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לָכֶ֔םyoulā·ḵem
אֵ֛ת’êṯ
אֲשֶׁר־what’ă·šer-
יִקְרָ֥אwill happenyiq·rā
אֶתְכֶ֖םto you’eṯ·ḵem
הַיָּמִֽים׃in the dayshay·yā·mîm
בְּאַחֲרִ֥יתto come :bə·’a·ḥă·rîṯ
Genesis 49:2הִקָּבְצ֥וּCome togetherhiq·qā·ḇə·ṣū
וְשִׁמְע֖וּ and listen , wə·šim·‘ū
בְּנֵ֣יO sonsbə·nê
יַעֲקֹ֑בof Jacob ;ya·‘ă·qōḇ
וְשִׁמְע֖וּlistenwə·šim·‘ū
אֶל־to’el-
אֲבִיכֶֽם׃your father’ă·ḇî·ḵem
יִשְׂרָאֵ֥לIsrael .yiś·rā·’êl
Genesis 49:3רְאוּבֵן֙ Reuben , rə·’ū·ḇên
אַ֔תָּהyou’at·tāh
בְּכֹ֣רִי are my firstborn , bə·ḵō·rî
כֹּחִ֖י my might , kō·ḥî
וְרֵאשִׁ֣יתand the beginningwə·rê·šîṯ
אוֹנִ֑י of my strength , ’ō·w·nî
יֶ֥תֶרexcellingye·ṯer
שְׂאֵ֖ת in honor , śə·’êṯ
וְיֶ֥תֶרexcellingwə·ye·ṯer
עָֽז׃in power .‘āz
Genesis 49:4פַּ֤חַזUncontrolledpa·ḥaz
כַּמַּ֙יִם֙ as the waters , kam·ma·yim
אַל־you will no’al-
תּוֹתַ֔ר longer excel , tō·w·ṯar
כִּ֥יbecause
עָלִ֖יתָyou went up‘ā·lî·ṯā
אָבִ֑יךָto your father’s’ā·ḇî·ḵā
מִשְׁכְּבֵ֣י bed , miš·kə·ḇê
עָלָֽה׃פonto‘ā·lāh
יְצוּעִ֥י my couch , yə·ṣū·‘î
אָ֥זand’āz
חִלַּ֖לְתָּdefiled it .ḥil·lal·tā
Genesis 49:5שִׁמְע֥וֹןSimeonšim·‘ō·wn
וְלֵוִ֖יand Leviwə·lê·wî
אַחִ֑יםare brothers ;’a·ḥîm
מְכֵרֹתֵיהֶֽם׃their swordsmə·ḵê·rō·ṯê·hem
כְּלֵ֥יare weaponskə·lê
חָמָ֖סof violence .ḥā·mās
Genesis 49:6נַפְשִׁ֔יMay Inap̄·šî
אַל־never’al-
תָּבֹ֣אentertā·ḇō
בְּסֹדָם֙their council ;bə·sō·ḏām
כְּבֹדִ֑יmay Ikə·ḇō·ḏî
אַל־never’al-
תֵּחַ֣דjointê·ḥaḏ
בִּקְהָלָ֖םtheir assembly .biq·hā·lām
כִּ֤יFor
הָ֣רְגוּthey killhā·rə·ḡū
אִ֔ישׁmen’îš
בְאַפָּם֙ in their anger , ḇə·’ap·pām
עִקְּרוּ־and hamstring‘iq·qə·rū-
שֽׁוֹר׃oxenšō·wr
וּבִרְצֹנָ֖םon a whim .ū·ḇir·ṣō·nām
Genesis 49:7אָר֤וּרCursed [be]’ā·rūr
אַפָּם֙ their anger , ’ap·pām
כִּ֣יfor
עָ֔ז it is strong , ‘āz
וְעֶבְרָתָ֖ם and their wrath , wə·‘eḇ·rā·ṯām
כִּ֣יfor
קָשָׁ֑תָהit is cruel !qā·šā·ṯāh
אֲחַלְּקֵ֣םI will disperse them’ă·ḥal·lə·qêm
בְּיַעֲקֹ֔בin Jacobbə·ya·‘ă·qōḇ
וַאֲפִיצֵ֖םand scatter themwa·’ă·p̄î·ṣêm
בְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃סin Israel .bə·yiś·rā·’êl
Genesis 49:8יְהוּדָ֗ה Judah , yə·hū·ḏāh
אַתָּה֙. . .’at·tāh
אַחֶ֔יךָyour brothers’a·ḥe·ḵā
יוֹד֣וּךָshall praise you .yō·w·ḏū·ḵā
יָדְךָ֖Your handyā·ḏə·ḵā
בְּעֹ֣רֶףshall be on the necksbə·‘ō·rep̄
אֹיְבֶ֑יךָof your enemies ;’ō·yə·ḇe·ḵā
אָבִֽיךָ׃your father’s’ā·ḇî·ḵā
בְּנֵ֥יsonsbə·nê
יִשְׁתַּחֲוּ֥וּshall bow downyiš·ta·ḥăw·wū