Genesis 48 | Biblion Bible Reader

WEB·Genesis 49

¹Jacob 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.

KJVAnd Jacob^H3290 called^H7121^(H8799) unto his sons^H1121, and said^H559^(H8799), Gather yourselves together^H622^(H8734), that I may tell^H5046^(H8686) you that which shall befall^H7122^(H8799) you in the last^H319 days^H3117.

² Assemble yourselves, and hear, you sons of Jacob. Listen to Israel, your father.

KJVGather yourselves together^H6908^(H8734), and hear^H8085^(H8798), ye sons^H1121 of Jacob^H3290; and hearken^H8085^(H8798) unto Israel^H3478 your father^H1.

³ “Reuben, you are my firstborn, my might, and the beginning of my strength, excelling in dignity, and excelling in power.

KJVReuben^H7205, thou art my firstborn^H1060, my might^H3581, and the beginning^H7225 of my strength^H202, the excellency^H3499 of dignity^H7613, and the excellency^H3499 of power^H5794:

⁴ 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.

KJVUnstable^H6349 as water^H4325, thou shalt not excel^H3498^(H8686); because thou wentest up^H5927^(H8804) to thy father's^H1 bed^H4904; then defiledst thou^H2490^(H8765) it: he went up^H5927^(H8804) to my couch^H3326.

⁵ “Simeon and Levi are brothers. Their swords are weapons of violence.

KJVSimeon^H8095 and Levi^H3878 are brethren^H251; instruments^H3627 of cruelty^H2555 are in their habitations^H4380.

⁶ 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.

KJVO my soul^H5315, come^H935^(H8799) not thou into their secret^H5475; unto their assembly^H6951, mine honour^H3519, be not thou united^H3161^(H8799): for in their anger^H639 they slew^H2026^(H8804) a man^H376, and in their selfwill^H7522 they digged down^H6131^(H8765) a wall^H7794.

⁷ Cursed be their anger, for it was fierce; and their wrath, for it was cruel. I will divide them in Jacob, and scatter them in Israel.

KJVCursed^H779^(H8803) be their anger^H639, for it was fierce^H5794; and their wrath^H5678, for it was cruel^H7185^(H8804): I will divide^H2505^(H8762) them in Jacob^H3290, and scatter^H6327^(H8686) them in Israel^H3478.

⁸ “Judah, your brothers will praise you. Your hand will be on the neck of your enemies. Your father’s sons will bow down before you.

KJVJudah^H3063, thou art he whom thy brethren^H251 shall praise^H3034^(H8686): thy hand^H3027 shall be in the neck^H6203 of thine enemies^H341^(H8802); thy father's^H1 children^H1121 shall bow down^H7812^(H8691) before thee.

⁹ Judah 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?

KJVJudah^H3063 is a lion's^H738 whelp^H1482: from the prey^H2964, my son^H1121, thou art gone up^H5927^(H8804): he stooped down^H3766^(H8804), he couched^H7257^(H8804) as a lion^H738, and as an old lion^H3833; who shall rouse him up^H6965^(H8686)?

¹⁰ The scepter will not depart from Judah, nor the ruler’s staff from between his feet, until he comes to whom it belongs. The obedience of the peoples will be to him.

KJVThe sceptre^H7626 shall not depart^H5493^(H8799) from Judah^H3063, nor a lawgiver^H2710^(H8781) from between his feet^H7272, until^H3588 Shiloh^H7886 come^H935^(H8799); and unto him shall the gathering^H3349 of the people^H5971 be.

¹¹ 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.

KJVBinding^H631^(H8802) his foal^H5895 unto the vine^H1612, and his ass's^H860 colt^H1121 unto the choice vine^H8321; he washed^H3526^(H8765) his garments^H3830 in wine^H3196, and his clothes^H5497 in the blood^H1818 of grapes^H6025:

¹² His eyes will be red with wine, his teeth white with milk.

KJVHis eyes^H5869 shall be red^H2447 with wine^H3196, and his teeth^H8127 white^H3836 with milk^H2461.

¹³ “Zebulun will dwell at the haven of the sea. He will be for a haven of ships. His border will be on Sidon.

KJVZebulun^H2074 shall dwell^H7931^(H8799) at the haven^H2348 of the sea^H3220; and he shall be for an haven^H2348 of ships^H591; and his border^H3411 shall be unto Zidon^H6721.

¹⁴ “Issachar is a strong donkey, lying down between the saddlebags.

KJVIssachar^H3485 is a strong^H1634 ass^H2543 couching down^H7257^(H8802) between two burdens^H4942:

¹⁵ 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.

KJVAnd he saw^H7200^(H8799) that rest^H4496 was good^H2896, and the land^H776 that it was pleasant^H5276^(H8804); and bowed^H5186^(H8799) his shoulder^H7926 to bear^H5445^(H8800), and became a servant^H5647^(H8802) unto tribute^H4522.

¹⁶ “Dan will judge his people, as one of the tribes of Israel.

KJVDan^H1835 shall judge^H1777^(H8799) his people^H5971, as one^H259 of the tribes^H7626 of Israel^H3478.

¹⁷ Dan will be a serpent on the trail, an adder in the path, that bites the horse’s heels, so that his rider falls backward.

KJVDan^H1835 shall be a serpent^H5175 by the way^H1870, an adder^H8207 in the path^H734, that biteth^H5391^(H8802) the horse^H5483 heels^H6119, so that his rider^H7392^(H8802) shall fall^H5307^(H8799) backward^H268.

¹⁸ I have waited for your salvation, Yahweh.

KJVI have waited for^H6960^(H8765) thy salvation^H3444, O LORD^H3068.

¹⁹ “A troop will press on Gad, but he will press on their heel.

KJVGad^H1410, a troop^H1416 shall overcome^H1464^(H8799) him: but he shall overcome^H1464^(H8799) at the last^H6119.

²⁰ “Asher’s food will be rich. He will produce royal dainties.

KJVOut of Asher^H836 his bread^H3899 shall be fat^H8082, and he shall yield^H5414^(H8799) royal^H4428 dainties^H4574.

²¹ “Naphtali is a doe set free, who bears beautiful fawns.

KJVNaphtali^H5321 is a hind^H355 let loose^H7971^(H8803): he giveth^H5414^(H8802) goodly^H8233 words^H561.

²² “Joseph is a fruitful vine, a fruitful vine by a spring. His branches run over the wall.

KJVJoseph^H3130 is a fruitful^H6509^(H8802) bough^H1121, even a fruitful^H6509^(H8802) bough^H1121 by a well^H5869; whose branches^H1323 run^H6805^(H8804) over the wall^H7791:

²³ The archers have severely grieved him, shot at him, and persecuted him:

KJVThe archers^H1167^H2671 have sorely grieved him^H4843^(H8762), and shot^H7232^(H8804) at him, and hated him^H7852^(H8799):

²⁴ But his bow remained strong. The arms of his hands were made strong, by the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob, (from there is the shepherd, the stone of Israel),

KJVBut his bow^H7198 abode^H3427^(H8799) in strength^H386, and the arms^H2220 of his hands^H3027 were made strong^H6339^(H8799) by the hands^H3027 of the mighty^H46 God of Jacob^H3290;(from thence is the shepherd^H7462^(H8802), the stone^H68 of Israel^H3478:)

²⁵ even by the God of your father, who will help you, by the Almighty, who will bless you, with blessings of heaven above, blessings of the deep that lies below, blessings of the breasts, and of the womb.

KJVEven by the God^H410 of thy father^H1, who shall help^H5826^(H8799) thee; and by^H854 the Almighty^H7706, who shall bless^H1288^(H8762) thee with blessings^H1293 of heaven^H8064 above^H5920, blessings^H1293 of the deep^H8415 that lieth^H7257^(H8802) under, blessings^H1293 of the breasts^H7699, and of the womb^H7356:

²⁶ The blessings of your father have prevailed above the blessings of my ancestors, above the boundaries of the ancient hills. They will be on the head of Joseph, on the crown of the head of him who is separated from his brothers.

KJVThe blessings^H1293 of thy father^H1 have prevailed^H1396^(H8804) above the blessings^H1293 of my progenitors^H2029^(H8802) unto the utmost bound^H8379 of the everlasting^H5769 hills^H1389: they shall be on the head^H7218 of Joseph^H3130, and on the crown of the head^H6936 of him that was separate^H5139 from his brethren^H251.

²⁷ “Benjamin is a ravenous wolf. In the morning he will devour the prey. At evening he will divide the plunder.”

KJVBenjamin^H1144 shall ravin^H2963^(H8799) as a wolf^H2061: in the morning^H1242 he shall devour^H398^(H8799) the prey^H5706, and at night^H6153 he shall divide^H2505^(H8762) the spoil^H7998.

²⁸ All these are the twelve tribes of Israel, and this is what their father spoke to them, and blessed them. He blessed everyone according to his own blessing.

KJVAll these are the twelve^H6240^H8147 tribes^H7626 of Israel^H3478: and this is it that their father^H1 spake^H1696^(H8765) unto them, and blessed^H1288^(H8762) them; every^H834 one^H376 according to his blessing^H1293 he blessed^H1288^(H8765) them.

²⁹ He instructed 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 the Hittite,

KJVAnd he charged^H6680^(H8762) them, and said^H559^(H8799) unto them, I am to be gathered^H622^(H8737) unto my people^H5971: bury^H6912^(H8798) me with my fathers^H1 in the cave^H4631 that is in the field^H7704 of Ephron^H6085 the Hittite^H2850,

³⁰ in the cave that is in the field of Machpelah, which is before Mamre, in the land of Canaan, which Abraham bought with the field from Ephron the Hittite as a burial place.

KJVIn the cave^H4631 that is in the field^H7704 of Machpelah^H4375, which is before^H6440 Mamre^H4471, in the land^H776 of Canaan^H3667, which Abraham^H85 bought^H7069^(H8804) with the field^H7704 of Ephron^H6085 the Hittite^H2850 for a possession^H272 of a buryingplace^H6913.

³¹ There they buried Abraham and Sarah, his wife. There they buried Isaac and Rebekah, his wife, and there I buried Leah:

KJVThere they buried^H6912^(H8804) Abraham^H85 and Sarah^H8283 his wife^H802; there they buried^H6912^(H8804) Isaac^H3327 and Rebekah^H7259 his wife^H802; and there I buried^H6912^(H8804) Leah^H3812.

³² the field and the cave that is therein, which was purchased from the children of Heth.”

KJVThe purchase^H4735 of the field^H7704 and of the cave^H4631 that is therein was from the children^H1121 of Heth^H2845.

³³ When Jacob finished charging his sons, he gathered up his feet into the bed, breathed his last breath, and was gathered to his people.

KJVAnd when Jacob^H3290 had made an end^H3615^(H8762) of commanding^H6680^(H8763) his sons^H1121, he gathered up^H622^(H8799) his feet^H7272 into the bed^H4296, and yielded up the ghost^H1478^(H8799), and was gathered^H622^(H8735) unto his people^H5971.

WEB·Genesis 48

¹After these things, someone said to Joseph, “Behold, your father is sick.” He took with him his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim.

KJVAnd it came to pass after^H310 these things^H1697, that one told^H559^(H8799) Joseph^H3130, Behold, thy father^H1 is sick^H2470^(H8802): and he took^H3947^(H8799) with him his two^H8147 sons^H1121, Manasseh^H4519 and Ephraim^H669.

² Someone told Jacob, and said, “Behold, your son Joseph comes to you,” and Israel strengthened himself, and sat on the bed.

KJVAnd one told^H5046^(H8686) Jacob^H3290, and said^H559^(H8799), Behold, thy son^H1121 Joseph^H3130 cometh^H935^(H8802) unto thee: and Israel^H3478 strengthened^H2388^(H8691) himself, and sat^H3427^(H8799) upon the bed^H4296.

³ Jacob said to Joseph, “God Almighty appeared to me at Luz in the land of Canaan, and blessed me,

KJVAnd Jacob^H3290 said^H559^(H8799) unto Joseph^H3130, God^H410 Almighty^H7706 appeared^H7200^(H8738) unto me at Luz^H3870 in the land^H776 of Canaan^H3667, and blessed^H1288^(H8762) me,

⁴ and said to me, ‘Behold, I will make you fruitful, and multiply you, and I will make of you a company of peoples, and will give this land to your offspring after you for an everlasting possession.’

KJVAnd said^H559^(H8799) unto me, Behold, I will make thee fruitful^H6509^(H8688), and multiply^H7235^(H8689) thee, and I will make^H5414^(H8804) of thee a multitude^H6951 of people^H5971; and will give^H5414^(H8804) this land^H776 to thy seed^H2233 after thee^H310 for an everlasting^H5769 possession^H272.

⁵ Now your two sons, who were born to you in the land of Egypt before I came to you into Egypt, are mine; Ephraim and Manasseh, even as Reuben and Simeon, will be mine.

KJVAnd now thy two^H8147 sons^H1121, Ephraim^H669 and Manasseh^H4519, which were born^H3205^(H8737) unto thee in the land^H776 of Egypt^H4714 before^H5704 I came^H935^(H8800) unto thee into Egypt^H4714, are mine; as Reuben^H7205 and Simeon^H8095, they shall be mine.

⁶ Your offspring, whom you become the father of after them, will be yours. They will be called after the name of their brothers in their inheritance.

KJVAnd thy issue^H4138, which thou begettest^H3205^(H8689) after^H310 them, shall be thine, and shall be called^H7121^(H8735) after^H5921 the name^H8034 of their brethren^H251 in their inheritance^H5159.

⁷ As for me, when I came from Paddan, Rachel died beside me in the land of Canaan on the way, when there was still some distance to come to Ephrath, and I buried her there on the way to Ephrath (also called Bethlehem).”

KJVAnd as for me, when I came^H935^(H8800) from Padan^H6307, Rachel^H7354 died^H4191^(H8804) by me in the land^H776 of Canaan^H3667 in the way^H1870, when^H5750 yet there was but a little^H3530 way^H776 to come^H935^(H8800) unto Ephrath^H672: and I buried her^H6912^(H8799) there in the way^H1870 of Ephrath^H672; the same is Bethlehem^H1035.

⁸ Israel saw Joseph’s sons, and said, “Who are these?”

KJVAnd Israel^H3478 beheld^H7200^(H8799) Joseph's^H3130 sons^H1121, and said^H559^(H8799), Who are these?

⁹ Joseph said to his father, “They are my sons, whom God has given me here.” He said, “Please bring them to me, and I will bless them.”

KJVAnd Joseph^H3130 said^H559^(H8799) unto his father^H1, They are my sons^H1121, whom God^H430 hath given^H5414^(H8804) me in this place. And he said^H559^(H8799), Bring them^H3947^(H8798), I pray thee, unto me, and I will bless^H1288^(H8762) them.

¹⁰ Now the eyes of Israel were dim for age, so that he couldn’t see well. Joseph brought them near to him; and he kissed them, and embraced them.

KJVNow the eyes^H5869 of Israel^H3478 were dim^H3513^(H8804) for age^H2207, so that he could^H3201^(H8799) not see^H7200^(H8800). And he brought them near^H5066^(H8686) unto him; and he kissed^H5401^(H8799) them, and embraced^H2263^(H8762) them.

¹¹ Israel said to Joseph, “I didn’t think I would see your face, and behold, God has let me see your offspring also.”

KJVAnd Israel^H3478 said^H559^(H8799) unto Joseph^H3130, I had not thought^H6419^(H8765) to see^H7200^(H8800) thy face^H6440: and, lo, God^H430 hath shewed^H7200^(H8689) me also thy seed^H2233.

¹² Joseph brought them out from between his knees, and he bowed himself with his face to the earth.

KJVAnd Joseph^H3130 brought them out^H3318^(H8686) from between^H5973 his knees^H1290, and he bowed^H7812^(H8691) himself with his face^H639 to the earth^H776.

¹³ Joseph took them both, Ephraim in his right hand toward Israel’s left hand, and Manasseh in his left hand toward Israel’s right hand, and brought them near to him.

KJVAnd Joseph^H3130 took^H3947^(H8799) them both^H8147, Ephraim^H669 in his right hand^H3225 toward Israel's^H3478 left hand^H8040, and Manasseh^H4519 in his left hand^H8040 toward Israel's^H3478 right hand^H3225, and brought them near^H5066^(H8686) unto him.

¹⁴ Israel stretched out his right hand, and laid it on Ephraim’s head, who was the younger, and his left hand on Manasseh’s head, guiding his hands knowingly, for Manasseh was the firstborn.

KJVAnd Israel^H3478 stretched out^H7971^(H8799) his right hand^H3225, and laid^H7896^(H8799) it upon Ephraim's^H669 head^H7218, who was the younger^H6810, and his left hand^H8040 upon Manasseh's^H4519 head^H7218, guiding^H7919 his hands^H3027 wittingly^H7919^(H8765); for Manasseh^H4519 was the firstborn^H1060.

¹⁵ He blessed Joseph, and said, “The God before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac walked, the God who has fed me all my life long to this day,

KJVAnd he blessed^H1288^(H8762) Joseph^H3130, and said^H559^(H8799), God^H430, before^H6440 whom my fathers^H1 Abraham^H85 and Isaac^H3327 did walk^H1980^(H8694), the God^H430 which fed^H7462^(H8802) me all my life long^H5750 unto this day^H3117,

¹⁶ the angel who has redeemed me from all evil, bless the lads, and let my name be named on them, and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac. Let them grow into a multitude upon the earth.”

KJVThe Angel^H4397 which redeemed^H1350^(H8802) me from all evil^H7451, bless^H1288^(H8762) the lads^H5288; and let my name^H8034 be named^H7121^(H8735) on them, and the name^H8034 of my fathers^H1 Abraham^H85 and Isaac^H3327; and let them grow^H1711^(H8799) into a multitude^H7230 in the midst^H7130 of the earth^H776.

¹⁷ When Joseph saw that his father laid his right hand on the head of Ephraim, it displeased him. He held up his father’s hand, to remove it from Ephraim’s head to Manasseh’s head.

KJVAnd when Joseph^H3130 saw^H7200^(H8799) that his father^H1 laid^H7896^(H8799) his right^H3225 hand^H3027 upon the head^H7218 of Ephraim^H669, it displeased^H3415^(H8799)^H5869 him: and he held up^H8551^(H8799) his father's^H1 hand^H3027, to remove^H5493^(H8687) it from Ephraim's^H669 head^H7218 unto Manasseh's^H4519 head^H7218.

¹⁸ Joseph said to his father, “Not so, my father, for this is the firstborn. Put your right hand on his head.”

KJVAnd Joseph^H3130 said^H559^(H8799) unto his father^H1, Not so, my father^H1: for this is the firstborn^H1060; put^H7760^(H8798) thy right hand^H3225 upon his head^H7218.

¹⁹ His father refused, and said, “I know, my son, I know. He also will become a people, and he also will be great. However, his younger brother will be greater than he, and his offspring will become a multitude of nations.”

KJVAnd his father^H1 refused^H3985^(H8762), and said^H559^(H8799), I know^H3045^(H8804) it, my son^H1121, I know^H3045^(H8804) it: he also shall become a people^H5971, and he also shall be great^H1431^(H8799): but truly^H199 his younger^H6996 brother^H251 shall be greater^H1431^(H8799) than he, and his seed^H2233 shall become a multitude^H4393 of nations^H1471.

²⁰ He blessed them that day, saying, “Israel will bless in your name, saying, ‘God make you as Ephraim and as Manasseh’” He set Ephraim before Manasseh.

KJVAnd he blessed^H1288^(H8762) them that day^H3117, saying^H559^(H8800), In thee shall Israel^H3478 bless^H1288^(H8762), saying^H559^(H8800), God^H430 make^H7760^(H8799) thee as Ephraim^H669 and as Manasseh^H4519: and he set^H7760^(H8799) Ephraim^H669 before^H6440 Manasseh^H4519.

²¹ Israel said to Joseph, “Behold, I am dying, but God will be with you, and bring you again to the land of your fathers.

KJVAnd Israel^H3478 said^H559^(H8799) unto Joseph^H3130, Behold, I die^H4191^(H8801): but God^H430 shall be with you, and bring you again^H7725^(H8689) unto the land^H776 of your fathers^H1.

²² Moreover I have given to you one portion above your brothers, which I took out of the hand of the Amorite with my sword and with my bow.”

KJVMoreover I have given^H5414^(H8804) to thee one^H259 portion^H7926 above thy brethren^H251, which I took^H3947^(H8804) out of the hand^H3027 of the Amorite^H567 with my sword^H2719 and with my bow^H7198.

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