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Genesis 49:28

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.

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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.

KJV

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.

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18 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
כָּל־kol-allH3605 →
אֵ֛לֶּה'E.lehtheseH428 →
שִׁבְטֵ֥יshiv.Tei[are] [the] tribes ofH7626 →
יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478 →
שְׁנֵ֣יםshe.Neimtwo [plus]H8147 →
עָשָׂ֑ר'a.SartenH6240 →
וְ֠זֹאתVe.zotand thisH2063 →
אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-[is that] whichH834 →
דִּבֶּ֨רdi.Berhe spokeH1696 →
לָהֶ֤םla.Hemto them
אֲבִיהֶם֙'a.vi.Hemfather theirH1 →
וַיְבָ֣רֶךְvay.Va.rekhand he blessedH1288 →
אוֹתָ֔ם'o.Tam<obj.> themH853 →
אִ֛ישׁ'isheveryoneH376 →
אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherwhomH834 →
כְּבִרְכָת֖וֹke.vir.kha.Toaccording to blessing hisH1293 →
בֵּרַ֥ךְbe.Rakhhe blessedH1288 →
אֹתָֽם׃'o.Tam<obj.> themH853 →

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Genesis 27:4Then prepare a tasty dish that I love and bring it to me to eat, so that I may bless you before I die.”Ezekiel 39:8–10Yes, it is coming, and it will surely happen, declares the Lord GOD. This is the day of which I have spoken.Esther 8:11By these letters the king permitted the Jews in each and every city the right to assemble and defend themselves, to destroy, kill, and annihilate all the forces of any people or province hostile to them, including women and children, and to plunder their possessions.Revelation 7:4And I heard the number of those who were sealed, 144,000 from all the tribes of Israel:Hebrews 11:13All these people died in faith, without having received the things they were promised. However, they saw them and welcomed them from afar. And they acknowledged that they were strangers and exiles on the earth.Genesis 14:19and he blessed Abram and said: “Blessed be Abram by God Most High, Creator of heaven and earth,1 Kings 18:31And Elijah took twelve stones, one for each tribe of the sons of Jacob, to whom the word of the LORD had come and said, “Israel shall be your name.”Numbers 23:24Behold, the people rise like a lioness; they rouse themselves like a lion, not resting until they devour their prey and drink the blood of the slain.”Acts 26:7the promise our twelve tribes are hoping to realize as they earnestly serve God day and night. It is because of this hope, O king, that I am accused by the Jews.Esther 9:1–10On the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, the month of Adar, the king’s command and edict were to be executed. On this day the enemies of the Jews had hoped to overpower them, but their plan was overturned and the Jews overpowered those who hated them.Esther 8:9At once the royal scribes were summoned, and on the twenty-third day of the third month (the month of Sivan), they recorded all of Mordecai’s orders to the Jews and to the satraps, governors, and princes of the 127 provinces from India to Cush—writing to each province in its own script, to every people in their own language, and to the Jews in their own script and language.Esther 8:7So King Xerxes said to Esther the Queen and Mordecai the Jew, “Behold, I have given Haman’s estate to Esther, and he was hanged on the gallows because he attacked the Jews.Genesis 35:22While Israel was living in that region, Reuben went in and slept with his father’s concubine Bilhah, and Israel heard about it. Jacob had twelve sons:Zechariah 14:1–7Behold, a day of the LORD is coming when your plunder will be divided in your presence.Luke 24:50When Jesus had led them out as far as Bethany, He lifted up His hands and blessed them.Genesis 28:1So Isaac called for Jacob and blessed him. “Do not take a wife from the Canaanite women,” he commanded.Hebrews 7:7And indisputably, the lesser is blessed by the greater.James 1:1James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, To the twelve tribes of the Dispersion: Greetings.

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