Genesis — Chapter 49

3. Ruben my first begotten, thou art my strength, and the begining of my sorow: former in giftes, greater in empyre. 4. Thou art poured out as water, encrease thou not: because thou diddest ascend thy fathers bed, and diddest defile his coutch. 5. Simeon and Leui brethren: vessels of iniquitie warring. 6. Into their counsel come not my soule, and in their congregation be not my glorie: because in their furie they slew a man, and in their wilfulnes they vndermined a wall. 7. Cursed be their furie, because it is stubborne: and their indignation, because it is hard: I wil diuide them in Iacob, and wil disperse them in Israel. 8. Iudas, thee thy brethren shal praise: thy hand shalbe in the neck of thyne enemies: thy fathers children shal adore thee. 9. A lions whelp Iudas: to the pray my sonne thou didst ascend: taking thy rest thou didst lye as a lion, and as it were a lyonesse, who shal raise him vp? 10. The scepter shal not Bᴇ ᴛᴀᴋᴇɴ away from Iudas, and a duke out of his thigh, til he doe come that is to be sent, and the same shal be the expectation of the gentiles. 11. Tying to the vineyard his colt, and to the vine, o my sonne, his she asse. He shal wash his stole in wine, and in the bloud of the grape his cloke. 12. His eyes are more beautiful then wine, and his teeth whiter then milke. 13. Zabulon shal dwel in the shore of the sea, and in the road of shippes reaching as farre as Sidon. 14. Issachar a strong asse lying at rest betwen the borders. 15. He saw rest that it was good: and the earth that it was very good: and he put vnder his shoulder to cary, and became seruing vnder tributes. 16. Dan shal iudge his owne people as also an other tribe in Israel. 17. Be Dan a snake in the way, a serpent in the path, byting the hooffes of the horse, that his ryder may fal backward. 18. I wil expect ᴛʜʏ ꜱᴀʟᴠᴀᴛɪᴏɴ o Lord. 19. Gad, the gyrded shal fight before him: and himself shal be gyrded backward. 20. Aser, his bread is fat, and he shal geue daynties to kinges. 21. Nepthali, a hart let forth, & geuing speaches of beautie. 22. Ioseph a child encreasing, encreasing and comelie to behold: the daughters coursed to and for vpon the wall. 23. But the dart men did exasperate him, & brawled, and enuied him. 24. His bowe sate vpon the strong, & the bands of his armes and his handes were dissolued, by the handes of the mightie of Iacob: thence came forth a pastour, the stone of Israel. 25. The God of thy father shal be thy helper, & the Almightie shal blesse thee with the blessinges of heauen from aboue, with the blessinges of the deapth, that lieth beneath, with the blessings of the pappes and of the wombe. 26. The blessinges of thy father were strengthned with the blessings of his fathers: vntil the desire of the eternal hilles came: be they vpon the head of Ioseph, & vpon the crowne of the Nazarite among his brethren. 27. Beniamin a rauening woolfe, in the morning shal eate the pray, and in the euening shal diuide the spoile. 28. Al these in the tribes of Israel twelue: these things spake their father to them, and he blessed euerie one, with their proper blessings. 29. And he commanded them, saying: I am geathered vnto my people: burie you me with my fathers in the duble caue, which is in the field of Ephron the Hethite, 30. against Mambre in the Land of Chanaan, which Abraham bought with the field of Ephron the Hethite for a possession to burie in. 31. There they buried him, & Sara his wife: there was Isaac buried with Rebecca his wife: there also Lia doth lie buried. 32. And when he had finished the precepts wherwith he instructed his sonnes, he plucked vp his feet vpon the bed, and died: & he was put vnto his people.

Simeon and Leui brethren :” veflels of iniquitie warring. 6, Into their counfel come not my foule , and in their congregation be not my glorie : becaufe in their furie they flew a man, and in their wilfulnes they vadermined a wal. 7. Curfed be their furie, becaufe itis ftub. borne ; and their indignation , becaufe it is hard: 1 wil diuide them in Iacob , and wildifperfe them in Ifrael.

5. Simeon and Leui brethren: vessels of iniquitie warring. 6. Into their counsel come not my soule, and in their congregation be not my glorie: because in their furie they slew a man, and in their wilfulnes they vndermined a wall. 7. Cursed be their furie, because it is stubborne: and their indignation, because it is hard: I wil diuide them in Iacob, and wil disperse them in Israel. 8. Iudas, thee thy brethren shal praise: thy hand shalbe in the neck of thyne enemies: thy fathers children shal adore thee. 9. A lions whelp Iudas: to the pray my sonne thou didst ascend: taking thy rest thou didst lye as a lion, and as it were a lyonesse, who shal raise him vp? 10. The scepter shal not Bᴇ ᴛᴀᴋᴇɴ away from Iudas, and a duke out of his thigh, til he doe come that is to be sent, and the same shal be the expectation of the gentiles. 11. Tying to the vineyard his colt, and to the vine, o my sonne, his she asse. He shal wash his stole in wine, and in the bloud of the grape his cloke. 12. His eyes are more beautiful then wine, and his teeth whiter then milke. 13. Zabulon shal dwel in the shore of the sea, and in the road of shippes reaching as farre as Sidon. 14. Issachar a strong asse lying at rest betwen the borders. 15. He saw rest that it was good: and the earth that it was very good: and he put vnder his shoulder to cary, and became seruing vnder tributes. 16. Dan shal iudge his owne people as also an other tribe in Israel. 17. Be Dan a snake in the way, a serpent in the path, byting the hooffes of the horse, that his ryder may fal backward. 18. I wil expect ᴛʜʏ ꜱᴀʟᴠᴀᴛɪᴏɴ o Lord. 19. Gad, the gyrded shal fight before him: and himself shal be gyrded backward. 20. Aser, his bread is fat, and he shal geue daynties to kinges. 21. Nepthali, a hart let forth, & geuing speaches of beautie. 22. Ioseph a child encreasing, encreasing and comelie to behold: the daughters coursed to and for vpon the wall. 23. But the dart men did exasperate him, & brawled, and enuied him. 24. His bowe sate vpon the strong, & the bands of his armes and his handes were dissolued, by the handes of the mightie of Iacob: thence came forth a pastour, the stone of Israel. 25. The God of thy father shal be thy helper, & the Almightie shal blesse thee with the blessinges of heauen from aboue, with the blessinges of the deapth, that lieth beneath, with the blessings of the pappes and of the wombe. 26. The blessinges of thy father were strengthned with the blessings of his fathers: vntil the desire of the eternal hilles came: be they vpon the head of Ioseph, & vpon the crowne of the Nazarite among his brethren. 27. Beniamin a rauening woolfe, in the morning shal eate the pray, and in the euening shal diuide the spoile. 28. Al these in the tribes of Israel twelue: these things spake their father to them, and he blessed euerie one, with their proper blessings. 29. And he commanded them, saying: I am geathered vnto my people: burie you me with my fathers in the duble caue, which is in the field of Ephron the Hethite, 30. against Mambre in the Land of Chanaan, which Abraham bought with the field of Ephron the Hethite for a possession to burie in. 31. There they buried him, & Sara his wife: there was Isaac buried with Rebecca his wife: there also Lia doth lie buried. 32. And when he had finished the precepts wherwith he instructed his sonnes, he plucked vp his feet vpon the bed, and died: & he was put vnto his people.

Zabulon fhal dwel inthe hore of the fea, and in the road of {hips reaching as farre as Sidon.

He {aw reft that it was good ;‘and the earth that is was very yood : and he put vnder his fhoulder to cary , and became feruing vnder tributes,

Dan thal iudge his owne people,as alfo an other tride in Ifracl.

that his rider may tal backward. 18. ] wil expe@ THY. SALVAT.ION o Lord,

Nepthalt , a hart let forth , and giuing {peaches of beautie.

21. Nepthali, a hart let forth, & geuing speaches of beautie. 22. Ioseph a child encreasing, encreasing and comelie to behold: the daughters coursed to and for vpon the wall. 23. But the dart men did exasperate him, & brawled, and enuied him. 24. His bowe sate vpon the strong, & the bands of his armes and his handes were dissolued, by the handes of the mightie of Iacob: thence came forth a pastour, the stone of Israel. 25. The God of thy father shal be thy helper, & the Almightie shal blesse thee with the blessinges of heauen from aboue, with the blessinges of the deapth, that lieth beneath, with the blessings of the pappes and of the wombe. 26. The blessinges of thy father were strengthned with the blessings of his fathers: vntil the desire of the eternal hilles came: be they vpon the head of Ioseph, & vpon the crowne of the Nazarite among his brethren. 27. Beniamin a rauening woolfe, in the morning shal eate the pray, and in the euening shal diuide the spoile. 28. Al these in the tribes of Israel twelue: these things spake their father to them, and he blessed euerie one, with their proper blessings. 29. And he commanded them, saying: I am geathered vnto my people: burie you me with my fathers in the duble caue, which is in the field of Ephron the Hethite, 30. against Mambre in the Land of Chanaan, which Abraham bought with the field of Ephron the Hethite for a possession to burie in. 31. There they buried him, & Sara his wife: there was Isaac buried with Rebecca his wife: there also Lia doth lie buried. 32. And when he had finished the precepts wherwith he instructed his sonnes, he plucked vp his feet vpon the bed, and died: & he was put vnto his people.

But the dart men did exafperate him , and brawled , and enuied him. 24. His bow fate vpon the ftreng , and the bands of his armes and his hands were diffol- ued , by the hands of the Mightie of Iacob : thence came forth a pa- ftour, the ftone of Ifrael. 25. The God of thy father fhal be thy helper, and the Almightie fhal bleffe thee with the bleffings of heauen from aboue,, with the bleffings of the depth that lieth beneath , with the bleffings of the paps and of the womb, 26. The bleffings of thy fa- ther were ftrengthned with the bleflings of his fathers : vntil the de- fice of the eternal hils came : be they vponthe head of lofeph, and vpon the crowne of the Nazarite among his brethren,

28, Al thefein the tribes of Ifrael twelue: thefe things {pake their father to them, and he bleifed euerie one , wich their proper bleffings.

28. Al these in the tribes of Israel twelue: these things spake their father to them, and he blessed euerie one, with their proper blessings. 29. And he commanded them, saying: I am geathered vnto my people: burie you me with my fathers in the duble caue, which is in the field of Ephron the Hethite, 30. against Mambre in the Land of Chanaan, which Abraham bought with the field of Ephron the Hethite for a possession to burie in. 31. There they buried him, & Sara his wife: there was Isaac buried with Rebecca his wife: there also Lia doth lie buried. 32. And when he had finished the precepts wherwith he instructed his sonnes, he plucked vp his feet vpon the bed, and died: & he was put vnto his people.

in the double caue, which is in the lal which di- uers ancient farthers haue written large cémentaries, and godlic treaufes. (¢) This pro- ftandeth of S. Paul, of the jtribe of Benia- jmin , who was field of Ephron the Herhite , 30. againft Mambre in the Land of jfirfta perfecu- Chanaan , which Abraham bought with the held of Ephron the He- thite for a pofleffion to burie in, 31, There they buricd him , and Sara his wite : there was Ifaac buried with Rebecca his wite : there alfo Lia doth lie buricd. 32. And when he had finithed the precepts wherwith he inftructed his fonnes, he piucked vp his feet vpon the bed, and died ; and he was put vnto his people,