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Genesis 49:14-24
English Standard Version
Genesis 49:14-24
English Standard Version
14 (A)“Issachar is a strong donkey,
crouching between the sheepfolds.[a]
15 He saw that a resting place was good,
and that the land was pleasant,
so he bowed his shoulder to bear,
and (B)became a servant at forced labor.
16 (C)“Dan shall (D)judge his people
as one of the tribes of Israel.
17 Dan (E)shall be a serpent in the way,
a viper by the path,
that bites the horse's heels
so that his rider falls backward.
18 I (F)wait for your salvation, O Lord.
20 (I)“Asher's food shall be rich,
and he shall yield royal delicacies.
22 “Joseph is (K)a fruitful bough,
a fruitful bough by a spring;
his branches run over the wall.[d]
23 The archers (L)bitterly attacked him,
shot at him, and harassed him severely,
24 yet (M)his bow remained unmoved;
his arms[e] were made agile
by the hands of the (N)Mighty One of Jacob
(from there is (O)the Shepherd,[f] (P)the Stone of Israel),
Footnotes
- Genesis 49:14 Or between its saddlebags
- Genesis 49:19 Gad sounds like the Hebrew for raiders and raid
- Genesis 49:21 Or he gives beautiful words, or that bears fawns of the fold
- Genesis 49:22 Or Joseph is a wild donkey, a wild donkey beside a spring, his wild colts beside the wall
- Genesis 49:24 Hebrew the arms of his hands
- Genesis 49:24 Or by the name of the Shepherd
Genesis 49:14-24
New International Version
Genesis 49:14-24
New International Version
14 “Issachar(A) is a rawboned[a] donkey
lying down among the sheep pens.[b](B)
15 When he sees how good is his resting place
and how pleasant is his land,(C)
he will bend his shoulder to the burden(D)
and submit to forced labor.(E)
16 “Dan[c](F) will provide justice for his people
as one of the tribes of Israel.(G)
17 Dan(H) will be a snake by the roadside,
a viper along the path,(I)
that bites the horse’s heels(J)
so that its rider tumbles backward.
22 “Joseph(T) is a fruitful vine,(U)
a fruitful vine near a spring,
whose branches(V) climb over a wall.[f]
23 With bitterness archers attacked him;(W)
they shot at him with hostility.(X)
24 But his bow remained steady,(Y)
his strong arms(Z) stayed[g] limber,
because of the hand of the Mighty One of Jacob,(AA)
because of the Shepherd,(AB) the Rock of Israel,(AC)
Footnotes
- Genesis 49:14 Or strong
- Genesis 49:14 Or the campfires; or the saddlebags
- Genesis 49:16 Dan here means he provides justice.
- Genesis 49:19 Gad sounds like the Hebrew for attack and also for band of raiders.
- Genesis 49:21 Or free; / he utters beautiful words
- Genesis 49:22 Or Joseph is a wild colt, / a wild colt near a spring, / a wild donkey on a terraced hill
- Genesis 49:24 Or archers will attack … will shoot … will remain … will stay
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