9. who said unto his father and to his mother, I have not seen them; neither did he acknowledge his brethren nor know his own children; therefore, they shall keep thy word and guard thy covenant.
10. They shall teach Jacob thy judgments and Israel thy law; they shall put incense before thy nostrils and a perfect sacrifice upon thine altar.
11. Bless, O Lord, his ministry, {Heb. men of valour} and take pleasure in the work of his hands; smite through the loins of those that rise up against him and of those that hate him that they may never rise again.
12. And to Benjamin he said, The beloved of the Lord shall dwell in safety by him; and the Lord shall cover him all the day long, and he shall dwell between his shoulders.
13. And to Joseph he said, Blessed of the Lord is his land, for the gifts of the heavens, for the dew, and for the deep that is stretched out beneath,
14. and for the gifts of the fruits of the sun and for the gifts of the influence of the moon,
15. and for the summit of the ancient mountains and for the gifts of the everlasting hills,
16. and for the gifts of the earth and fullness thereof, and may the grace of him that dwelt in the bush come upon the head of Joseph and upon the top of the head of him that was separated from his brethren.
17. His beauty is like the firstborn of his bullock, and his horns are like the horns of unicorns; with them he shall push the people together to the ends of the earth; these are the ten thousands of Ephraim, and these are the thousands of Manasseh.
18. And to Zebulun he said, Rejoice, Zebulun, in thy going out; and thou, Issachar, in thy tents.
19. They shall call the people unto the mountain; there they shall offer sacrifices of righteousness; therefore they shall suck the abundance of the seas and hidden treasures of the sand.
20. And to Gad he said, Blessed is he that caused Gad to be enlarged; he shall dwell as a lion and shall tear the arm with the crown of the head.
21. And he saw the best for himself because there the portion of the lawgiver was enclosed; and he came at the head of the people; he shall execute the righteousness of the Lord and his judgments with Israel.
22. And to Dan he said, Dan is a lion’s whelp; he shall leap from Bashan.