Genesis 49:13-27

‘Zebulun will live by the seashore and become a haven for ships; his border will extend towards Sidon. ‘Issachar is a scrawny donkey lying down among the sheepfolds. When he sees how good is his resting-place and how pleasant is his land, he will bend his shoulder to the burden and submit to forced labour. ‘Dan will provide justice for his people as one of the tribes of Israel. Dan will be a snake by the roadside, a viper along the path, that bites the horse’s heels so that its rider tumbles backwards. ‘I look for your deliverance, LORD. ‘Gad will be attacked by a band of raiders, but he will attack them at their heels. ‘Asher’s food will be rich; he will provide delicacies fit for a king. ‘Naphtali is a doe set free that bears beautiful fawns. ‘Joseph is a fruitful vine, a fruitful vine near a spring, whose branches climb over a wall. With bitterness archers attacked him; they shot at him with hostility. But his bow remained steady, his strong arms stayed supple, because of the hand of the Mighty One of Jacob, because of the Shepherd, the Rock of Israel, because of your father’s God, who helps you, because of the Almighty, who blesses you with blessings of the skies above, blessings of the deep springs below, blessings of the breast and womb. Your father’s blessings are greater than the blessings of the ancient mountains, than the bounty of the age-old hills. Let all these rest on the head of Joseph, on the brow of the prince among his brothers. ‘Benjamin is a ravenous wolf; in the morning he devours the prey, in the evening he divides the plunder.’

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