^{3 Ref} "Reuben, you are my firstborn, my might, and the beginning of my strength; The pre-eminence of dignity, and the pre-eminence of power.

^{4 Ref} Boiling over as water, you shall not have the pre-eminence; Because you went up to your father's bed; Then defiled it. He went up to my couch.

^{5 Ref} "Simeon and Levi are brothers; Weapons of violence are their swords.

^{6 Ref} My soul, don't come into their council; My glory, don't be united to their assembly; For in their anger they killed a man, In their self-will they hamstrung an ox.

^{7 Ref} Cursed be their anger, for it was fierce; And their wrath, for it was cruel. I will divide them in Jacob, Scatter them in Israel.

^{8 Ref} "Judah, your brothers will praise you: Your hand will be on the neck of your enemies; Your father's sons will bow down before you.

^{9 Ref} Judah is a lion's cub. From the prey, my son, you have gone up. He stooped down, he crouched as a lion, As a lioness. Who will rouse him up?

^{10 Ref} The scepter will not depart from Judah, Nor the ruler's staff from between his feet, Until he comes to whom it belongs. To him will the obedience of the peoples be.

^{11 Ref} Binding his foal to the vine, His donkey's colt to the choice vine; He has washed his garments in wine, His robes in the blood of grapes:

¹² His eyes will be red with wine, His teeth white with milk.

^{13 Ref} "Zebulun will dwell at the haven of the sea. He will be for a haven of ships. His border will be on Sidon.

^{14 Ref} "Issachar is a strong donkey, Lying down between the saddlebags.

^{15 Ref} He saw a resting-place, that it was good, The land, that it was pleasant; He bows his shoulder to the burden, And becomes a servant doing forced labor.