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Genesis 49:27-29
EasyEnglish Bible
Genesis 49:27-29
EasyEnglish Bible
Benjamin
27 Benjamin is like a hungry wolf. He kills an animal and eats it in the morning. In the evening, he gives what remains to his people.’[a]
28 All these are ancestors of the 12 tribes of Israel. This is what their father said to them when he blessed them. He told each of his sons what was right for them and their descendants.[b]
Jacob dies and Joseph buries him
29 Then Jacob said to his 12 sons, ‘I will soon die. You must take my dead body back to Canaan. Bury me there with my ancestors. Bury me in the cave in the field that belonged to Ephron the Hittite.
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- 49:27 Jacob is saying that Benjamin will go out and kill his enemies in the morning. And he will return in the evening. In the evening, he will give what he has taken from his enemies to his people.
- 49:28 The descendants of each of Jacob's sons would become a separate group of people. Those are the tribes of Israel (Jacob).
Genesis 49:27-29
New International Version
Genesis 49:27-29
New International Version
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)
Genesis 49:27-29
King James Version
Genesis 49:27-29
King James Version
27 Benjamin shall ravin as a wolf: in the morning he shall devour the prey, and at night he shall divide the spoil.
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.
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,
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Genesis 49:27-29
English Standard Version
Genesis 49:27-29
English Standard Version
27 (A)“Benjamin is a ravenous wolf,
in the morning devouring the prey
and at evening (B)dividing the spoil.”
Jacob's Death and Burial
28 All these are the twelve tribes of Israel. This is what their father said to them as he blessed them, blessing each with the blessing suitable to him. 29 Then he commanded them and said to them, “I am to be (C)gathered to my people; (D)bury me with my fathers (E)in the cave that is in the field of Ephron the Hittite,
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