Darby Translation 1890

Genesis 49:13-24 Darby Translation 1890 (DARBY)

13. Zebulun will dwell at the shore of the seas; Yea, he will be at the shore of the ships, And his side toucheth upon Sidon.

14. Issachar is a bony ass, Crouching down between two hurdles.

15. And he saw the rest that it was good, And the land that it was pleasant; And he bowed his shoulder to bear, And was a tributary servant.

16. Dan will judge his people, As another of the tribes of Israel.

17. Dan will be a serpent on the way, A horned snake on the path, Which biteth the horse's heels, So that the rider falleth backwards.

18. I wait for thy salvation, O Jehovah.

19. Gad--troops will rush upon him; But he will rush upon the heel.

20. Out of Asher, his bread shall be fat, And he will give royal dainties.

21. Naphtali is a hind let loose; He giveth goodly words.

22. Joseph is a fruitful bough; A fruitful bough by a well; His branches shoot over the wall.

23. The archers have provoked him, And shot at, and hated him;

24. But his bow abideth firm, And the arms of his hands are supple By the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob. From thence is the shepherd, the stone of Israel: