and began to work in payment of tribute.

16Dan will execute judgment among his people,

as one of the tribes[400] of Israel.

17Dan will be a serpent on the road,

like an adder on the way,

that stings the horse in the leg,

so that his rider falls backwards.

18 (In You, O Lord, our salvation is what I hope for![ 401])

19Gad... He will be annoyed by the raids of robbers,

but each time they will have to flee from it[402].

20 The food is good, and it is in abundance[403],

at least supply his delicacies to the king's table.

21Naphtali is a free doe,

He produces excellent offspring[404].

22 But Joseph is a young and fruitful tree,

at the spring a young fruit-bearing tree that has grown[405]a,

whose branches[406] rise above the wall.

23 No matter how fiercely the archers attack him,

no matter how viciously they shoot arrows at him,

24His bow remains elastic

and his hands are strong

by the power of the mighty God Jacob,

in the name of the Shepherd, the Stronghold of Israel,

25May the God of your father help you in the future.

And may God Almighty bestow His blessings upon you,

blessings pouring down from heaven,

blessings that come from the depths of the earth,

blessings of the breast of the nurse and the womb of the one who gives birth.

26Your Father's Blessings Surpass

the blessings of the mountains[407] of the ancients,

the bountiful gifts of the eternal hills;

let them be on the head of Joseph;

on the crown of his head, the husband, among his brethren – glorified.

27Benjamin is a gluttonous wolf,

In the morning he greedily swallows his prey,