1And Jacob called his sons, and said to…
2Gather yourselves together, and hear, O ye sons…
3Ruben, my firstborn, thou art my strength, and…
4Thou art poured out as water, grow thou…
5Simeon and Levi brethren: vessels of iniquity, waging…
6Let not my soul go into their counsel,…
7Cursed be their fury, because it was stubborn:…
8Juda, thee shall thy brethren praise: thy hands…
9Juda is a lion’s whelp: to the prey,…
10The sceptre shall not be taken away from…
11Tying his foal to the vineyard, and his…
12His eyes are more beautiful than wine, and…
13Zabulon shall dwell on the sea shore, and…
14Issachar shall be a strong ass lying down…
15He saw rest that it was good: and…
16Dan shall judge his people like another tribe…
17Let Dan be a snake in the way,…
18I will look for thy salvation, O Lord.
19Gad, being girded, shall fight before him: and…
20Aser, his bread shall be fat, and he…
21Nephtali, a hart let loose, and giving words…
22Joseph is a growing son, a growing son…
23But they that held darts provoked him, and…
24His bow rested upon the strong, and the…
25The God of thy father shall be thy…
26The blessings of thy father are strengthened with…
27Benjamin a ravenous wolf, in the morning shall…
28All these are the twelve tribes of Israel:…
29And he charged them, saying: I am now…
30Over against Mambre in the land of Chanaan,…
31There they buried him, and Sara his wife:…
32And when he had ended the commandments, wherewith…
