Gen 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.
Gen 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.
Gen 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?
Gen 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.
Gen 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.
Gen 49:12 "His eyes are dull from wine, And his teeth white from milk.
Gen 49:13 ¶ "Zebulun will dwell at the seashore; And he shall be a haven for ships, And his flank shall be toward Sidon.
Gen 49:14 ¶ "Issachar is a strong donkey, Lying down between the sheepfolds.
Gen 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.
Gen 49:16 ¶ "Dan shall judge his people, As one of the tribes of Israel.
Gen 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.
Gen 49:20 ¶ "As for Asher, his food shall be rich, And he will yield royal dainties.
Gen 49:21 ¶ "Naphtali is a doe let loose, He gives beautiful words.
Gen 49:22 ¶ "Joseph is a fruitful bough, A fruitful bough by a spring; Its branches run over a wall.
Gen 49:23 "The archers bitterly attacked him, And shot at him and harassed him;
Gen 49:24 But his bow remained firm, And his arms were agile, From the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob (From there is the Shepherd, the Stone of Israel),
Gen 49:25 From the God of your father who helps you, And by the Almighty who blesses you With blessings of heaven above, Blessings of the deep that lies beneath, Blessings of the breasts and of the womb.
Gen 49:26 "The blessings of your father Have surpassed the blessings of my ancestors Up to the utmost bound of the everlasting hills; May they be on the head of Joseph, And on the crown of the head of the one distinguished among his brothers.
Gen 49:27 ¶ "Benjamin is a ravenous wolf; In the morning he devours the prey, And in the evening he divides the spoil."
Gen 49:28 ¶ All these are the twelve tribes of Israel, and this is what their father said to them when he blessed them. He blessed them, every one with the blessing appropriate to him.