1 Jacob called his sons and said, “Come here. I will tell you what comes next.” 2 Jacob said, “Sons of Jacob, listen to me. Listen to your dad, Israel.” 3 “Reuben, you are my first son. You are my strength.” 4 “But you were wild like water. You will not lead. You went to my bed. You did a bad thing to me.” 5 “Simeon and Levi are brothers. Their tools bring hurt.” ️⚠️ 6 “I will not join their plan. In mad anger, they hurt men and cows.” 7 “Their anger is bad. They will be spread out in Israel.” ✋ 8 “Judah, your brothers will praise you. You will win. Your brothers will bow to you.” 9 “Judah is like a young lion. He is strong and brave.” 10 “A ruler will come from you. Your family will lead. People will obey you.” 11 “You tie your donkey to a vine. Your clothes are red like grape juice.” 12 “Your eyes look dark like wine. Your teeth are white like milk.” 13 “Zebulun will live by the sea. He will be a safe place for boats. His land reaches to Sidon.” ⛵ 14 “Issachar is a strong donkey. He lies down to rest.” 15 “He saw the land was good. He worked hard. He carried loads. He became a worker.” 16 “Dan will judge his people. He is one of Israel’s sons.” ⚖️ 17 “Dan will be like a snake on the road. He will trip a horse and rider.” 18 “I wait for You, God. Please save me.” ❤️ 19 “Men will attack Gad. But Gad will fight back and win.” ️⚔️ 20 “Asher will have good food. He will make food fit for a king.” 21 “Naphtali is like a free deer. He says nice words.” ️ 22 “Joseph grows like a tree by water. His branches go over a wall.” 23 “People were mean to Joseph. They shot at him and hurt him.” 24 “But God made Joseph strong. God helped him. God is like a good shepherd and a strong rock.” 25 “God, the God of your dad, will help you. God will bless you with rain from the sky, water from deep, and a big family.” ️ 26 “Big gifts will be on Joseph. They are more than the old hills. These gifts are on Joseph, the leader over his brothers.” 27 “Benjamin is like a hungry wolf. In the morning he gets food. At night he shares the food.” 28 “These are the twelve sons of Israel. Their dad blessed each one with his own words.” 29 “Then Jacob told them, ‘I will die soon. Bury me with my fathers in the cave.’” ️ 30 “It is the cave in the field of Machpelah, near Mamre, in the land of Canaan. Abraham bought it from Ephron the Hittite to be a place to bury people.” ️ 31 “Abraham and Sarah are there. Isaac and Rebekah are there. I buried Leah there too.” 32 “The field and the cave were bought from the Hittites.” ️ 33 “Jacob finished talking to his sons. He put his feet on the bed. He took his last breath. He died.” ️