And Jacobcalleduntohis sons, and said, Gather yourselves together, that I may tellyou that whichshall befallyou in the lastdays. Gather yourselves together, and hear, ye sonsof Jacob; and hearkenuntoIsraelyour father. Reuben, thou art my firstborn, my might, and the beginningof my strength, the excellencyof dignity, and the excellencyof power: Unstableas water, thou shalt notexcel; becausethou wentest upto thy father's bed; thendefiledstthou it : he went upto my couch. Simeonand Levi are brethren; instrumentsof cruelty are in their habitations. O my soul, comenotthou into their secret; unto their assembly, mine honor, be notthou united: forin their angerthey slewa man, and in their self-will they digged downa wall. Cursed be their anger, for it was fierce; and their wrath, forit was cruel: I will dividethem in Jacob, and scatterthem in Israel. Judah, thou art he whom thy brethrenshall praise: thy hand shall be in the neckof thine enemies; thy father's childrenshall bow downbefore thee. Judah is a lion's whelp: from the prey, my son, thou art gone up: he stooped down, he couchedas a lion, and as an old lion; whoshall rouse him up? The sceptershall notdepartfrom Judah, nor a lawgiverfrom betweenhis feet, untilShilohcome; and unto him shall the gatheringof the people be . Bindinghis foalunto the vine, and his ass's coltunto the choice vine; he washedhis garmentsin wine, and his clothesin the bloodof grapes: His eyes shall be redwith wine, and his teethwhitewith milk. Zebulunshall dwellat the havenof the sea; and he shall be for a havenof ships; and his border shall be untoZidon. Issachar is a strongasscouching downbetweentwo burdens: And he sawthatrest was good, and the landthat it was pleasant; and bowedhis shoulderto bear, and becamea servantunto tribute. Danshall judgehis people, as oneof the tribesof Israel. Danshall bea serpentbythe way, an adderinthe path, that biteththe horseheels, so that his ridershall fallbackward. I have waitedfor thy salvation, O LORD. Gad, a troopshall overcomehim: but heshall overcomeat the last. Out of Asherhis bread shall be fat, and heshall yieldroyaldainties. Naphtali is a hindlet loose: he givethgoodlywords. Joseph is a fruitfulbough, even a fruitfulboughbya well; whose branchesrunoverthe wall: The archershave sorely grievedhim, and shot at him , and hatedhim: But his bowabodein strength, and the armsof his handswere made strongby the handsof the mighty God of Jacob; (from thence is the shepherd, the stoneof Israel:) Even by the Godof thy father, who shall helpthee; and by the Almighty, who shall blessthee with blessingsof heavenabove, blessingsof the deepthat liethunder, blessingsof the breasts, and of the womb: The blessingsof thy fatherhave prevailedabovethe blessingsof my progenitorsuntothe utmost boundof the everlastinghills: they shall beon the headof Joseph, and on the crown of the headof him that was separate fromhis brethren. Benjaminshall ravin as a wolf: in the morninghe shall devourthe prey, and at nighthe shall dividethe spoil. Allthese are the twelvetribesof Israel: and this is it thattheir fatherspokeunto them, and blessedthem; every oneaccording to his blessinghe blessedthem. And he chargedthem, and saiduntothem, Iam to be gathereduntomy people: buryme withmy fathersinthe cavethat is in the fieldof Ephronthe Hittite, In the cavethat is in the fieldof Machpelah, which is beforeMamre, in the landof Canaan, whichAbrahamboughtwiththe fieldofEphronthe Hittitefor a possessionof a burial place. Therethey buriedAbrahamand Sarahhis wife; therethey buriedIsaacand Rebekahhis wife; and thereI buriedLeah. The purchaseof the fieldand of the cavethat is therein was fromthe childrenof Heth. And when Jacobhad made an endof commandinghis sons, he gathered uphis feetintothe bed, and yielded up the ghost, and was gathereduntohis people.