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Genesis 49:13-24 Revised Version 1885 (RV1885)

13. Zebulun shall dwell at the haven of the sea: And he shall be for an haven of ships; And his border shall be upon Zidon.

14. Issachar is a strong ass, Couching down between the sheepfolds:

15. And he saw a resting place that it was good, And the land that it was pleasant; And he bowed his shoulder to bear, And became a servant under taskwork.

16. Dan shall judge his people, As one of the tribes of Israel.

17. Dan shall be a serpent in the way, An adder in the path, That biteth the horse's heels, So that his rider falleth backward.

18. I have waited for thy salvation, O Lord.

19. Gad, a troop shall press upon him: But he shall press upon their heel.

20. Out of Asher his bread shall be fat, And he shall yield royal dainties.

21. Naphtali is a hind let loose: He giveth goodly words.

22. Joseph is a fruitful bough, A fruitful bough by a fountain; His branches run over the wall.

23. The archers have sorely grieved him, And shot at him, and persecuted him:

24. But his bow abode in strength, And the arms of his hands were made strong, By the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob, (From thence is the shepherd, the stone of Israel,)

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