
Genesis 49 Contemporary English Version (CEV)Jacob Blesses His Sons49 Jacob called his sons together and said: My sons, I am Jacob, 3 Reuben, you are my oldest, 5 Simeon and Levi, 8 Judah, you will be praised 13 Zebulun, you will settle 14 Issachar, you are a strong donkey 16 Dan,[c] you are the tribe 18 Our Lord, I am waiting 19 Gad,[d] you will be attacked, 20 Asher, you will eat food 21 Naphtali, you are a wild deer 22 Joseph, you are a fruitful vine 27 Benjamin, you are a fierce wolf, 28 These are the twelve tribes of Israel, and this is how Jacob gave each of them their proper blessings. Jacob’s Death29-31 Jacob told his sons: Soon I will die, and I want you to bury me in Machpelah Cave. Abraham bought this cave as a burial place from Ephron the Hittite, and it is near the town of Mamre in Canaan. Abraham and Sarah are buried there, and so are Isaac and Rebekah. I buried Leah there too. 32 Both the cave and the land that goes with it were bought from the Hittites. 33 When Jacob had finished giving these instructions to his sons, he lay down on his bed and died. Footnotes:
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