Verse 6
Genesis 49:6
World English Bible
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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.
Original Language Text
hebrew
בְּ/סֹדָ/ם֙ אַל תָּבֹ֣א נַפְשִׁ֔/י בִּ/קְהָלָ֖/ם אַל תֵּחַ֣ד כְּבֹדִ֑/י כִּ֤י בְ/אַפָּ/ם֙ הָ֣רְגוּ אִ֔ישׁ וּ/בִ/רְצֹנָ֖/ם עִקְּרוּ שֽׁוֹר
English Translation
In the secret, do not let my soul enter their assembly; do not be alarmed by my glory, for in their anger they have slain a man, and in their will they have crippled an ox.
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Chapter 49 Context
1
Jacob called to his sons, and said: “Gather yourselves together, that I may tell you that which will...
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2
Assemble yourselves, and hear, you sons of Jacob.
Listen to Israel, your father.
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3
“Reuben, you are my firstborn, my might, and the beginning of my strength;
excelling in dignity, and...
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4
Boiling over like water, you shall not excel;
because you went up to your father’s bed,
then defiled...
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5
“Simeon and Levi are brothers.
Their swords are weapons of violence.
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6
My soul, don’t come into their council.
My glory, don’t be united to their assembly;
for in their an...
7
Cursed be their anger, for it was fierce;
and their wrath, for it was cruel.
I will divide them in J...
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8
“Judah, your brothers will praise you.
Your hand will be on the neck of your enemies.
Your father’s...
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9
Judah is a lion’s cub.
From the prey, my son, you have gone up.
He stooped down, he crouched as a li...
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10
The scepter will not depart from Judah,
nor the ruler’s staff from between his feet,
until he comes...
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11
Binding his foal to the vine,
his donkey’s colt to the choice vine;
he has washed his garments in wi...
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12
His eyes will be red with wine,
his teeth white with milk.
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13
“Zebulun will dwell at the haven of the sea.
He will be for a haven of ships.
His border will be on...
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14
“Issachar is a strong donkey,
lying down between the saddlebags.
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15
He saw a resting place, that it was good,
the land, that it was pleasant.
He bows his shoulder to th...
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16
“Dan will judge his people,
as one of the tribes of Israel.
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17
Dan will be a serpent on the trail,
an adder in the path,
That bites the horse’s heels,
so that his...
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18
I have waited for your salvation, Yahweh.
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19
“A troop will press on Gad,
but he will press on their heel.
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20
“Asher’s food will be rich.
He will produce royal dainties.
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21
“Naphtali is a doe set free,
who bears beautiful fawns.
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22
“Joseph is a fruitful vine,
a fruitful vine by a spring.
His branches run over the wall.
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23
The archers have severely grieved him,
shot at him, and persecuted him:
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24
But his bow remained strong.
The arms of his hands were made strong,
by the hands of the Mighty One...
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25
even by the God (Elohim) of your father, who will help you;
by the Almighty, who will bless you,
wit...
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26
The blessings of your father have prevailed above the blessings of your ancestors,
above the boundar...
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27
“Benjamin is a ravenous wolf.
In the morning he will devour the prey.
At evening he will divide the...
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28
All these are the twelve tribes of Israel, and this is what their father spoke to them and blessed t...
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29
He instructed them, and said to them, “I am to be gathered to my people. Bury me with my fathers in...
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30
in the cave that is in the field of Machpelah, which is before Mamre, in the land of Canaan, which A...
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31
There they buried Abraham and Sarah, his wife. There they buried Isaac and Rebekah, his wife, and th...
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32
the field and the cave that is therein, which was purchased from the children of Heth.”
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33
When Jacob finished charging his sons, he gathered up his feet into the bed, and yielded up the spir...
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