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World English Bible

Genesis 49 (WEBP)

[1] Jacob called to his sons, and said: “Gather yourselves together, that I may tell you that which will happen to you in the days to come.
[2] Assemble yourselves, and hear, you sons of Jacob. Listen to Israel, your father.
[3] “Reuben, you are my firstborn, my might, and the beginning of my strength, excelling in dignity, and excelling in power.
[4] Boiling over like water, you shall not excel, because you went up to your father’s bed, then defiled it. He went up to my couch.
[5] “Simeon and Levi are brothers. Their swords are weapons of violence.
[6] My soul, don’t come into their council. My glory, don’t be united to their assembly; for in their anger they killed men. In their self-will they hamstrung cattle.
[7] Cursed 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.
[8] “Judah, your brothers will praise you. Your hand will be on the neck of your enemies. Your father’s sons will bow down before you.
[9] Judah is a lion’s cub. From the prey, my son, you have gone up. He stooped down, he crouched as a lion, as a lioness. Who will rouse him up?
[10] The scepter will not depart from Judah, nor the ruler’s staff from between his feet, until he comes to whom it belongs. The obedience of the peoples will be to him.
[11] Binding his foal to the vine, his donkey’s colt to the choice vine, he has washed his garments in wine, his robes in the blood of grapes.
[12] His eyes will be red with wine, his teeth white with milk.
[13] “Zebulun will dwell at the haven of the sea. He will be for a haven of ships. His border will be on Sidon.
[14] “Issachar is a strong donkey, lying down between the saddlebags.
[15] He saw a resting place, that it was good, the land, that it was pleasant. He bows his shoulder to the burden, and becomes a servant doing forced labor.
[16] “Dan will judge his people, as one of the tribes of Israel.
[17] Dan will be a serpent on the trail, an adder in the path, that bites the horse’s heels, so that his rider falls backward.
[18] I have waited for your salvation, Yahweh.
[19] “A troop will press on Gad, but he will press on their heel.
[20] “Asher’s food will be rich. He will produce royal dainties.
[21] “Naphtali is a doe set free, who bears beautiful fawns.
[22] “Joseph is a fruitful vine, a fruitful vine by a spring. His branches run over the wall.
[23] The archers have severely grieved him, shot at him, and persecuted him:
[24] But his bow remained strong. The arms of his hands were made strong, by the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob, (from there is the shepherd, the stone of Israel),
[25] even by the God of your father, who will help you, by the Almighty, who will bless you, with blessings of heaven above, blessings of the deep that lies below, blessings of the breasts, and of the womb.
[26] The blessings of your father have prevailed above the blessings of my ancestors, above the boundaries of the ancient hills. They will be on the head of Joseph, on the crown of the head of him who is separated from his brothers.
[27] “Benjamin is a ravenous wolf. In the morning he will devour the prey. At evening he will divide the plunder.”
[28] All these are the twelve tribes of Israel, and this is what their father spoke to them, and blessed them. He blessed everyone according to his own blessing.
[29] He instructed 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,
[30] 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 from Ephron the Hittite as a burial place.
[31] There they buried Abraham and Sarah, his wife. There they buried Isaac and Rebekah, his wife, and there I buried Leah:
[32] the field and the cave that is therein, which was purchased from the children of Heth.”
[33] When Jacob finished charging his sons, he gathered up his feet into the bed, breathed his last breath, and was gathered to his people.

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Genesis 49 (KJVS)

[1] And Jacob called () unto his sons, and said, () Gather yourselves together, () that I may tell () you that which shall befall () you in the last days.
[2] Gather yourselves together, () and hear, () ye sons of Jacob; And hearken () unto Israel your father.
[3] Reuben, thou art my firstborn, my might, and the beginning of my strength, The excellency of dignity, and the excellency of power:
[4] Unstable as water, thou shalt not excel; () Because thou wentest up () to thy father’s bed; Then defiledst thou () it: he went up () to my couch.
[5] Simeon and Levi are brethren; Instruments of cruelty are in their habitations.
[6] O my soul, come () not thou into their secret; Unto their assembly, mine honour, be not thou united: () For in their anger they slew () a man, And in their selfwill they digged down () a wall.
[7] Cursed () 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.
[8] Judah, thou art he whom thy brethren shall praise: () Thy hand shall be in the neck of thine enemies; () Thy father’s children shall bow down () before thee.
[9] Judah is a lion’s whelp: From the prey, my son, thou art gone up: () He stooped down, () he couched () as a lion, And as an old lion; who shall rouse him up? ()
[10] The sceptre shall not depart () from Judah, Nor a lawgiver () from between his feet, Until Shiloh come; () And unto him shall the gathering of the people be.
[11] Binding () his foal unto the vine, And his ass’s colt unto the choice vine; He washed () his garments in wine, And his clothes in the blood of grapes:
[12] His eyes shall be red with wine, And his teeth white with milk.
[13] Zebulun shall dwell () at the haven of the sea; And he shall be for an haven of ships; And his border shall be unto Zidon.
[14] Issachar is a strong ass Couching down () between two burdens:
[15] And he saw () that rest was good, And the land that it was pleasant; () And bowed () his shoulder to bear, () And became a servant () unto tribute.
[16] Dan shall judge () his people, As one of the tribes of Israel.
[17] Dan shall be a serpent by the way, An adder in the path, That biteth () the horse heels, So that his rider () shall fall () backward.
[18] I have waited for () thy salvation, O Lord.
[19] Gad, a troop shall overcome () him: But he shall overcome () at the last.
[20] Out of Asher his bread shall be fat, And he shall yield () royal dainties.
[21] Naphtali is a hind let loose: () He giveth () goodly words.
[22] Joseph is a fruitful () bough, Even a fruitful () bough by a well; Whose branches run () over the wall:
[23] The archers have sorely grieved him, () And shot () at him, and hated him: ()
[24] But his bow abode () in strength, And the arms of his hands were made strong () By the hands of the mighty God of Jacob; (From thence is the shepherd, () the stone of Israel:)
[25] Even 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 lieth () under, Blessings of the breasts, and of the womb:
[26] The 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.
[27] Benjamin shall ravin () as a wolf: In the morning he shall devour () the prey, And at night he shall divide () the spoil.
[28] All 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.
[29] And 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,
[30] 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 for a possession of a buryingplace.
[31] There they buried () Abraham and Sarah his wife; there they buried () Isaac and Rebekah his wife; and there I buried () Leah.
[32] The purchase of the field and of the cave that is therein was from the children of Heth.
[33] And when Jacob had made an end () of commanding () his sons, he gathered up () his feet into the bed, and yielded up the ghost, () and was gathered () unto his people.

Genesis 49:4 Or, my couch is gone
Genesis 49:5 Or, their swords are weapons of violence
Genesis 49:6 Or houghed oxen
Genesis 49:17 Heb. an arrow snake
Genesis 49:22 Heb. daughters

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

Genesis 49 (BYZ)

[1] εκαλεσεν δε ιακωβ τους υιους αυτου και ειπεν συναχθητε ινα αναγγειλω υμιν τι απαντησει υμιν επ εσχατων των ημερων
[2] αθροισθητε και ακουσατε υιοι ιακωβ ακουσατε ισραηλ του πατρος υμων
[3] ρουβην πρωτοτοκος μου συ ισχυς μου και αρχη τεκνων μου σκληρος φερεσθαι και σκληρος αυθαδης
[4] εξυβρισας ως υδωρ μη εκζεσης ανεβης γαρ επι την κοιτην του πατρος σου τοτε εμιανας την στρωμνην ου ανεβης
[5] συμεων και λευι αδελφοι συνετελεσαν αδικιαν εξ αιρεσεως αυτων
[6] εις βουλην αυτων μη ελθοι η ψυχη μου και επι τη συστασει αυτων μη ερεισαι τα ηπατα μου οτι εν τω θυμω αυτων απεκτειναν ανθρωπους και εν τη επιθυμια αυτων ενευροκοπησαν ταυρον
[7] επικαταρατος ο θυμος αυτων οτι αυθαδης και η μηνις αυτων οτι εσκληρυνθη διαμεριω αυτους εν ιακωβ και διασπερω αυτους εν ισραηλ
[8] ιουδα σε αινεσαισαν οι αδελφοι σου αι χειρες σου επι νωτου των εχθρων σου προσκυνησουσιν σοι οι υιοι του πατρος σου
[9] σκυμνος λεοντος ιουδα εκ βλαστου υιε μου ανεβης αναπεσων εκοιμηθης ως λεων και ως σκυμνος τις εγερει αυτον
[10] ουκ εκλειψει αρχων εξ ιουδα και ηγουμενος εκ των μηρων αυτου εως αν ελθη τα αποκειμενα αυτω και αυτος προσδοκια εθνων
[11] δεσμευων προς αμπελον τον πωλον αυτου και τη ελικι τον πωλον της ονου αυτου πλυνει εν οινω την στολην αυτου και εν αιματι σταφυλης την περιβολην αυτου
[12] χαροποι οι οφθαλμοι αυτου απο οινου και λευκοι οι οδοντες αυτου η γαλα
[13] ζαβουλων παραλιος κατοικησει και αυτος παρ ορμον πλοιων και παρατενει εως σιδωνος
[14] ισσαχαρ το καλον επεθυμησεν αναπαυομενος ανα μεσον των κληρων
[15] και ιδων την αναπαυσιν οτι καλη και την γην οτι πιων υπεθηκεν τον ωμον αυτου εις το πονειν και εγενηθη ανηρ γεωργος
[16] δαν κρινει τον εαυτου λαον ωσει και μια φυλη εν ισραηλ
[17] και γενηθητω δαν οφις εφ οδου εγκαθημενος επι τριβου δακνων πτερναν ιππου και πεσειται ο ιππευς εις τα οπισω
[18] την σωτηριαν περιμενω κυριου
[19] γαδ πειρατηριον πειρατευσει αυτον αυτος δε πειρατευσει αυτων κατα ποδας
[20] ασηρ πιων αυτου ο αρτος και αυτος δωσει τρυφην αρχουσιν
[21] νεφθαλι στελεχος ανειμενον επιδιδους εν τω γενηματι καλλος
[22] υιος ηυξημενος ιωσηφ υιος ηυξημενος ζηλωτος υιος μου νεωτατος προς με αναστρεψον
[23] εις ον διαβουλευομενοι ελοιδορουν και ενειχον αυτω κυριοι τοξευματων
[24] και συνετριβη μετα κρατους τα τοξα αυτων και εξελυθη τα νευρα βραχιονων χειρων αυτων δια χειρα δυναστου ιακωβ εκειθεν ο κατισχυσας ισραηλ
[25] παρα θεου του πατρος σου και εβοηθησεν σοι ο θεος ο εμος και ευλογησεν σε ευλογιαν ουρανου ανωθεν και ευλογιαν γης εχουσης παντα ενεκεν ευλογιας μαστων και μητρας
[26] ευλογιας πατρος σου και μητρος σου υπερισχυσεν επ ευλογιαις ορεων μονιμων και επ ευλογιαις θινων αεναων εσονται επι κεφαλην ιωσηφ και επι κορυφης ων ηγησατο αδελφων
[27] βενιαμιν λυκος αρπαξ το πρωινον εδεται ετι και εις το εσπερας διαδωσει τροφην
[28] παντες ουτοι υιοι ιακωβ δωδεκα και ταυτα ελαλησεν αυτοις ο πατηρ αυτων και ευλογησεν αυτους εκαστον κατα την ευλογιαν αυτου ευλογησεν αυτους
[29] και ειπεν αυτοις εγω προστιθεμαι προς τον εμον λαον θαψατε με μετα των πατερων μου εν τω σπηλαιω ο εστιν εν τω αγρω εφρων του χετταιου
[30] εν τω σπηλαιω τω διπλω τω απεναντι μαμβρη εν τη γη χανααν ο εκτησατο αβρααμ το σπηλαιον παρα εφρων του χετταιου εν κτησει μνημειου
[31] εκει εθαψαν αβρααμ και σαρραν την γυναικα αυτου εκει εθαψαν ισαακ και ρεβεκκαν την γυναικα αυτου και εκει εθαψα λειαν
[32] εν κτησει του αγρου και του σπηλαιου του οντος εν αυτω παρα των υιων χετ
[33] και κατεπαυσεν ιακωβ επιτασσων τοις υιοις αυτου και εξαρας τους ποδας αυτου επι την κλινην εξελιπεν και προσετεθη προς τον λαον αυτου

The Greek New Testament According to the Byzantine Text (Guardian Press, Inc., Robinson-Pierpont Byzantine Textform, 2026). Dedicated to the public domain by Guardian Press, Inc. and J. Jeffrey Dodson.