17. A firstborn bull—he has majesty,and his horns are the horns of a wild ox;with them he shall gore the peoples,all of them, to the ends of the earth; they are the ten thousands of Ephraim,and they are the thousands of Manasseh.”
18. And of Zebulun he said, “Rejoice, Zebulun, in your going out,and Issachar, in your tents.
19. They shall call peoples to their mountain;there they offer right sacrifices;for they draw from the abundance of the seasand the hidden treasures of the sand.”
20. And of Gad he said,“Blessed be he who enlarges Gad!Gad crouches like a lion;he tears off arm and scalp.
21. He chose the best of the land for himself,for there a commander’s portion was reserved;and he came with the heads of the people,with Israel he executed the justice of the Lord,and his judgments for Israel.”
22. And of Dan he said, “Dan is a lion’s cub that leaps from Bashan.”
23. And of Naphtali he said,“O Naphtali, sated with favor,and full of the blessing of the Lord, possess the lake and the south.”
24. And of Asher he said,“Most blessed of sons be Asher;let him be the favorite of his brothers,and let him dip his foot in oil.