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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "//www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="//www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><title>Genesis 49 CEV</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/genesis/49.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" 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50">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Contemporary English Version</div><div class="chap"><h3 class="s1">Jacob Blesses His Sons</h3>1Jacob called his sons together and said:My sons, I am Jacob,your father Israel.2Come, gather around,as I tell your future.3Reuben, you are my oldest,born at the peak of my powers;you were an honored leader.4Uncontrollable as a flood,you slept with my wifeand disgraced my bed.And so you no longer deservethe place of honor.5Simeon and Levi,you are brothers,each a gruesome sword.6I never want to take partin your plans or deeds.You slaughtered peoplein your anger,and you crippled cattlefor no reason.7Now I place a curse on youbecause ofyour fierce anger.Your descendantswill be scatteredamong the tribes of Israel.8Judah, you will be praisedby your brothers;they will bow down to you,as you defeat your enemies.9<a href="#fn" id="link_Gen.49.9!x.1" class="notelink x-link"></a> My son, you are a lionready to eat your victim!You are terribly fierce;no one will bother you.10You will have power and ruleuntil nations obey you<a href="#fn" id="link_Gen.49.10!f.1" class="notelink f-link">+</a> and come bringing gifts.11You will tie your donkeyto a choice grapevineand wash your clothesin wine from those grapes.12Your eyes are darker than wine,your teeth whiter than milk.13Zebulun, you will settlealong the seashoreand provide safe harborsas far north as Sidon.14Issachar, you are a strong donkeyresting in the meadows.<a href="#fn" id="link_Gen.49.14!f.1" class="notelink f-link">+</a> 15You found them so pleasantthat you worked too hardand became a slave.16Dan,<a href="#fn" id="link_Gen.49.16!f.1" class="notelink f-link">+</a> you are the tribethat will bring justiceto Israel.17You are a snake that bitesthe heel of a horse,making its rider fall.18Our Lord, I am waitingfor you to save us.19Gad,<a href="#fn" id="link_Gen.49.19!f.1" class="notelink f-link">+</a> you will be attacked,then attack your attackers.20Asher, you will eat foodfancy enough for a king.21Naphtali, you are a wild deerwith lovely fawns.<a href="#fn" id="link_Gen.49.21!f.1" class="notelink f-link">+</a> 22Joseph, you are a fruitful vinegrowing near a streamand climbing a wall.<a href="#fn" id="link_Gen.49.22!f.1" class="notelink f-link">+</a> 23Enemies attacked with arrows,refusing to show mercy.24But you stood your ground,swiftly shooting backwith the help of Jacob's God,the All-Powerful One—his name is the Shepherd,Israel's mighty rock.<a href="#fn" id="link_Gen.49.24!f.1" class="notelink f-link">+</a> 25Your help came from the Godyour father worshiped,from God All-Powerful.God will bless you with rainand streams from the earth;he will bless youwith many descendants.26My son, the blessings I giveare better than the promiseof ancient mountainsor eternal hills.<a href="#fn" id="link_Gen.49.26!f.1" class="notelink f-link">+</a> Joseph, I pray these blessingswill come to you,because you are the leaderof your brothers.27Benjamin, you are a fierce wolf,destroying your enemiesmorning and evening.28These are the twelve tribes of Israel, and this is how Jacob gave each of them their proper blessings.<h3 class="s1">Jacob's Death</h3>29-31<a href="#Gen.49.29-Gen.49.31!x.1" id="link_Gen.49.29-Gen.49.31!x.1" class="notelink x-link"></a> Jacob told his sons:Soon I will die, and I want you to bury me in Machpelah Cave. Abraham bought this cave as a burial place from Ephron the Hittite, and it is near the town of Mamre in Canaan. Abraham and Sarah are buried there, and so are Isaac and Rebekah. I buried Leah there too. 32Both the cave and the land that goes with it were bought from the Hittites.33<a href="#fn" id="link_Gen.49.33!x.1" class="notelink x-link"></a> When Jacob had finished giving these instructions to his sons, he lay down on his bed and died.</div> </div> <a name="fn"></a> Footnotes: <note caller="+" style="f"><char style="fr" closed="false">49.10 </char><char style="fq" closed="false">until … you: </char><char style="ft" closed="false">One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text.</char></note> <note caller="+" style="f"><char style="fr" closed="false">49.14 </char><char style="fq" closed="false">resting … meadows: </char><char style="ft" closed="false">One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text.</char></note> <note caller="+" style="f"><char style="fr" closed="false">49.16 </char><char style="fq" closed="false">Dan: </char><char style="ft" closed="false">In Hebrew “Dan” means “justice” or “judgment.”</char></note> <note caller="+" style="f"><char style="fr" closed="false">49.19 </char><char style="fq" closed="false">Gad: </char><char style="ft" closed="false">In Hebrew “Gad” sounds like “attack.”</char></note> <note caller="+" style="f"><char style="fr" closed="false">49.21 </char><char style="fq" closed="false">with lovely fawns: </char><char style="ft" closed="false">Or “speaking lovely words.”</char></note> <note caller="+" style="f"><char style="fr" closed="false">49.22 </char><char style="fq" closed="false">wall: </char><char style="ft" closed="false">One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text.</char></note> <note caller="+" style="f"><char style="fr" closed="false">49.24 </char><char style="fq" closed="false">mighty rock: </char><char style="ft" closed="false">The Hebrew text has “rock,” which is sometimes used in poetry to compare the <char style="nd">Lord</char> to a mountain where his people can run for protection from their enemies.</char></note> <note caller="+" style="f"><char style="fr" closed="false">49.26 </char><char style="fq" closed="false">eternal hills: </char><char style="ft" closed="false">One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text.</char></note></div></div> <div align="center">Contemporary English Version, Second Edition (CEV®) © 2006 American Bible Society. 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