Genesis 49

^{1 !} Jaakob blesseth all his sonnes by name, and sheweth them what is to come.

^{1 a} When God shal bring you out of Egypt.

^{3 b} Begotten in my youthe.

^{3 c} If thou hadest not lost thy birthright by thine offence.

^{5 /} Or, their swordes were instruments of violence.

^{6 e} The Shechemites, { chap. 34,26}.

^{6 d} Or, tongue, meaning that he nether consented to them in worde nor thoght.

^{7 f} For Leui had no parte, and Simeon was vnder Judah, {Josh. 19:1}, til God gaue them the place of the Amalekites. {1 Chro. 4:43}.

^{8 g} As was verified in Dauid and Christ.

^{9 h} His enemies shal so feare him.

^{10 /} Or, Kingdome.

^{10 i} Which is Christ the Messias, the giuer of all prosperitie: who shal call the Gentiles to salvation.

^{11 k} A countrey moste abundant with vines and pastures is promised him.

^{14 l} His force shalbe great, but he shal want courage to resist his enemies.

^{14 /} Ebr. an asse of great bones.

^{16 m} shal haue the honour of a tribe.

^{17 n} That is, full of subteltie.

^{20 p} He shal abound in corne & pleasant frutes.

^{21 q} Ouercoming more by faire wordes then by force.

^{22 /} Ebr. daughters.

^{22 /} Ebr. a sonne of increase.

^{23 r} As his brethren, Potiphar, and others.

^{24 s} That is, God.

^{26 t} In as muche as he was more nere to the accomplishment of the promes, and it had bene more often confirmeed.

^{26 u} Either in dignitie, or when he was solde from his brethren.

^{29 !} He wil be buryed with his fathers.

^{33 x} Whereby is signified how quickly he dyed.

^{33 !} He dyeth.