/ M. lrhl VI 1,1117 / ® 16+ 1 akobs blcfsing. GENE s l sXLIX. l all;òbs death. a rentin 1ion,andasacouragious- lion,who to fh111 route him up The Scepter (hall not depart from Iudah; and,the law-giver,from betweene his feet : until( Shiloh come ; and unto him, (hall theobedience of peoples be. I I Binding his a(fe -colr untothe vine; and the foaleof his a(fe, unto the choyce-vine : hee wallah his rayment, in wine ;and his cove- 21 ring in the blood of grapes.His eyes Jhall be red, with wine: &'his teeth white with milk. 32 Zabulon, he !hall dwell, at the haven of the feast and bertha!! be for an haven of fhips; and his frde,Jhal1 be unto Sidon. 14 Iftichar, is a flrong -boned affe; couching 15 betweene two- bounds. And bee faw ten , that it w,u good, and the land , that it was pkafant: and bowed his fhoulder,to beare ; and was, a fervant unto tribute. 16 Dan, he than judge his people : as one of 7t the tribes òfIfrael .Danfhall be ' aferpentby the way ; an adder, by the path : that biterh the horfeheels,& his rider fallethbackward.. 18 tor thy falvatiq,l earneftlyexpeet Iehovah.' 19 Gad, atroupe (hall with-rroup- overcome him : and hee (ball with-troup-overcome at the laf1. 20 Concerning Afer, his breadfhafbe fat : and he {hall give dainties of a king. 21 Naphtali, is a hinde let-loofe: that giveth goodly fayings. 22 Iofeph,fonne of a fruitful! vine,fonne ofa fruitful! vine, by a well: thedaughters, each 23 runneth over the wall.And the archers,grie- ved-him-bitterly ; and {hot, and hated him. 24 But this bow,abode in (trength;& the armes of his hands,were made- finne:by the hands of the Mighty -one of Iakob : from thence 25 the Feeder;the Stone of lfrael. By the God of thyfather, who (hall helpe thee; and the Almighty, who(hallbleffethee, with bleflings ofheaven;from above; blefìîngsof the deep, that lierh under; bleffings of the 26 breffs, and of the wombe. The bleffings of thy father; doe prevaile,above thebleffings of my progenitors; unto theutmofl- bound, of the eternali hils:they (hall be,on the head of Iofeph ; and on the crown -of -the- head,. of the feparated among his brethren. 27 Benjarnin,he (hall ravin as a wolfe; in the motning,he (hall eat the prey: & at evening, 28 he (hail divide the fpoyle. All thefe,are the twelve tribes,of lfrael:& this isit,that their father fpake unto them , and ble(fed them ; every -man , even according to his bleffing, 29 he bleffed them. And he commanded them, and faid unto theta; I,am to be gathered un- to my people; buty me, w ithmyfathers : in the cave, that is in the field of Ephron the Chethite. Inthe cave, that is in the field of Macpelah, which is before Mature, in the land of Canaan : which Abraham bought, with the field; of Ephron the Chethite, for apoffelion of a burying place: Therethey buried Abraham,and Sarah his wife ; there they buried Ifaak,and Rebekah his wife:and there they buried Leah. In the purchafe of the field,& of the cave that is therein, from the fons of Cheth. And Jakob made-an-end of commanding his Eons; and gathered-up his feet, Mt o the bed :and he yeelded -up the gbeff, and was gathered unto his peoples. Annotations. THe latter days] that is, the days following, or time hereafter: Hebr. thepofferity ofdayes: which phrafe is often ufed for time femme as Num.24c4 Dent. 4.30. and 3t.29. Dan. 2.'28, and to. r4. Prov.31.25. So that which is faid inM.2.16.it (ball be in the laß dayer; a in Ioel 3. t. it(ball béhere- ñfser. The Chaldee tranflateth it, the end efdayes : the Greeke, the lait days : often it meaneth rho daym after Chrilts comming,Efaa.2. Heb. t.t. Verf. a. hearken] the Chaldee faith, receive in- ffrmiiion. Ver.3.migbt]or,able- fireagth: thisword(Coach] fignifieth that lively vigour, and native moifture, whereby men are Strong and lulty, Pfal.22.16. Iof t 4.11. as the next word valour,' (Hebr.On.) meaning the (training of the body forcibly to effe& a thing defired. of my valose(J or, of my manhood; of mypainful(flrength: the firft effeet of the Lirength of my body. All the firft borne are thus called, Dent.z t.t 7. Pf 1.78.51. the Greeke tranflateth it , the beginning of my children ; that is, my firff child. Such had natural! right to a dorrbk portion of all their fathers goods, Deut. 21. 17. the excellencie ] that is, moff excellent indignity, (or preferment.) Whereby the dignity of the priefiheed, feemeth to be meant ; as by ffrengib fol- lowing, ismeant the government or kingdome. And fo theChalde paraphraft explaineth it, thou fhonl- deff receive three portions, the firfl birth- right, theprieff- teed , and the kngdome. The lerufalemy Tltargum faith the fame: adding this withall, and jòrthe fin of my fou Reuben the firff birth-right is given to Ia- feph, the kirgdame to Iudah, and the prieff hood to the tribe of Levi. And that the firft-borne were Priefts , and governors: fee Gen. 25.31. of ffrength] or excellent firing. This word which properly fignifieth bard or firme ffrength,is often applyed to kings and kingdomes, which for the moli part are gotten and maintained by llrength ; and the. Kings firengtb, is an honourable. Lille of his Maje- ftie; fee Pfa1.99 - -4. and 110,2. Verf.4. Vnßable] or Liabt, foone- moved; that. is, alwayes stied in the mill part,Iudg.9.4Zoph3.4 ler.23.52. & implyeth both his ftiddeu light affe- Rions, 30 31 32 33 2 3 4 111111111111//
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