12. His eyes are darker than wine,and his teeth whiter than milk.
13. “Zebulun shall dwell at the shore of the sea;he shall become a haven for ships,and his border shall be at Sidon.
14. “Issachar is a strong donkey,crouching between the sheepfolds.
15. He saw that a resting place was good,and that the land was pleasant,so he bowed his shoulder to bear,and became a servant at forced labor.
16. “Dan shall judge his peopleas one of the tribes of Israel.
17. Dan shall be a serpent in the way,a viper by the path,that bites the horse’s heelsso that his rider falls backward.
18. I wait for your salvation, O Lord.
19. “Raiders shall raid Gad,but he shall raid at their heels.
20. “Asher’s food shall be rich,and he shall yield royal delicacies.
21. “Naphtali is a doe let loosethat bears beautiful fawns.
22. “Joseph is a fruitful bough,a fruitful bough by a spring;his branches run over the wall.
23. The archers bitterly attacked him,shot at him, and harassed him severely,
24. yet his bow remained unmoved;his arms were made agileby the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob(from there is the Shepherd, the Stone of Israel),