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Genesis 49:27-29
International Standard Version
Genesis 49:27-29
International Standard Version
On the Future of Benjamin
27 “Benjamin is vicious like a wolf;
what he kills in the morning
he devours in the evening.”
Jacob Dies and is Buried
28 That’s how Israel blessed these[a] twelve tribes of Israel, and this is what their father told them when he pronounced his blessing for them, blessing each one with a blessing suitable for them. 29 In his last words, Jacob[b] issued this set of instructions to them all: “I’m about to join[c] our ancestors. Bury me alongside my ancestors in the cave in the field that used to belong to Ephron the Hittite.
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- Genesis 49:28 Lit. All these are the
- Genesis 49:29 Lit. he
- Genesis 49:29 Lit. to be gathered to
Genesis 49:27-29
New International Version
Genesis 49:27-29
New International Version
27 “Benjamin(A) is a ravenous wolf;(B)
in the morning he devours the prey,(C)
in the evening he divides the plunder.”(D)
28 All these are the twelve tribes of Israel,(E) and this is what their father said to them when he blessed them, giving each the blessing(F) appropriate to him.
The Death of Jacob
29 Then he gave them these instructions:(G) “I am about to be gathered to my people.(H) Bury me with my fathers(I) in the cave in the field of Ephron the Hittite,(J)
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