Genesis 49:23 - Prayer Tents

49Jacob called his sons and said, "Gather around. I want to tell you what you can expect in the days to come."H3290H7121H1121H559H622H5046H7122H319H3117 2Come together, listen sons of Jacob, listen to Israel your father.H6908H8085H1121H3290H8085H3478H1 3Reuben, you're my firstborn, my strength, first proof of my manhood, at the top in honor and at the top in power,H7205H1060H3581H7225H202H3499H7613H3499H5794 4But like a bucket of water spilled, you'll be at the top no more, Because you climbed into your father's marriage bed, mounting that couch, and you defiled it.H6349H4325H3498H5927H1H4904H2490H5927H3326 5Simeon and Levi are two of a kind, ready to fight at the drop of a hat.H8095H3878H251H3627H2555H4380 6I don't want anything to do with their vendettas, want no part in their bitter feuds; They kill men in fits of temper, slash oxen on a whim.H5315H935H5475H6951H3519H3161H639H2026H376H7522H6131H7794 7A curse on their uncontrolled anger, on their indiscriminate wrath. I'll throw them out with the trash; I'll shred and scatter them like confetti throughout Israel.H779H639H5794H5678H7185H2505H3290H6327H3478 8You, Judah, your brothers will praise you: Your fingers on your enemies' throat, while your brothers honor you.H3063H251H3034H3027H6203H341H1H1121H7812 9You're a lion's cub, Judah, home fresh from the kill, my son. Look at him, crouched like a lion, king of beasts; who dares mess with him?H3063H738H1482H2964H1121H5927H3766H7257H738H3833H6965 10The scepter shall not leave Judah; he'll keep a firm grip on the command staff Until the ultimate ruler comes and the nations obey him.H7626H5493H3063H2710H7272H3588H7886H935H3349H5971 11He'll tie up his donkey to the grapevine, his purebred prize to a sturdy branch. He will wash his shirt in wine and his cloak in the blood of grapes,H631H5895H1612H860H1121H8321H3526H3830H3196H5497H1818H6025 12His eyes will be darker than wine, his teeth whiter than milk.H5869H2447H3196H8127H3836H2461 13Zebulun settles down on the seashore; he's a safe harbor for ships, right alongside Sidon.H2074H7931H2348H3220H2348H591H3411H6721 14Issachar is one tough donkey crouching between the corrals;H3485H1634H2543H7257H4942 15When he saw how good the place was, how pleasant the country, He gave up his freedom and went to work as a slave.H7200H4496H2896H776H5276H5186H7926H5445H5647H4522 16Dan will handle matters of justice for his people; he will hold his own just fine among the tribes of Israel.H1835H1777H5971H259H7626H3478 17Dan is only a small snake in the grass, a lethal serpent in ambush by the road When he strikes a horse in the heel, and brings its huge rider crashing down.H1835H5175H1870H8207H734H5391H5483H6119H7392H5307H268 18I wait in hope for your salvation, GOD.H6960H3444H3068 19Gad will be attacked by bandits, but he will trip them up.H1410H1416H1464H1464H6119 20Asher will become famous for rich foods, candies and sweets fit for kings.H836H3899H8082H5414H4428H4574 21Naphtali is a deer running free that gives birth to lovely fawns.H5321H355H7971H5414H8233H561 22Joseph is a wild donkey, a wild donkey by a spring, spirited donkeys on a hill.H3130H6509H1121H6509H1121H5869H1323H6805H7791 23The archers with malice attacked, shooting their hate-tipped arrows;H1167H2671H4843H7232H7852 24But he held steady under fire, his bow firm, his arms limber, With the backing of the Champion of Jacob, the Shepherd, the Rock of Israel.H7198H3427H386H2220H3027H6339H3027H46H3290H7462H68H3478 25The God of your father—may he help you! And may The Strong God—may he give you his blessings, Blessings tumbling out of the skies, blessings bursting up from the Earth— blessings of breasts and womb.H410H1H5826H854H7706H1288H1293H8064H5920H1293H8415H7257H1293H7699H7356 26May the blessings of your father exceed the blessings of the ancient mountains, surpass the delights of the eternal hills; May they rest on the head of Joseph, on the brow of the one consecrated among his brothers.H1293H1H1396H1293H2029H8379H5769H1389H7218H3130H6936H5139H251 27Benjamin is a ravenous wolf; all morning he gorges on his kill, at evening divides up what's left over.H1144H2963H2061H1242H398H5706H6153H2505H7998 28All these are the tribes of Israel, the twelve tribes. And this is what their father said to them as he blessed them, blessing each one with his own special farewell blessing.H6240H8147H7626H3478H1H1696H1288H834H376H1293H1288 29Then he instructed them: "I am about to be gathered to my people. Bury me with my fathers in the cave which is in the field of Ephron the Hittite,H6680H559H622H5971H6912H1H4631H7704H6085H2850 30the cave in the field of Machpelah facing Mamre in the land of Canaan, the field Abraham bought from Ephron the Hittite for a burial plot.H4631H7704H4375H6440H4471H776H3667H85H7069H7704H6085H2850H272H6913 31Abraham and his wife Sarah were buried there; Isaac and his wife Rebekah were buried there; I also buried Leah there.H6912H85H8283H802H6912H3327H7259H802H6912H3812 32The field and the cave were bought from the Hittites."H4735H7704H4631H1121H2845 33Jacob finished instructing his sons, pulled his feet into bed, breathed his last, and was gathered to his people.H3290H3615H6680H1121H622H7272H4296H1478H622H5971