Genesis 49

KJVAnd Jacob called unto his sons, and said, Gather yourselves together, that I may tell you that which shall befall you in the last days.

GIGAKJVAnd Jacob called to his sons, and said, Gather yourselves together, that I may tell you that which shall happen to you in the last days.

KJVGather yourselves together, and hear, ye sons of Jacob; and hearken unto Israel your father.

GIGAKJVGather yourselves together, and hear, you sons of Jacob, and listen to Israel your father.

KJVReuben, thou art my firstborn, my might, and the beginning of my strength, the excellency of dignity, and the excellency of power:

GIGAKJVReuben, you are my firstborn, my might, and the beginning of my strength, first in honor, and first in power.

KJVUnstable as water, thou shalt not excel; because thou wentest up to thy father's bed; then defiledst thou it: he went up to my couch.

GIGAKJVUnstable as water, you shall not excel, because you went up to your father's bed. Then defiled you it. He went up to my couch.

KJVSimeon and Levi are brethren; instruments of cruelty are in their habitations.

GIGAKJVSimeon and Levi are brothers. Instruments of cruelty are in their homes.

KJVO my soul, come not thou into their secret; unto their assembly, mine honour, be not thou united: for in their anger they slew a man, and in their selfwill they digged down a wall.

GIGAKJVO my soul, do not come into their secret. To their assembly, my honor, do not be united. For in their anger they killed a man, and in their willfulness they dug down a wall.

KJVCursed be their anger, for it was fierce; and their wrath, for it was cruel: I will divide them in Jacob, and scatter them in Israel.

GIGAKJVCursed be their anger, for it was fierce, and their wrath, for it was cruel. I will divide them in Jacob, and scatter them in Israel.

KJVJudah, thou art he whom thy brethren shall praise: thy hand shall be in the neck of thine enemies; thy father's children shall bow down before thee.

GIGAKJVJudah, you are the one your brothers shall praise. Your hand shall be in the neck of your enemies. Your father's children shall bow down before you.

KJVJudah is a lion's whelp: from the prey, my son, thou art gone up: he stooped down, he couched as a lion, and as an old lion; who shall rouse him up?

GIGAKJVJudah is a lion's cub. From the prey, my son, you have gone up. He stooped down, he couched as a lion, and as an old lion. Who shall rouse him up?

KJVThe sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come; and unto him shall the gathering of the people be.

GIGAKJVThe scepter shall not leave Judah, or a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come. And to him shall the gathering of the people be.

KJVBinding his foal unto the vine, and his ass's colt unto the choice vine; he washed his garments in wine, and his clothes in the blood of grapes:

GIGAKJVBinding his foal to the vine, and his donkey's colt to the choice vine. He washed his garments in wine, and his clothes in the blood of grapes.

KJVZebulun shall dwell at the haven of the sea; and he shall be for an haven of ships; and his border shall be unto Zidon.

GIGAKJVZebulun shall live at the haven of the sea. And he shall be for a haven of ships. And his border shall be to Sidon.

KJVIssachar is a strong ass couching down between two burdens:

GIGAKJVIssachar is a strong donkey couching down between two burdens.

KJVAnd he saw that rest was good, and the land that it was pleasant; and bowed his shoulder to bear, and became a servant unto tribute.

GIGAKJVAnd he saw that rest was good, and the land that it was pleasant. And bowed his shoulder to bear, and became a servant to forced labor.

KJVDan shall be a serpent by the way, an adder in the path, that biteth the horse heels, so that his rider shall fall backward.

GIGAKJVDan shall be a serpent by the way, a snake in the path, that bites the horse heels, so that his rider shall fall backward.

KJVI have waited for thy salvation, O Lord.

GIGAKJVI have waited for your salvation, O Lord.

KJVGad, a troop shall overcome him: but he shall overcome at the last.

GIGAKJVGad, a troop shall overcome him. But he shall overcome at the last.

KJVOut of Asher his bread shall be fat, and he shall yield royal dainties.

GIGAKJVOut of Asher his bread shall be fat, and he shall yield royal fine foods.

KJVNaphtali is a hind let loose: he giveth goodly words.

GIGAKJVNaphtali is a hind let loose. He gives fine words.

KJVJoseph is a fruitful bough, even a fruitful bough by a well; whose branches run over the wall:

GIGAKJVJoseph is a fruitful vine, a fruitful vine by a spring, whose branches run over the wall.

KJVThe archers have sorely grieved him, and shot at him, and hated him:

GIGAKJVThe archers have badly grieved him, and shot at him, and hated him.

KJVBut his bow abode in strength, and the arms of his hands were made strong by the hands of the mighty God of Jacob; (from thence is the shepherd, the stone of Israel:)

GIGAKJVBut his bow stayed strong, and the arms of his hands were made strong by the hands of the mighty God of Jacob. From there is the shepherd, the stone of Israel.

KJVEven by the God of thy father, who shall help thee; and by the Almighty, who shall bless thee with blessings of heaven above, blessings of the deep that lieth under, blessings of the breasts, and of the womb:

GIGAKJVEven by the God of your father, who shall help you, and by the Almighty, who shall bless you with blessings of heaven above, blessings of the deep that lies under, blessings of the breasts, and of the womb.

KJVThe blessings of thy father have prevailed above the blessings of my progenitors unto the utmost bound of the everlasting hills: they shall be on the head of Joseph, and on the crown of the head of him that was separate from his brethren.

GIGAKJVThe blessings of your father are greater than the blessings of my progenitors to the utmost bound of the everlasting hills. They shall be on the head of Joseph, and on the crown of the head of him who was separate from his brothers.

KJVBenjamin shall ravin as a wolf: in the morning he shall devour the prey, and at night he shall divide the spoil.

GIGAKJVBenjamin shall prey as a wolf. In the morning he shall devour the prey, and at night he shall divide the plunder.

KJVAll these are the twelve tribes of Israel: and this is it that their father spake unto them, and blessed them; every one according to his blessing he blessed them.

GIGAKJVAll these are the twelve tribes of Israel. And this is it that their father spoke to them, and blessed them. Every one according to his blessing he blessed them.

KJVAnd he charged them, and said unto them, I am to be gathered unto my people: bury me with my fathers in the cave that is in the field of Ephron the Hittite,

GIGAKJVAnd he charged them, and said to them, I am to be gathered to my people. Bury me with my fathers in the cave that is in the field of Ephron the Hittite,

KJVIn the cave that is in the field of Machpelah, which is before Mamre, in the land of Canaan, which Abraham bought with the field of Ephron the Hittite for a possession of a buryingplace.

GIGAKJVIn the cave that is in the field of Machpelah, which is before Mamre, in the land of Canaan, which Abraham bought with the field of Ephron the Hittite for a possession of a burial place.

KJVThere they buried Abraham and Sarah his wife; there they buried Isaac and Rebekah his wife; and there I buried Leah.

GIGAKJVThere they buried Abraham and Sarah his wife. There they buried Isaac and Rebekah his wife. And there I buried Leah.

KJVThe purchase of the field and of the cave that is therein was from the children of Heth.

GIGAKJVThe purchase of the field and of the cave that is in it was from the children of Heth.

KJVAnd when Jacob had made an end of commanding his sons, he gathered up his feet into the bed, and yielded up the ghost, and was gathered unto his people.

GIGAKJVAnd when Jacob had made an end of commanding his sons, he gathered up his feet into the bed, and died, and was gathered to his people.