Genesis 49:23 - Prayer Tents

49After this, Jacob called his sons together and told them, "Assemble yourselves around me so I can tell you all what is going to happen to you in the last days.H3290H7121H1121H559H622H5046H7122H319H3117 2"Gather together and listen, you children of Jacob. Listen to your father Israel."H6908H8085H1121H3290H8085H3478H1 3"Reuben, you're my first born, my strength, and the firstfruit of my vitality. You excel in rank and excel in power.H7205H1060H3581H7225H202H3499H7613H3499H5794 4But you're as undisciplined as a roaring river, so eventually you won't succeed, because you got in your father's bed, defiled it, and then approached my couch."H6349H4325H3498H5927H1H4904H2490H5927H3326 5"Simeon and Levi are brothers; their violent weapon is their swords.H8095H3878H251H3627H2555H4380 6I'll never join their council; I'll never enter their assembly. In their anger they committed murder and lamed cattle just for fun.H5315H935H5475H6951H3519H3161H639H2026H376H7522H6131H7794 7Their anger is cursed, because it is so fierce, as is their vehemence, because it is so cruel. I will separate them throughout Jacob's territory and disperse them throughout Israel."H779H639H5794H5678H7185H2505H3290H6327H3478 8"Your brothers will praise you, Judah. Your hand will be at the throat of your enemies, and your father's children will bow down to you.H3063H251H3034H3027H6203H341H1H1121H7812 9Judah is a lion cub. My son, you have gone up from the prey. Crouching like a lion, he lies down, Like a lioness, who would dare rouse him -H3063H738H1482H2964H1121H5927H3766H7257H738H3833H6965 10The scepter will never depart from Judah, nor a ruler's staff from between his feet, until the one comes who owns them, and to him will belong the allegiance of nations.H7626H5493H3063H2710H7272H3588H7886H935H3349H5971 11Binding his donkey to the vine and his mare's foal to its thick tendrils, he will wash his garments in wine and its robe in the juice of grapes.H631H5895H1612H860H1121H8321H3526H3830H3196H5497H1818H6025 12His eyes are darker than wine and his teeth whiter than milk."H5869H2447H3196H8127H3836H2461 13"Zebulun will settle down near the sea shore and become a safe haven for shipping, bordering Sidon."H2074H7931H2348H3220H2348H591H3411H6721 14"Issachar is a strong donkey, resting between sheepfolds.H3485H1634H2543H7257H4942 15He observed that his resting place was excellent, and that the land was pleasant, he bent down, picked up his burdens, and became a slave at forced labor."H7200H4496H2896H776H5276H5186H7926H5445H5647H4522 16"Dan will judge his people as one of Israel's tribe.H1835H1777H5971H259H7626H3478 17Dan will be a snake on the path, a viper on the road that snaps at the heels of horses, causing its rider to fall off.H1835H5175H1870H8207H734H5391H5483H6119H7392H5307H268 18"Lord, I'm waiting for your salvation."H6960H3444H3068 19"Bandits will raid Gad, but Gad will raid them back."H1410H1416H1464H1464H6119 20"Asher's food will be delicious; he will be a provider of delicacies fit for royalty."H836H3899H8082H5414H4428H4574 21"Naphtali is a free running deer who produces eloquent literature."H5321H355H7971H5414H8233H561 22"Joseph is descended from a fruitful vine, a fruitful vine planted near water springs. His branches climb over walls.H3130H6509H1121H6509H1121H5869H1323H6805H7791 23Even though enemies attacked him, shooting at him and pursuing him viciously,H1167H2671H4843H7232H7852 24nevertheless his bow remained steady and his arms kept in shape by the strength of Jacob's Mighty One, in the name of the Shepherd, Israel's Rock,H7198H3427H386H2220H3027H6339H3027H46H3290H7462H68H3478 25by your father's God, who will continually help you, by the Almighty, who will keep on blessing you with blessings from heaven above, with blessings from the deepest ocean, with blessing from the breast and womb.H410H1H5826H854H7706H1288H1293H8064H5920H1293H8415H7257H1293H7699H7356 26Your father's blessings will prove to be stronger than blessings from the eternal mountains or bounties from the everlasting hills. May they come to rest on Joseph's head, May they be set upon the brow of the one who was separated from his own brothers."H1293H1H1396H1293H2029H8379H5769H1389H7218H3130H6936H5139H251 27"Benjamin is vicious like a wolf; what he kills in the morning he devours in the evening."H1144H2963H2061H1242H398H5706H6153H2505H7998 28That's how Israel blessed these twelve tribes of Israel, and this is what their father told them when he pronounced his blessing for them, blessing each one with a blessing suitable for them.H6240H8147H7626H3478H1H1696H1288H834H376H1293H1288 29In his last words, Jacob issued this set of instructions to them all: "I'm about to be taken home to our people. Bury me alongside my ancestors in the cave in the field that used to belong to Ephron the Hittite.H6680H559H622H5971H6912H1H4631H7704H6085H2850 30It's the cave in the field near Mamre at Machpelah in the land of Canaan that Abraham bought to serve as a cemetery.H4631H7704H4375H6440H4471H776H3667H85H7069H7704H6085H2850H272H6913 31It's where Abraham and his wife Sarah were buried, where Isaac and his wife Rebekah were buried, and where I buried Leah.H6912H85H8283H802H6912H3327H7259H802H6912H3812 32Both the field and the cave that's in it were purchased from the Hittites."H4735H7704H4631H1121H2845 33After concluding this set of instructions to his sons, he tucked his feet up into bed, quit breathing, and was gathered to his people.H3290H3615H6680H1121H622H7272H4296H1478H622H5971