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Benjamin shall be as a ravenous wolf; at the dawn he shall devour the prey, and at twilight he shall divide his possessions;
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Therefore, his throne shall be bordered between the Northa and the Southb, between the Eastc and the Westd, that Israel should look inward.
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And at the beginning of thy seed this shall be as a watchman over thee, but at the end it shall be as an example unto Israel.
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¶ And in the seconda month, when the lightb of spring should come, thou shalt gather up the seeds from the previous harvest, and make them ready, that they be planted in their times;
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For thy seed shall find rest inward, even as a seed planted in the ground, that the roots may dig deep to find their nourishment,
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And that their leaves might stretch forth to the sky to gather the warmth of the sun and drink deeply from the rains.
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And thy inner wisdoma shall grant thee and thy seed inner sight, and a gift of reading the stars,
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And the night sky shall tella thee when all times should come to pass, even as they toldb thee that thy brother Joseph wast dwelling here, in Egypt.
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¶ And after my seed should flee Egypt and to return unto YHVH, thy seed shall be a grievous strain, and thy sword shall be in thy left handa;
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And for thy sins, they should nearly be destroyed, and lost after my son should again be separated,
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But thy seed shall hide among thy brother, Judah, and shall be made safe that their ways of war should be lost, and their battle should shift from those around them to that within.
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¶ And thy camp shall be made to the West, that at the last days, thy sister, Dinah, shall find thee, and should bring thee home.
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And the coat of many colorsa, torn asunder by thy brethren, shall be sewn together once more, and shall be worn by thy brother, Joseph, in righteousness.
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And in that day, thy daughters shall be freed from the captivity of thy sons, and shall shine forth as a light in the darkness to bring the glory of YHVH to the earth;
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And a dove of peacea shall descend from thy seed and shall lead the daughters of Israel into battle, that they should remember their place.
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And thy sons shall kneel, and stand ashamed for their forbearance, and shall set aside their gains and divide their spoils that all of Israel should be free and reap the blessings of thy seed.
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¶ O remember, my son, that the sword of mana is the death of mankinda, and his blood shall cry out from the earth;
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Therefore, Benjamin, my son, be thou a follower of compassion, showing mercy to all mankind, even they with evil in their hearts for thee,
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And showing the poor man mercy that the malakima of the heavens should sing thy praises before YHVH.
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Do this, and YHVH, even El Elyona, shall give unto thee and thy seed an everlasting possession,
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And that ye should no longer be called a ravenous wolf, but a worker of YHVH, giving nourishment to those in need, and doing works which are good in the sight of YHVH.
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¶ And all these are the twelve tribes of Israel, the twelve sons of Jacob and his daughter also:
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And these are the final words that their father, Jacob, spoke unto them and blessed them; everyone according to his blessing did he bless them.