14 ‘Issachar is a scrawny[a] donkey
    lying down among the sheepfolds.[b]
15 When he sees how good is his resting place
    and how pleasant is his land,
he will bend his shoulder to the burden
    and submit to forced labour.

16 ‘Dan[c] will provide justice for his people
    as one of the tribes of Israel.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 49:14 Or strong
  2. Genesis 49:14 Or the campfires; or the saddlebags
  3. Genesis 49:16 Dan here means he provides justice.