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Genesis 49:27-29
New English Translation
Genesis 49:27-29
New English Translation
27 Benjamin is a ravenous wolf;
in the morning devouring the prey,
and in the evening dividing the plunder.”
28 These[a] are the twelve tribes of Israel. This is what their father said to them when he blessed them. He gave each of them an appropriate blessing.[b]
29 Then he instructed them,[c] “I am about to go[d] to my people. Bury me with my fathers in the cave in the field of Ephron the Hittite.
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- Genesis 49:28 tn Heb “All these.”
- Genesis 49:28 tn Heb “and he blessed them, each of whom according to his blessing, he blessed them.”
- Genesis 49:29 tn The Hebrew text adds “and he said to them,” which is not included in the translation because it is redundant in English.
- Genesis 49:29 tn Heb “I am about to be gathered.” The participle is used here to describe what is imminent.
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