Genesis 49:13-27

13“Zebulun will live by the seashore and become a haven for ships; his border will extend toward Sidon.

14“Issachar is a rawboned Or strong donkey lying down among the sheep pens. Or the campfires; or the saddlebags

15When he sees how good is his resting place and how pleasant is his land, he will bend his shoulder to the burden and submit to forced labor.

16“Dan Dan here means he provides justice. will provide justice for his people as one of the tribes of Israel.

17Dan will be a snake by the roadside, a viper along the path, that bites the horse’s heels so that its rider tumbles backward.

18“I look for your deliverance, LORD .

19“Gad Gad sounds like the Hebrew for attack and also for band of raiders. will be attacked by a band of raiders, but he will attack them at their heels.

20“Asher’s food will be rich; he will provide delicacies fit for a king.

21“Naphtali is a doe set free that bears beautiful fawns. Or free; / he utters beautiful words

22“Joseph is a fruitful vine, a fruitful vine near a spring, whose branches climb over a wall. Or Joseph is a wild colt, / a wild colt near a spring, / a wild donkey on a terraced hill

23With bitterness archers attacked him; they shot at him with hostility.

24But his bow remained steady, his strong arms stayed Or archers will attack… will shoot… will remain… will stay limber, because of the hand of the Mighty One of Jacob, because of the Shepherd, the Rock of Israel,

25because of your father’s God, who helps you, because of the Almighty, Hebrew Shaddai who blesses you with blessings of the skies above, blessings of the deep springs below, blessings of the breast and womb.

26Your father’s blessings are greater than the blessings of the ancient mountains, than Or of my progenitors, / as great as the bounty of the age-old hills. Let all these rest on the head of Joseph, on the brow of the prince among Or of the one separated from his brothers.

27“Benjamin is a ravenous wolf; in the morning he devours the prey, in the evening he divides the plunder.”