Genesis:49 Parallel Bible - KJV WLD |
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| Genesis 49:1 | And Jacob called unto his sons, and said, Gather yourselves together, that I may tell you that which shall befall you in the last days. | Jacob 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. |
| Genesis 49:2 | Gather yourselves together, and hear, ye sons of Jacob; and hearken unto Israel your father. | Assemble yourselves, and hear, you sons of Jacob; Listen to Israel, your father. |
| Genesis 49:3 | Reuben, thou art my firstborn, my might, and the beginning of my strength, the excellency of dignity, and the excellency of power: | "Reuben, you are my firstborn, my might, and the beginning of my strength; The pre-eminence of dignity, and the pre-eminence of power. |
| Genesis 49:4 | Unstable as water, thou shalt not excel; because thou wentest up to thy father's bed; then defiledst thou it: he went up to my couch. | Boiling over as water, you shall not have the pre-eminence; Because you went up to your father's bed; Then defiled it. He went up to my couch. |
| Genesis 49:5 | Simeon and Levi are brethren; instruments of cruelty are in their habitations. | "Simeon and Levi are brothers; Weapons of violence are their swords. |
| Genesis 49:6 | O my soul, come not thou into their secret; unto their assembly, mine honour, be not thou united: for in their anger they slew a man, and in their selfwill they digged down a wall. | My soul, don't come into their council; My glory, don't be united to their assembly; For in their anger they killed a man, In their self-will they hamstrung an ox. |
| Genesis 49:7 | 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. | Cursed be their anger, for it was fierce; Their wrath, for it was cruel. I will divide them in Jacob, Scatter them in Israel. |
| Genesis 49:8 | Judah, thou art he whom thy brethren shall praise: thy hand shall be in the neck of thine enemies; thy father's children shall bow down before thee. | "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. |
| Genesis 49:9 | Judah is a lion's whelp: from the prey, my son, thou art gone up: he stooped down, he couched as a lion, and as an old lion; who shall rouse him up? | Judah is a lion's whelp. From the prey, my son, you have gone up. He stooped down, he couched as a lion, As a lioness. Who will rouse him up? |
| Genesis 49:10 | The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come; and unto him shall the gathering of the people be. | The scepter will not depart from Judah, Nor the ruler's staff from between his feet, Until Shiloh comes. To him will the obedience of the peoples be. |
| Genesis 49:11 | Binding his foal unto the vine, and his ass's colt unto the choice vine; he washed his garments in wine, and his clothes in the blood of grapes: | 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: |
| Genesis 49:12 | His eyes shall be red with wine, and his teeth white with milk. | His eyes will be red with wine, His teeth white with milk. |
| Genesis 49:13 | Zebulun shall dwell at the haven of the sea; and he shall be for an haven of ships; and his border shall be unto Zidon. | "Zebulun will dwell at the haven of the sea. He will be for a haven of ships. His border will be on Sidon. |
| Genesis 49:14 | Issachar is a strong ass couching down between two burdens: | "Issachar is a strong donkey, Couching down between the sheepfolds. |
| Genesis 49:15 | And he saw that rest was good, and the land that it was pleasant; and bowed his shoulder to bear, and became a servant unto tribute. | He saw a resting-place, that it was good, The land, that it was pleasant; He bowed his shoulder to bear, And became a servant doing forced labor. |
| Genesis 49:16 | Dan shall judge his people, as one of the tribes of Israel. | "Dan will judge his people, As one of the tribes of Israel. |
| Genesis 49:17 | Dan shall be a serpent by the way, an adder in the path, that biteth the horse heels, so that his rider shall fall backward. | Dan will be a serpent in the way, An adder in the path, That bites the horse's heels, So that his rider falls backward. |
| Genesis 49:18 | I have waited for thy salvation, O LORD. | I have waited for your salvation, Yahweh. |
| Genesis 49:19 | Gad, a troop shall overcome him: but he shall overcome at the last. | "Gad, a troop will press on him; But he will press on their heel. |
| Genesis 49:20 | Out of Asher his bread shall be fat, and he shall yield royal dainties. | Out of Asher his bread will be fat, He will yield royal dainties. |
| Genesis 49:21 | Naphtali is a hind let loose: he giveth goodly words. | "Naphtali is a doe set free, Who bears beautiful fawns. |
| Genesis 49:22 | Joseph is a fruitful bough, even a fruitful bough by a well; whose branches run over the wall: | "Joseph is a fruitful bough, A fruitful bough by a spring; His branches run over the wall. |
| Genesis 49:23 | The archers have sorely grieved him, and shot at him, and hated him: | The archers have sorely grieved him, Shot at him, and persecute him: |
| Genesis 49:24 | But his bow abode in strength, and the arms of his hands were made strong by the hands of the mighty God of Jacob; (from thence is the shepherd, the stone of Israel:) | But his bow abode in strength, 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), |
| Genesis 49:25 | Even by the God of thy father, who shall help thee; and by the Almighty, who shall bless thee with blessings of heaven above, blessings of the deep that lieth under, blessings of the breasts, and of the womb: | 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 couches beneath, Blessings of the breasts, and of the womb. |
| Genesis 49:26 | The blessings of thy father have prevailed above the blessings of my progenitors unto the utmost bound of the everlasting hills: they shall be on the head of Joseph, and on the crown of the head of him that was separate from his brethren. | The blessings of your father Have prevailed above the blessings of the ancient mountains, Than the bounty of the age-old hills. They will be on the head of Joseph, On the crown of the head of him who is separated from his brothers. |
| Genesis 49:27 | Benjamin shall ravin as a wolf: in the morning he shall devour the prey, and at night he shall divide the spoil. | "Benjamin is a ravenous wolf. In the morning she will devour the prey. At evening he will divide the spoil." |
| Genesis 49:28 | All these are the twelve tribes of Israel: and this is it that their father spake unto them, and blessed them; every one according to his blessing he blessed them. | 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 blessing. |
| Genesis 49:29 | And he charged them, and said unto them, I am to be gathered unto my people: bury me with my fathers in the cave that is in the field of Ephron the Hittite, | He charged 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, |
| Genesis 49:30 | 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 of Ephron the Hittite for a possession of a buryingplace. | 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 for a possession of a burying-place. |
| Genesis 49:31 | There they buried Abraham and Sarah his wife; there they buried Isaac and Rebekah his wife; and there I buried Leah. | There they buried Abraham and Sarah, his wife. There they buried Isaac and Rebekah, his wife, and there I buried Leah: |
| Genesis 49:32 | The purchase of the field and of the cave that is therein was from the children of Heth. | the field and the cave that is therein, which was purchased from the children of Heth." |
| Genesis 49:33 | And when Jacob had made an end of commanding his sons, he gathered up his feet into the bed, and yielded up the ghost, and was gathered unto his people. | When Jacob made an end of charging his sons, he gathered up his feet into the bed, and yielded up the spirit, and was gathered to his people. |
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