Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version All these are the twelve tribes of Israel, and this is what their father said to them when he blessed them, giving each the blessing appropriate to him. New Living Translation These are the twelve tribes of Israel, and this is what their father said as he told his sons good-bye. He blessed each one with an appropriate message. English Standard Version All these are the twelve tribes of Israel. This is what their father said to them as he blessed them, blessing each with the blessing suitable to him. Berean Standard Bible These are the tribes of Israel, twelve in all, and this was what their father said to them. He blessed them, and he blessed each one with a suitable blessing. King James Bible All these are the twelve tribes of Israel: and this is it that their father spake unto them, and blessed them; every one according to his blessing he blessed them. New King James Version All these are the twelve tribes of Israel, and this is what their father spoke to them. And he blessed them; he blessed each one according to his own blessing. New American Standard Bible All these are the twelve tribes of Israel, and this is what their father said to them when he blessed them. He blessed them, every one with the blessing appropriate to him. NASB 1995 All these are the twelve tribes of Israel, and this is what their father said to them when he blessed them. He blessed them, every one with the blessing appropriate to him. NASB 1977 All these are the twelve tribes of Israel, and this is what their father said to them when he blessed them. He blessed them, every one with the blessing appropriate to him. Legacy Standard Bible All these are the twelve tribes of Israel, and this is what their father spoke to them. So he blessed them. He blessed them, every one with the blessing appropriate to him. Amplified Bible All these are the [beginnings of the] twelve tribes of Israel, and this is what their father said to them as he blessed them, blessing each one according to the blessing appropriate to him. Christian Standard Bible These are the tribes of Israel, twelve in all, and this is what their father said to them. He blessed them, and he blessed each one with a suitable blessing. Holman Christian Standard Bible These are the tribes of Israel, 12 in all, and this was what their father said to them. He blessed them, and he blessed each one with a suitable blessing. American Standard Version All these are the twelve tribes of Israel: and this is it that their father spake unto them and blessed them; every one according to his blessing he blessed them. Aramaic Bible in Plain English All of these are the twelve tribes of Israel, and this is what Yaquuv their father said to them; he spoke to them and he blessed them, each man; according to his blessing he blessed them. Brenton Septuagint Translation All these are the twelve sons of Jacob; and their father spoke these words to them, and he blessed them; he blessed each of them according to his blessing. Contemporary English Version These are the twelve tribes of Israel, and this is how Jacob gave each of them their proper blessings. Douay-Rheims Bible All these are the twelve tribes of Israel: these things their father spoke to them, and he blessed every one, with their proper blessings. English Revised Version All these are the twelve tribes of Israel: and this is it that their father spake unto them and blessed them; every one according to his blessing he blessed them. GOD'S WORD® Translation These are the 12 tribes of Israel and what their father said to them when he gave each of them his special blessing. Good News Translation These are the twelve tribes of Israel, and this is what their father said as he spoke a suitable word of farewell to each son. International Standard Version That's how Israel blessed these twelve tribes of Israel, and this is what their father told them when he pronounced his blessing for them, blessing each one with a blessing suitable for them. JPS Tanakh 1917 All these are the twelve tribes of Israel, and this is it that their father spoke unto them and blessed them; every one according to his blessing he blessed them. Literal Standard Version All these [are] the twelve tribes of Israel, and this [is] that which their father has spoken to them, and he blesses them; each according to his blessing he has blessed them. Majority Standard Bible These are the tribes of Israel, twelve in all, and this was what their father said to them. He blessed them, and he blessed each one with a suitable blessing. New American Bible All these are the twelve tribes of Israel, and this is what their father said about them, as he blessed them. To each he gave a suitable blessing. NET Bible These are the twelve tribes of Israel. This is what their father said to them when he blessed them. He gave each of them an appropriate blessing. New Revised Standard Version All these are the twelve tribes of Israel, and this is what their father said to them when he blessed them, blessing each one of them with a suitable blessing. New Heart English Bible All these are the twelve tribes of Israel, and this is what their father said to them when he blessed them. He blessed each one with his own individual blessing. Webster's Bible Translation All these are the twelve tribes of Israel: and this is it which their father spoke to them, and blessed them; every one according to his blessing he blessed them. World English Bible All these are the twelve tribes of Israel, and this is what their father spoke to them, and blessed them. He blessed everyone according to his own blessing. Young's Literal Translation All these are the twelve tribes of Israel, and this is that which their father hath spoken unto them, and he blesseth them; each according to his blessing he hath blessed them. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Jacob Blesses His Sons…27Benjamin is a ravenous wolf; in the morning he devours the prey, in the evening he divides the plunder.” 28These are the tribes of Israel, twelve in all, and this was what their father said to them. He blessed them, and he blessed each one with a suitable blessing. Cross References Genesis 49:27 Benjamin is a ravenous wolf; in the morning he devours the prey, in the evening he divides the plunder." Genesis 49:29 Then Jacob instructed them, "I am about to be gathered to my people. Bury me with my fathers in the cave in the field of Ephron the Hittite. Treasury of Scripture All these are the twelve tribes of Israel: and this is it that their father spoke to them, and blessed them; every one according to his blessing he blessed them. the twelve. Numbers 23:24 Behold, the people shall rise up as a great lion, and lift up himself as a young lion: he shall not lie down until he eat of the prey, and drink the blood of the slain. Esther 8:7,9,11 Then the king Ahasuerus said unto Esther the queen and to Mordecai the Jew, Behold, I have given Esther the house of Haman, and him they have hanged upon the gallows, because he laid his hand upon the Jews… Esther 9:1-10:3 Now in the twelfth month, that is, the month Adar, on the thirteenth day of the same, when the king's commandment and his decree drew near to be put in execution, in the day that the enemies of the Jews hoped to have power over them, (though it was turned to the contrary, that the Jews had rule over them that hated them;) … every one. Genesis 35:22 And it came to pass, when Israel dwelt in that land, that Reuben went and lay with Bilhah his father's concubine: and Israel heard it. Now the sons of Jacob were twelve: Exodus 28:21 And the stones shall be with the names of the children of Israel, twelve, according to their names, like the engravings of a signet; every one with his name shall they be according to the twelve tribes. 1 Kings 18:31 And Elijah took twelve stones, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, unto whom the word of the LORD came, saying, Israel shall be thy name: Jump to Previous Appropriate Blessed Blesseth Blessing Israel Suitable Tribes Twelve WordsJump to Next Appropriate Blessed Blesseth Blessing Israel Suitable Tribes Twelve WordsGenesis 49 1. Jacob calls his sons to bless them.3. Their blessing in particular. 29. He charges them about his burial. 33. He dies. (28) These are the twelve tribes.--As we have seen in the case of Dan, Jacob had the further object of forming his descendants into twelve separate communities, which were, like the States in America, each to be independent, and have its own tribal government. From this position Levi naturally was excluded, when selected for the priesthood, and room was thus made for the bestowal of two of these communities upon the descendants of Joseph. Only in case of war they were to combine under the chieftainship of Judah. In the Book of Judges, however, we find the tribes as separate in matters of war as of peace, and by the time of Saul the need of a closer union had been felt, and tribal independence had been found to lead only to anarchy.Verse 28. - All these are the twelve tribes of Israel (the underlying thought is that in blessing his sons Jacob was really blessing the future tribes): and this is it that their father spake unto them, and blessed them; every one according to his blessing he blessed them (i.e. every one received his own appropriate benediction). Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Theseאֵ֛לֶּה (’êl·leh) Pronoun - common plural Strong's 428: These, those are the tribes שִׁבְטֵ֥י (šiḇ·ṭê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 7626: Rod, staff, club, scepter, tribe of Israel, יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל (yiś·rā·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc twelve שְׁנֵ֣ים (šə·nêm) Number - md Strong's 8147: Two (a cardinal number) in all, כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every and this וְ֠זֹאת (wə·zōṯ) Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - feminine singular Strong's 2063: Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that, was what אֲשֶׁר־ (’ă·šer-) Pronoun - relative Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that their father אֲבִיהֶם֙ (’ă·ḇî·hem) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 1: Father said דִּבֶּ֨ר (dib·ber) Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1696: To arrange, to speak, to subdue to them. לָהֶ֤ם (lā·hem) Preposition | third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew He blessed them, וַיְבָ֣רֶךְ (way·ḇā·reḵ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1288: To kneel, to bless God, man, to curse and he blessed בֵּרַ֥ךְ (bê·raḵ) Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1288: To kneel, to bless God, man, to curse each one אֲשֶׁ֥ר (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that with a suitable blessing. כְּבִרְכָת֖וֹ (kə·ḇir·ḵā·ṯōw) Preposition-k | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 1293: Benediction, prosperity Links Genesis 49:28 NIVGenesis 49:28 NLT Genesis 49:28 ESV Genesis 49:28 NASB Genesis 49:28 KJV Genesis 49:28 BibleApps.com Genesis 49:28 Biblia Paralela Genesis 49:28 Chinese Bible Genesis 49:28 French Bible Genesis 49:28 Catholic Bible OT Law: Genesis 49:28 All these are the twelve tribes (Gen. 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