Genesis 49:12-22 Modern English Version (MEV)

12. His eyes are darker than wine,and his teeth whiter than milk.

13. Zebulun shall dwell at the haven of the sea;and he shall be a haven of ships.His border shall be at Sidon.

14. Issachar is a strong donkey,lying down between two burdens;

15. he saw that a resting place was good,and that the land was pleasant;so he bowed his shoulder to bear the burdenand became a slave to forced labor.

16. Dan shall judge his peopleas one of the tribes of Israel.

17. Dan shall be a serpent by the road,a viper on the path,that bites the horse’s heelsso that its rider will fall backward.

18. I wait for Your salvation, O Lord!

19. Gad shall be attacked by raiding bands,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 set loose;he gives beautiful words.

22. Joseph is a fruitful bough,a fruitful bough by a spring,whose branches run over the wall.

Genesis 49