Verse 1
Genesis 49:1
Bible in Basic English
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And Jacob sent for his sons, and said, Come together, all of you, so that I may give you news of your fate in future times.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יִּקְרָ֥א יַעֲקֹ֖ב אֶל בָּנָ֑י/ו וַ/יֹּ֗אמֶר הֵאָֽסְפוּ֙ וְ/אַגִּ֣ידָה לָ/כֶ֔ם אֵ֛ת אֲשֶׁר יִקְרָ֥א אֶתְ/כֶ֖ם בְּ/אַחֲרִ֥ית הַ/יָּמִֽים
English Translation
And Jacob called to his sons and said, "Gather together and I will tell you what will happen to you in the last days."
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Chapter 49 Context
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And Jacob sent for his sons, and said, Come together, all of you, so that I may give you news of you...
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Come near, O sons of Jacob, and give ear to the words of Israel your father.
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Reuben, you are my oldest son, the first-fruit of my strength, first in pride and first in power:
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But because you were uncontrolled, the first place will not be yours; for you went up to your father...
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Simeon and Levi are brothers; deceit and force are their secret designs.
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Take no part in their secrets, O my soul; keep far away, O my heart, from their meetings; for in the...
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A curse on their passion for it was bitter; and on their wrath for it was cruel. I will let their he...
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To you, Judah, will your brothers give praise: your hand will be on the neck of your haters; your fa...
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Judah is a young lion; like a lion full of meat you have become great, my son; now he takes his rest...
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The rod of authority will not be taken from Judah, and he will not be without a law-giver, till he c...
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Knotting his ass's cord to the vine, and his young ass to the best vine; washing his robe in wine, a...
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His eyes will be dark with wine, and his teeth white with milk.
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The resting-place of Zebulun will be by the sea, and he will be a harbour for ships; the edge of his...
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Issachar is a strong ass stretched out among the flocks:
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And he saw that rest was good and the land was pleasing; so he let them put weights on his back and...
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Dan will be the judge of his people, as one of the tribes of Israel.
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May Dan be a snake in the way, a horned snake by the road, biting the horse's foot so that the horse...
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I have been waiting for your salvation, O Lord.
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Gad, an army will come against him, but he will come down on them in their flight.
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Asher's bread is fat; he gives delicate food for kings.
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Naphtali is a roe let loose, giving fair young ones.
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Joseph is a young ox, whose steps are turned to the fountain;
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He was troubled by the archers; they sent out their arrows against him, cruelly wounding him:
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But their bows were broken by a strong one, and the cords of their arms were cut by the Strength of...
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Even by the God (Elohim) of your father, who will be your help, and by the Ruler of all, who will ma...
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Blessings of sons, old and young, to the father: blessings of the oldest mountains and the fruit of...
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Benjamin is a wolf, searching for meat: in the morning he takes his food, and in the evening he make...
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These are the twelve tribes of Israel: and these are the words their father said to them, blessing t...
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And he gave orders to them, saying, Put me to rest with my people and with my fathers, in the hollow...
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In the rock in the field of Machpelah, near Mamre in the land of Canaan, which Abraham got from Ephr...
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There Abraham and Sarah his wife were put to rest, and there they put Isaac and Rebekah his wife, an...
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In the rock in the field which was got for a price from the people of Heth.
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And when Jacob had come to the end of these words to his sons, stretching himself on his bed, he gav...
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