Genesis 49
1 and to call: call to Jacob to(wards) son: child his and to say to gather and to tell to/for you [obj] which to encounter: chanced [obj] you in/on/with end [the] day
Jacob [Supplanter] 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 to gather and to hear: hear son: child Jacob and to hear: hear to(wards) Israel father your
Assemble yourselves, and hear, you sons of Jacob [Supplanter]. Sh'ma ·Hear obey· unto Israel [God prevails], your father.
3 Reuben firstborn my you(m. s.) strength my and first: beginning strength my remainder elevation and remainder strong
“Reuben [See, a son!], you are my firstborn, my might, and the beginning of my strength; excelling in dignity, and excelling in power.
4 recklessness like/as water not to remain for to ascend: rise bed father your then to profane/begin: profane bed my to ascend: rise
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 brother: male-sibling article/utensil violence sword their
“Simeon [Hearing] and Levi [United with] are brothers. Their swords are weapons of violence.
6 in/on/with counsel their not to come (in): come soul my in/on/with assembly their not be joined glory my for in/on/with face: anger their to kill man and in/on/with acceptance their to hamstring cattle
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 to curse face: anger their for strong and fury their for to harden to divide them in/on/with Jacob and to scatter them in/on/with Israel
Cursed be their anger, for it was fierce; and their wrath, for it was cruel. I will divide them in Jacob [Supplanter], and scatter them in Israel [God prevails].
8 Judah you(m. s.) to give thanks you brother: male-sibling your hand your in/on/with neck enemy your to bow to/for you son: child father your
“Judah [Praised], your brothers will yadah ·extend hands in thankful praise· to you. Your hand will be on the neck of your enemies. Your father’s sons will bow down before you.
9 whelp lion Judah from prey son: child my to ascend: rise to bow to stretch like/as lion and like/as lion who? to arise: rise him
Judah [Praised] 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 not to turn aside: depart tribe: staff from Judah and to decree from between foot his till for to come (in): come (`tribute` *Q(k)*) and to/for him obedience people
The scepter will not depart from Judah [Praised], nor the ruler’s staff from between his feet, until Shiloh [Him to whom obedience belongs]. To him will the obedience of the peoples be.
11 to bind to/for vine (colt his *Q(K)*) and to/for vine son: young animal she-ass his to wash in/on/with wine clothing his and in/on/with blood grape (vesture his *Q(K)*)
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 dull eye from wine and white tooth from milk
His eyes will be red with wine, his teeth white with milk.
13 Zebulun to/for coast sea to dwell and he/she/it to/for coast fleet and flank his upon Sidon
“Zebulun [Living together] will dwell at the haven of the sea. He will be for a haven of ships. His border will be on Sidon.
14 Issachar donkey bone to stretch between [the] sheepfold
“Issachar [Hire, Reward] is a strong donkey, lying down between the saddlebags.
15 and to see: see resting for be pleasing and [obj] [the] land: country/planet for be pleasant and to stretch shoulder his to/for to bear and to be to/for taskworker to serve
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 to judge people his like/as one tribe Israel
“Dan [He judged] will judge his people, as one of the tribes of Israel [God prevails].
17 to be Dan serpent upon way: journey horned viper upon way [the] to bite heel horse and to fall: fall to ride his back
Dan [He judged] 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 to/for salvation your to await LORD
I have waited for your yishu'ah ·salvation·, Adonai.
19 Gad band to raid him and he/she/it to raid heel
“A troop will press on Gad [Good fortune], but he will press on their heel.
20 from Asher rich food his and he/she/it to give: give delicacy king
“Asher [Happy]’s food will be rich. He will produce royal dainties.
21 Naphtali doe to send: let go [the] to give: give word beauty
“Naphtali [My wrestling] is a doe set free, who bears beautiful fawns.
22 son: young animal be fruitful Joseph son: young animal be fruitful upon spring daughter to march upon wall
“Joseph [May he add] is a fruitful vine, a fruitful vine by a spring. His branches run over the wall.
23 and to provoke him and to multiply ten thousand and to hate him master: [master of] arrow
The archers have severely grieved him, shot at him, and persecute him:
24 and to dwell in/on/with strong bow his and be agile arm hand his from hand mighty Jacob from there to pasture stone Israel
But his bow remained strong. The arms of his hands were made strong, by the hands of the 'Avir Ya'akov [Mighty One of Supplanter], (from there is the Ro'i [Shepherd Provider], the 'Even Isra'el [Stone of God prevails]),
25 from God father your and to help you and [obj] Almighty and to bless you blessing heaven from upon blessing abyss to stretch underneath: under blessing breast and womb
even by the God of your father, who will help you; by Shaddai [Almighty], who will bless you, with blessings of heaven above, blessings of the deep that lies below, blessings of the breasts, and of the rachamim ·womb of compassionate loves·.
26 blessing father your to prevail upon blessing to conceive me till boundary hill forever: enduring to be to/for head Joseph and to/for crown Nazirite brother: male-sibling his
The blessings of your father have prevailed above the blessings of your ancestors, above the boundaries of the ancient hills. They will be on the head of Joseph [May he add], on the crown of the head of him who is separated from his brothers.
27 Benjamin wolf to tear in/on/with morning to eat prey and to/for evening to divide spoil
“Benjamin [Son of right hand, Son of south] is a ravenous wolf. In the morning he will devour the prey. At evening he will divide the plunder.”
28 all these tribe Israel two ten and this which to speak: speak to/for them father their and to bless [obj] them man: anyone which like/as blessing his to bless [obj] them
All these are the twelve tribes of Israel [God prevails], and this is what their father spoke to them and blessed them. He blessed everyone according to his blessing.
29 and to command [obj] them and to say to(wards) them I to gather to(wards) kinsman my to bury [obj] me to(wards) father my to(wards) [the] cave which in/on/with land: country Ephron [the] Hittite
He enjoined 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 [Fawn-like] the Hittite [Descendant of Trembling fear],
30 in/on/with cave which in/on/with land: country [the] Machpelah which upon face: east Mamre in/on/with land: country/planet Canaan which to buy Abraham [obj] [the] land: country from with Ephron [the] Hittite to/for possession grave
in the cave that is in the field of Machpelah [Double], which is before Mamre [Bitter, Fatness], in the land of Canaan [Humbled], which Abraham [Father of a multitude] bought with the field from Ephron [Fawn-like] the Hittite [Descendant of Trembling fear] as a burial place.
31 there [to] to bury [obj] Abraham and [obj] Sarah woman: wife his there [to] to bury [obj] Isaac and [obj] Rebekah woman: wife his and there [to] to bury [obj] Leah
There they buried Abraham [Father of a multitude] and Sarah [Princess], his wife. There they buried Isaac [Laughter] and Rebekah [Securely bound], his wife, and there I buried Leah [Weary]:
32 livestock [the] land: country and [the] cave which in/on/with him from with son: descendant/people Heth
the field and the cave that is therein, which was purchased from the children of Heth [Trembling fear].”
33 and to end: finish Jacob to/for to command [obj] son: child his and to gather foot his to(wards) [the] bed and to die and to gather to(wards) kinsman his
When Jacob [Supplanter] finished enjoining words to his sons, he gathered up his feet into the bed, and yielded up the spirit, and was gathered to his people.
