreº shall not² departºª from Judah,º² nor a lawgiverºª from between²² his feet,º untilº² Shilohº come;ºª and unto him [shall] the gatheringº of the peopleº [be]. 11 Bindingºª his foalº unto the vine,º and his ass'sº coltº unto the choice vine;º he washedºª his garmentsº in wine,º and his clothesº in the bloodº of grapes:º 12 His eyesº [shall be] redº with wine,º² and his teethº whiteº with milk.º²

[8] Gn 27:29; 29:35; 37:7; 42:6; 44:18; 46:12; Nu 1:27; 10:14; 26:22; Dt 33:7; Jsh 10:24; Jg 1:1; 20:18; 2S 5:3; 22:41; 24:9; 1K 4:1; 1Ch 5:2; 12:1; 2Ch 11:12; 14:8; 15:9; 17:2, 14; 30:11; Ps 18:40; 76:1; 78:68; Is 9:7; Ezk 21:29; Phm 1:2, 10; He 7:14; 10:13; Rv 5:5; 11:15.
[9] Nu 23:24; 24:9; Ho 5:4, 14; 1Co 15:24; Rv 5:5.
[10] Nu 21:18; 24:17; Dt 28:57; Ps 60:7; 72:8; 108:8; Is 2:2; 9:6; 11:1, 10, 12; 33:22; 42:1, 3; 49:6, 22; 55:4; 60:1, 3; 62:11; Jr 23:5; 30:21; Ezk 19:11, 14; 21:27; Dn 9:25; Ho 11:12; Hg 2:7; Zc 2:11; 8:20; 10:11; Mt 1:21; 17:5; 21:9; 25:32; Lk 1:32; 2:30; Jn 9:7; 12:32; 18:31; 19:12, 15; Ro 15:12; 2Co 5:10; He 7:14; Rv 11:15.
[11] 1K 4:20, 25; 2K 18:32; Is 63:1; Jol 3:18; Mi 4:4; Rv 7:14; 19:18.
[12] Pv 23:29.

13 ¶ Zebulunº shall dwellºª at the havenº of the sea;º and he² [shall be] for an havenº of ships;º and his borderº [shall be] unto² Zidon.º

[13] Gn 30:20; Dt 33:18; Jsh 19:10.

14 ¶ Issacharº [is] a strongº assº couching downºª between² two burdens:º 15 And he sawºª that² restº [was] good,º and the landº that² [it was] pleasant;ºª and bowedºª his shoulderº to bear,ºª and became² a servantºª unto tribute.º

[14] Gn 30:18; Dt 33:18; Jsh 19:17; Jg 5:15; 10:1; 1Ch 12:32.
[15] Jsh 14:15; Jg 3:11; 2S 7:1; Ps 81:6; Ezk 29:18; Mt 23:4.

16 ¶ Danº shall judgeºª his people,º as oneº of the tribesº of Israel.º 17 Danº shall be² a serpentº by² the way,º an adderº in² the path,º that bitethºª the horseº heels,º so that his riderºª shall fallºª backward.º 18 I have waited² for¹ª thy salvation,º O LORD.º

[16] Gn 30:6; Nu 10:25; Dt 33:22; Jg 13:2, 24; 15:20; 18:1.
[17] Jg 14:1; 16:22; 18:22; 1Ch 12:35.
[18] Ps 14:7; 25:6; 40:1; 62:1, 5; 85:7; 119:41, 166, 174; 123:2; 130:5; Is 8:17; 25:9; 30:18; 33:2; 36:8; Lm 3:25; Mi 7:7; Mt 1:21; Mk 15:43; Lk 1:30; 2:25, 30; 23:51; Ro 8:19, 25; Ga 5:5; 1Th 1:10.

19 ¶ Gad,º a troopº shall overcomeºª him: but he² shall overcomeºª at the last.º

[19] Gn 30:11; 46:16; Nu 32:1; Dt 33:20; Jsh 13:8; Jg 10:1; 1Ch 3:18; 5:11, 26.

20 ¶ Out of Asherº² his breadº [shall be] fat,º and he² shall yieldºª royalº dainties.º

[20] Gn 30:13; 46:17; Dt 33:24; Jsh 19:24.

21 ¶ Naphtaliº [is] a hindº let loose:ºª he givethºª goodlyº words.º

[21] Gn 30:8; 46:24; Dt 33:23; Jsh 19:32; Jg 4:6, 10; 5:18; Ps 18:33; Mt 4:15.

22 ¶ Josephº [is] a fruitfulºª bough,º [even] a fruitfulºª boughº by² a well;º [whose] branchesº runºª over² the wall:º 23 The archersºº have sorely grieved² him,¹ª and shotºª [at him], and hated² him:¹ª 24 But his bowº abodeºª in strength,º and the armsº of his handsº were made strongºª by the handsº² of the mightyº [God] of Jacob;º (from thence²² [is] the shepherd,ºª the stoneº of Israel:)º 25 [Even] by the Godº² of thy father,º who shall helpºª thee; and by¹ the Almighty,º who shall blessºª thee with blessingsº of heavenº above,º² blessingsº of the deepº that liethºª under,² blessingsº of the breasts,º and of the womb:º 26 The blessingsº of thy fatherº have prevailedºª above² the blessingsº of my progenitorsºª unto² the utmost boundº of the everlastingº hills:º they shall be² on the headº of Joseph,º and on the crown of the headº of him that was separate¹ from² his brethren.º

[22] Gn 30:22; 41:52; 46:27; 48:1, 5, 16, 19; Nu 32:1; Dt 33:17; Jsh 16:1; 17:14; Ps 1:1; 128:1, 3; Ezk 19:11.
[23] Gn 37:4, 18, 24, 28; 39:7; 42:21; Ps 64:3; 118:13; Jn 16:33; Ac 14:22.
[24] Gn 35:10; 45:5, 7, 11; 47:12; 50:21; Ex 3:6; Nu 27:16; Dt 32:4; 34:9; Jsh 1:1; 24:1; Ne 6:9; Jb 29:20; Ps 18:1, 30, 32, 34; 27:14; 28:8; 37:14; 44:7; 80:1; 89:1; 118:22; 132:2, 5; Is 28:16; 29:24; 60:16; Zc 3:9; 10:12; Mt 21:42; Mk 12:10; Lk 20:17; Ac 4:11; Ro 14:4; Ep 2:20; Col 1:11; 2Ti 4:17; 1P 2:4.
[25] Gn 17:1; 28:13, 21; 35:3, 11; 43:23; Dt 8:17; 28:2, 12; 33:1, 13; Ps 84:11; 85:12; Mt 6:33; 1Co 3:21; Ep 1:3; Php 4:19; 1Ti 4:8.
[26] Gn 27:27, 39; 28:3; 37:28; Nu 6:2; Dt 33:15, 16; Ps 89:36; 105:17; 132:18; Is 54:10; 66:5; Ezk 37:25; Jna 2:6; Hab 3:6; Ac 7:9; Ep 1:3.

27 ¶ Benjaminº shall ravinºª [as] a wolf:º in the morningº he shall devourºª the prey,º and at nightº he shall divideºª the spoil.º

[27] Gn 35:18; 46:21; Nu 23:24; Dt 33:12; Jg 3:15; 20:21, 25; 1S 11:4; 14:1; 17:1; Jr 5:6; Ezk 22:25, 27; Ho 13:7; Zp 3:3; Mt 7:15; 10:16; Ac 8:3; 9:1; 20:29; Php 3:5.

28 ¶ All² these² [are] the twelveºº tribesº of Israel:º and this² [is it] that² their fatherº spakeºª unto them, and blessedºª them; every¹ oneº² according to his blessingº he blessedºª them.

[28] Gn 35:22; Ex 28:21; Nu 23:24; 1K 18:31; Es 8:7, 9, 11; 9:1; Ezk 39:8; Zc 14:1; Ac 26:7; Jm 1:1; Rv 7:4.

He chargeth them about his burial.

29 And he chargedºª them, and saidºª unto² them, I² am to be gatheredºª unto² my people:º buryºª me with² my fathersº in² the caveº that² [is] in the fieldº of Ephronº the Hittite,º 30 In the caveº that² [is] in the fieldº of Machpelah,º which² [is] beforeº² Mamre,º in the landº of Canaan,º which² Abrahamº boughtºª with² the fieldº of²² Ephronº the Hittiteº for a possessionº of a buryingplace.º 31 There² they buriedºª² Abrahamº and Sarahº his wife;º there² they buriedºª² Isaacº and Rebekahº his wife;º and there² I buriedºª² Leah.º 32 The purchaseº of the fieldº and of the caveº that² [is] therein [was] from²² the childrenº of Heth.º

[29] Gn 15:15; 25:8; 35:29; 47:30; 50:13; 2S 19:37; Ro 12:6; He 12:23.
[30] Gn 23:8.
[31] Gn 23:3, 16; 25:9; 35:29; 47:30; 50:13; Ac 7:16.
[32] Gn 23:17.

He dieth.

33 And when Jacobº had made an endºª of commandingºª² his sons,º he gathered upºª his feetº into² the bed,º and yielded up the ghost,ºª and was gatheredºª unto² his people.º

[33] Gn 15:5; 25:8, 17; 35:29; 49:1, 24, 29; Jsh 24:27; Jb 5:26; 14:10; 30:23; Ec 12:7; Is 57:1; Lk 2:29; He 11:13, 22; 12:23.


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