Genesis Chapter 49
Genesis is the 1st book in the Holy Bible.
This page contains Genesis 49:1 to Genesis 49:9.
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Genesis 49:1
Then Jacob summoned his sons and said, "Assemble yourselves that I may tell you what will befall you in the days to come.
Genesis 49:2
"Gather together and hear, O sons of Jacob; And listen to Israel your father.
Genesis 49:3
"Reuben, you are my firstborn; My might and the beginning of my strength, Preeminent in dignity and preeminent in power.
Genesis 49:4
"Uncontrolled 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.
Genesis 49:5
"Simeon and Levi are brothers; Their swords are implements of violence.
Genesis 49:6
"Let my soul not enter into their council; Let not my glory be united with their assembly; Because in their anger they slew men, And in their self-will they lamed oxen.
Genesis 49:7
"Cursed be their anger, for it is fierce; And their wrath, for it is cruel. I will disperse them in Jacob, And scatter them in Israel.
Genesis 49:8
"Judah, your brothers shall praise you; Your hand shall be on the neck of your enemies; Your father's sons shall bow down to you.
Genesis 49:9
"Judah is a lion's whelp; From the prey, my son, you have gone up. He couches, he lies down as a lion, And as a lion, who dares rouse him up?
Genesis 49:10
"The scepter shall not depart from Judah, Nor the ruler's staff from between his feet, Until Shiloh comes, And to him shall be the obedience of the peoples.
Genesis 49:11
"He ties his foal to the vine, And his donkey's colt to the choice vine; He washes his garments in wine, And his robes in the blood of grapes.
Genesis 49:12
"His eyes are dull from wine, And his teeth white from milk.
Genesis 49:13
"Zebulun will dwell at the seashore; And he shall be a haven for ships, And his flank shall be toward Sidon.
Genesis 49:14
"Issachar is a strong donkey, Lying down between the sheepfolds.
Genesis 49:15
"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.
Genesis 49:16
"Dan shall judge his people, As one of the tribes of Israel.
Genesis 49:17
"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.
Genesis 49:18
"For Your salvation I wait, O LORD.
Genesis 49:19
"As for Gad, raiders shall raid him, But he will raid at their heels.
Genesis 49:20
"As for Asher, his food shall be rich, And he will yield royal dainties.
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