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27 “Benjamin is a wolf that prowls. He devours his enemies in the morning, and in the evening divides the loot.”

28 So these are the blessings that Israel, their father, blessed his twelve sons with.

29-30 Then he told them, “Soon I will die. You must bury me with my fathers in the land of Canaan, in the cave in the field of Mach-pelah, facing Mamre—the field Abraham bought from Ephron the Hethite for a burial ground.

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27 “Benjamin(A) is a ravenous wolf;(B)
    in the morning he devours the prey,(C)
    in the evening he divides the plunder.”(D)

28 All these are the twelve tribes of Israel,(E) and this is what their father said to them when he blessed them, giving each the blessing(F) appropriate to him.

The Death of Jacob

29 Then he gave them these instructions:(G) “I am about to be gathered to my people.(H) Bury me with my fathers(I) in the cave in the field of Ephron the Hittite,(J)

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