Genesis 49:15-25

15 When 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[a] will provide justice for his people as one of the tribes of Israel.
17 Dan 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[b] 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.[c]
22 “Joseph is a fruitful vine, a fruitful vine near a spring, whose branches climb over a wall.[d]
23 With bitterness archers attacked him; they shot at him with hostility.
24 But his bow remained steady, his strong arms stayed[e] limber, because of the hand of the Mighty One of Jacob, because of the Shepherd, the Rock of Israel,
25 because of your father’s God, who helps you, because of the Almighty,[f] who blesses you with blessings of the skies above, blessings of the deep springs below, blessings of the breast and womb.

Cross References 33

  • 1. Joshua 19:17-23
  • 2. Ezekiel 29:18
  • 3. 1 Kings 4:6; 1 Kings 5:13; 1 Kings 9:21; Isaiah 14:2; Isaiah 31:8
  • 4. Genesis 30:6; Deuteronomy 33:22; Judges 18:26-27
  • 5. S ver 2
  • 6. Judges 18:27
  • 7. Jeremiah 8:17; Amos 9:3
  • 8. ver 19
  • 9. S Genesis 45:7; Psalms 40:1-3
  • 10. Psalms 119:166,174
  • 11. S Genesis 30:11; Deuteronomy 33:20; 1 Chronicles 5:18
  • 12. ver 17
  • 13. S Genesis 30:13; Deuteronomy 33:24
  • 14. Isaiah 25:6
  • 15. Job 29:6
  • 16. S Genesis 30:8; Deuteronomy 33:23
  • 17. Job 39:1
  • 18. Genesis 30:24; Deuteronomy 33:13-17
  • 19. S Genesis 17:6; Psalms 128:3; Ezekiel 19:10
  • 20. Psalms 80:10
  • 21. 1 Chronicles 10:3
  • 22. S Genesis 27:41; S Genesis 37:24
  • 23. Job 29:20
  • 24. Psalms 18:34; Isaiah 63:12
  • 25. Psalms 132:2,5; Isaiah 1:24; Isaiah 10:34; Isaiah 41:10; Isaiah 49:26; Isaiah 60:16
  • 26. S Genesis 48:15
  • 27. Dt 32:4,15,18,31; 1 Samuel 2:2; 2 Samuel 22:32; Psalms 18:2,31; Psalms 19:14; Psalms 78:35; Psalms 89:26; Psalms 144:1; Isaiah 17:10; Isaiah 26:4; Isaiah 28:16; Isaiah 30:29; Isaiah 44:8; Habakkuk 1:12
  • 28. S Genesis 28:13
  • 29. Exodus 18:4; Psalms 27:9
  • 30. S Genesis 17:1
  • 31. S Genesis 27:28
  • 32. Isaiah 66:11
  • 33. Deuteronomy 7:13; Deuteronomy 28:4; Psalms 107:38; Proverbs 10:22

Footnotes 6

  • [a]. "Dan" here means "he provides justice."
  • [b]. "Gad" sounds like the Hebrew for "attack" and also for "band of raiders."
  • [c]. Or "free;" / "he utters beautiful words"
  • [d]. Or "Joseph is a wild colt," / "a wild colt near a spring," / "a wild donkey on a terraced hill"
  • [e]. Or "archers will attack … will shoot … will remain … will stay"
  • [f]. Hebrew "Shaddai"
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