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New American Standard Bible (NASB)

Genesis 49
⁵ "Simeon and Levi are brothers; Their swords are implements of violence.
⁶ "Let my soul not enter into their council; Let not my glory be united with their assembly; Because in their anger they slew men, And in their self-will they lamed oxen.
⁷ "Cursed be their anger, for it is fierce; And their wrath, for it is cruel. I will disperse them in Jacob, And scatter them in Israel.
⁸ "Judah, your brothers shall praise you; Your hand shall be on the neck of your enemies; Your father’s sons shall bow down to you.
⁹ "Judah is a lion’s whelp; From the prey, my son, you have gone up. He couches, he lies down as a lion, And as a lion, who dares rouse him up?
¹⁰ "The scepter shall not depart from Judah, Nor the ruler’s staff from between his feet, Until Shiloh comes, And to him shall be the obedience of the peoples.
¹¹ "He ties his foal to the vine, And his donkey’s colt to the choice vine; He washes his garments in wine, And his robes in the blood of grapes.
¹² "His eyes are dull from wine, And his teeth white from milk.
¹³ "Zebulun will dwell at the seashore; And he shall be a haven for ships, And his flank shall be toward Sidon.
¹⁴ "Issachar is a strong donkey, Lying down between the sheepfolds.
¹⁵ "When he saw that a resting place was good And that the land was pleasant, He bowed his shoulder to bear burdens, And became a slave at forced labor.