Genesis 49:12-23 Lexham English Bible (LEB)

12. The eyes are darker than wine, and the teeth whiter than milk.

13. Zebulun shall settle by 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 a resting place that was good, and land that was pleasant. So he bowed his shoulder to the burden and became a servant of forced labor.

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

17. Dan shall be a serpent on the way, a viper on the road that bites the heels of a horse, so that its rider falls backward.

18. I wait for your salvation, O Yahweh.

19. Bandits shall attack Gad, but he shall attack their heels.

20. Asher’s food is delicious, and he shall provide from the king’s delicacies.

21. Naphtali is a doe running free that puts forth beautiful words.

22. Joseph is the bough of a fruitful vine, a fruitful bough by a spring. His branches climb over the wall.

23. The archers fiercely attacked him. They shot arrows at him and were hostile to him.

Genesis 49