12 tribes of Israel
The famous 12 tribes of Israel and their strange symbolism with snakes & wolves have always fascinated faithfuls & skeptics alike. But no evidence has ever been found that these perticular “tribes” have really existed, and it also doesn’t make any sense that a kingdom — or spookery — could be founded by humble desert nomads. And upon closer analysis, the “tribes” seem to be just punny phrases, yet another parable about spookery.
Introduction
Many people are obsessed with the poetic-mysticist description of the “12 tribes of Israel” — with “lions”, “snakes” & “wolves”! — and the mainstream’s everlasting hunt for the “lost tribes”. Some truth-seekers even believe that spookery can be explained by mysterious “tribes” harboring some grand secret, and then conquering the world with it.
I don’t, and I can now disprove the speculation: If you pun-decrypt the garbled text, it is the usual general introduction to spookery, which explains that the aristocracy is simply better off when they don’t admit their power & corruption, but instead put an additional layer of deception & disguise on top.
This is also evidence that the people who invented spookery were already powerful aristocrats, probably already the most powerful. The text never explains how to attain power, or how to defeat other powers. Rather, it starts with something like “lordship by birthright, you are the beginning of my strength”, where rˀwbn-bkr “Reuben the firstborn” puns with rbnw-bkr “leadership by birthright” (Genesis 49:3). So lordship by birthright is how power really starts. The only problem are the pḥz-k-mym “uncontrolled waters”, i.e. the pḥz-k-ˁmym “uncontrollable people” (Genesis 49:4). In my opinion, this confirms Miles’ analyses of spookery as a very simple & ham-handed deception, by which powerful people can only fool their powerless subjects. Spookery simply adds even more power to existing power.
Overall, the word šbṭ “tribes” seems to be a pun with šbṭ in the sense of “veil”. This meaning is not attested, however. I found only the meaning of “pressed cloth” & “plating”. But since many rare words for “veil” are derived from similar attributes, this may be the intended pun.
As an interesting sidenote: Not all of the 12 “tribes” are actually aspects of spooky deception. Rather, some are apparently used as pun-encryptions for “the subjects”, e.g. Benjamin, Simeon & Levi. Others describe traditional aspects of power, e.g. Reuben, Dan & Gad. So the “tribes” are not exactly symmetrical here, but tweaked to suit the punnery. I think this is because the spooky parable was saddled on an older non-spooky parable (probably like most Bible stories). It was perhaps about aspects of traditional power, because šbṭ “tribes” also puns with šbṭ “scepters”. I doubt that it would contain great secrets though, even if we had the assumed original text.
How to read the interlinear puns
- Each word is a block; each verse is a paragraph of little blocks. Blocks & text are always read left-to-right, as in English.
- Possible pun meaning is on light red at the top, with hyperlinked pun vocabulary just below.
- Original text is in the center.
- Official meaning is on light green at the bottom, with hyperlinked official vocabulary just above.
- Pun vocabulary is in red, whenever the meaning differs.
- Pun decryption is not an exact science. Please read the introduction, the interchangeability rules, and judge yourself whether I got it right.
- An encrypted spook message does not automatically mean that the literal meaning is wrong, or that the encrypted meaning is the truth. Still, religious readers should proceed with care.
Reuben
Genesis 49:3
Lordship, leadership & rulershiprbwn master, lord, ruler rbnw leadership, rule rbnwt authority, superiority rˀwbn ראובןrˀwbn Reuben Reuben[by] birthright,bkr birthright bkry בכריbkr firstborn my firstborn,you [are]ˀth you ˀth אתהˀth you you [are]my mightkḥ might, power kḥy כחיkḥ might, power my mightand the beginningrˀšyt beginning wrˀšyt וראשיתrˀšyt beginning and the beginningof my strength,ˀwn strength ˀwny אוניˀwn strength of my strength,the advantageytr advantage, profitable, rich, great ytr יתרytr excel, excess the excellencyof a high positionšˀt strength, high position šˀt שאתšˀt majesty, dignity of dignityand the advantageytr advantage, profitable, rich, great wytr ויתרytr excel, excess and the excellencyof power.ˁz power ˁz עזˁz power of power.
Genesis 49:4
[But] uncontrolledpḥz uncontrolled pḥz פחזpḥz uncontrolled [But] uncontrolledas the people [are],k as ˁmym people kmym כמיםk as mym waters as the watersnotˀl not ˀl אלˀl not notyou will prosper,t will ytr prosper, survive twtr תותרt will ytr excel you shall excel,unlessky unless ky כיky because becauseyou withdrawˁlh withdraw, go away ˁlyt עליתˁlh go up you went up[into] the coverm of šgb cover mškby משכביmškb bed, couch [to] the bedof smoke & confusion,ˀbk smoke, confused, perplex ˀbyk אביךˀby father k your of your father,thenˀz then ˀz אזˀz then thenyou can fool [them].hll deride, fool, foolish ḥllt חללתḥll bore, pierce, profane you defiled [it].[Into] the backgroundyṣˁ spread, background yṣwˁy יצועיyṣwˁ bed, couch [To] my couchyou [must] withdraw.ˁlh withdraw, go away ˁlh עלהˁlh go up he went up.
Simeon & Levi
Genesis 49:5
The idiots & troublemakersšˁmmn troublesome person šˁmwm idiot šmˁwn שמעוןšmˁwn Simeon Simeon[if] joined togetherˀlw if lwy join, connect wlwy ולויlwy Levi and Levi[are easily] angered,ḥmm hot, heated, excited, angry ˀḥym אחיםˀḥym brothers [are] brothers,instrumentskly instrument, vessel, weapon kly כליkly instrument, vessel, weapon instrumentsof violenceḥms violence ḥms חמסḥms violence of violence[are] their weapons.mkrt swords, weapons hm their mkrtyhm מכרתיהםmkrt swords, weapons hm their [are] their swords.
Genesis 49:6
Into their conversations & circlesb in swd intimate, circle, converse m their bsdm בסדםb with swd council, company m their Their councilnotˀl not ˀl אלˀl not notlet entert will bwˀ enter tbˀ תבאt will bwˀ enter let entermy intentions,npš greedy, desire, intent npšy נפשיnpš soul my soul,to their crowds & hordesb in qhl crowd, horde m their bqhlm בקהלםb with qhl assembly m their to their assemblynotˀl not ˀl אלˀl not notlet be knownt will hwdˁ know, make known tḥd תחדt will ˀḥd united let be unitedmy importance & wealth,kbd important, rich, make oneself rich kbdh wealth kbdy כבדיkbd honor my honor,becauseky because ky כיky because becausein their angerb in ˀp anger m their bˀpm באפםb in ˀp anger m their in their angerthey will slayhrg kill, slay hrgw הרגוhrg kill, slay they slew[even] a lord,ˀyš lord ˀyš אישˀyš man a man,and in their willb in rṣwn will, desire, as would m their wbrṣnm וברצנםb in rṣwn will, desire, as would m their and in their willcan uprootˁqr hamstring, pluck, uproot ˁqrw עקרוˁqr hamstring, pluck, uproot they hamstrung [??][even] a ruler.šwr appoint ruler šr prince, ruler šwr שורšwr ox an ox [???].
Genesis 49:7
Curseˀrr curse ˀrwr ארורˀrr curse Cursetheir anger,ˀp anger m their ˀpm אפםˀp anger m their their anger,forky for ky כיky for forit is strong,ˁz strong ˁz עזˁz strong it is strong,and their wrath,ˁbrh anger, wrath, fury m their wˁbrtm ועברתםˁbrh anger, wrath, fury m their and their wrath,forky for ky כיky for forit is stubborn.qšth cruel, hard, stubborn qšth קשתהqšth cruel, hard, stubborn it is cruel.I will divide themḥlq divide, oppose m them ˀḥlqm אחלקםḥlq divide, oppose m them I will divide themwith prevention / spycraft / deceptionb with ˁqb deceitful, hinder, prevent, espy byˁqb ביעקבb in yˁqb Jacob in Jacoband break thempwṣ break, spread m them wˀpyṣm ואפיצםpwṣ pieces, scatter m them and scatter themwith veiled rulership.b with šr ruler rˁl veil byšrˀl בישראלb in yšrˀl Israel in Israel.
Judah
Genesis 49:8
Veiled / informant,hwdyˁ inform, tell yˁṭh veil yhwdh יהודהyhwdh Judah Judah [praiser],[to?] youˀth you ˀth אתהˀth you [to?] youshall praiseydh praise k you ywdwk יודוךydh praise k you shall praiseyour brothers.ˀḥ brothers k your ˀḥyk אחיךˀḥ brothers k your your brothers.Your hand [shall be]yd hand k your ydk ידךyd hand k your Your hand [shall be]behindb in ˁrp neck, rear bˁrp בערףb in ˁrp neck, rear on the neckyour enemies,ˀyb enemy k your ˀybyk איביךˀyb enemy k your of your enemies,[and] shall bow downšḥh bow down, worship yštḥww ישתחווšḥh bow down, worship [and] shall bow downbefore youlk to you lk לךlk to you before you[even] the peoplebn man, member bny בניbn son the [other] sonswho are your enemies.ˀyb enemy k your ˀbyk אביךˀby father k your of your father.
Genesis 49:9
Converted to / a strangergwr convert, be a stranger gr stranger grˁ inferior gwr גורgwr cub, whelp Whelp[by] appearancerˀy appear rˀyh look hrˀh show, shown hrˀyh showing ˀryh אריהˀryh lion of a lionthe veiled / informant [is].hwdyˁ inform, tell yˁṭh veil yhwdh יהודהyhwdh Judah Judah [is].From being seized as preym from ṭrp strike, seize, prey mṭrp מטרףm from ṭrp strike, seize, prey From the seized preymy sonbn son y my bny בניbn son y my my sonyou have elevated yourself.ˁly go up ˁlyt עליתˁly go up you have gone up.He subjugateskrˁ cast down, subdue krˁ כרעkrˁ bow down He bows down,the pressing crowdrbwṣy pressing crowd rbṣ press, oppress rbṣ רבץrbṣ lie down he lies downas [one of] the enemy,k as rˀy appear rˀyh look ˁr hater, enemy, foe kˀryh כאריהk as ˀry lion ˀryh lion as a lion,and as an oppressedk as ˁlb oppressed wklbyˀ וכלביאk as lbyˀ lion and as a lionwhomy who my מיmy who whocould accuse / rise against him?qwm rise against, make stand, confirm, accuse yqymnw יקימנוqwm stand, rise, arise, rouse shall rouse him?
Genesis 49:10
Notlˀ not lˀ לאlˀ not Notshall be removedswr remove, take off, character yswr יסורswr cease, remove shall departthe web / veil [??]šbṭ pressed, smooth cloth, make web close šwbṭˀ dissimulation šbṭ שבטšbṭ scepter the scepterfrom the veiled / informant,m from hwdyˁ inform, tell yˁṭh veil myhwdh מיהודהm from yhwdh Judah from Judah,nor the imitationm of ḥqh imitated, imitate customs wmḥqq ומחקקm from ḥqq staff, scepter nor the stafffrom amongm from byn among, between mbyn מביןm from byn among, between from betweenthe spyrgl spy rglyw רגליוrgl foot, feet his feet [???]untilˁd until ˁd עדˁd until untilthatky that ky כיky that thatis reachedbwˀ come, reach, happen ybˀ יבאbwˀ come, reach, happen comes[full] deception & delusion,šlh false hopes, deceived, misled šly let go astray hšlyh delusion šylh שילהšylh Shiloh šlh quiet, at ease Shiloh,and [then] to him [shall be]lw to him wlw ולוlw to him and to him [shall be]the obedienceyqht obedience yqht יקהתyqht obedience the obedienceof the people.ˁmym people ˁmym עמיםˁmym people of the people.
Genesis 49:11
He wrapsˀsr bind, harness, wrap ˀsry אסריˀsr bind, harness, wrap He bindsto his body / selfl for gwpny bodily gwp body, self lgpn לגפןl to gpn vine to the vinean appearance,ˁyr appear, watch ˁyrh עירהˁyr donkey his donkey,and to his whispering [?]l for šrq plaster, smear, whistle, whisper wlšrqh ולשרקהl to šrq choice vine and to the choice vinea built-upbnh build bny בניbn son, child the coltdeceit.ˁtnyˀ deceitful, dishonest ˀtnw אתנוˀtn female donkey of his [female] donkey.He conquerskbš subdue, press, conquer kbs כבסkbs wash, launder He washeswith his appearanceb with ˁyn look, appearance, gleam, sparkle byyn בייןb in yyn wine in wineof leadership,šwbl leading šbl lead, leader lbšw לבשוlbwš clothing, dress, covering his garments,and with his disguiseb with dmy disguise wbdm ובדםb in dm blood and in the bloodof hollow / proclamations [???]nbˀ inspire, prophesy, proclaim nby predict nbb hollow ˁnbym ענביםˁnb grape of grapeshe seduces.swt mislead, entice, seduce, allure swth סותהswt clothes, robes his clothes.
Genesis 49:12
More rusticḥqly rustic, peasant ḥklyly חכליליḥklyl dark, red Darker[are] his appearancesˁyn look, appearance ˁynym עיניםˁyn eye [are] his eyesthan [actual] poor people,m than ˁny humble, needy, poor myyn מייןm than yyn wine than wine,and humblerˁlbwn humiliation wlbn ולבןlbn white and whiterhis disguisesšnˀ disguise šnym שניםšn tooth his teeththan [actual] humiliated people.m than ˁlb humiliated mḥlb מחלבm than ḥlb milk than milk.
Zebulun
Genesis 49:13
Entertainment / manurezbl entertain, dung, manure zbwln זבולןzbwln Zebulun Zebulunto cover & bendl to ḥwp bend over ḥph cover, invent fictions lḥwp לחוףl to ḥwp coast, shore by the shorethe peopleˁmym people ymym ימיםymym sea of the seashall be established,škn establish yškn ישכןškn dwell, settle shall dwell,and it [shall be]hwˀ he, it whwˀ והואhwˀ he, it and he [shall be]to cover upl to ḥwp bend over ḥph cover, invent fictions lḥwp לחוףl to ḥwp coast, shore a haven forthe poverty,ˁnywt poverty ˁnwt affliction ˁntˀ oppressor ˀnywt אניותˀnywt ships ships,and a bandageˁrqh strap ˁrq bandage wyrktw וירכתוyrkh border, side and his borderuponˁl upon, over ˁl עלˁl upon, over uponthe desolation.ṣdw desolation, affliction n -tion, -er ṣydny hypocrite ṣydn צידןṣydn Sidon Sidon
Issachar
Genesis 49:14
The fake personaˀyš man, person šqr liar, lie, falsehood, deception, act falsely yšškr יששכרyšškr Issachar Issachar[is] a veilḥmr cover ḫmˀr veil ḥmr חמרḥmr donkey [is] a donkeystrong / of the self,grm self grm גרםgrm strong strong,[to] crouch downrbṣ lie down, crouch down, rest rbṣ רבץrbṣ lie down, crouch down, rest lying downduring [times of]byn during byn ביןbyn between, among betweenpunishment.m of špṭ judgment, punishment, quarrel ym (plural) hmšptym המשפתיםmšpt heap, burden ym (plural) the burdens.
Genesis 49:15
And he sawyrˀ see wyrˀ ויראyrˀ see And he sawthe leadershipm of nḥh lead, guide, govern mnḥh מנחהm of nḥ rest nḥh rest the restthat [it was]ky that ky כיky that that [it was]better [this way],ṭwb good ṭwb טובṭwb good good,and thatˀt to wˀt ואתˀt to and thatthe oppressedrṣṣ oppressed hˀrṣ הארץˀrṣ land the landthat [they were]ky that ky כיky that that [it was]more pleasant [this way].nˁm pleasant, sweet nˁmh נעמהnˁm pleasant, sweet was pleasant.So he let himself downnṭh bend, bow down, turn wyṭ ויטnṭh bend, bow down, turn And he bowed[to] simplenessšḥm vile, profane šḥym simple škmw שכמוškm shoulder his shoulderto bear [this] burdenl to sbl carry, bear, burden lsbl לסבלl to sbl carry, bear, burden to bear [a burden]and became [one under]yhy be, become wyhy ויהיyhy be, become and becamethe maskl to mswh cover, veil, mask lms למסl to ms labour-band, slave-gang a bandof a slave.ˁbd servant, slave ˁbd עבדˁbd servant, slave of slaves.
Dan
Genesis 49:16
Religious / devotiondnw obeisance, humility, devotion dyn religion dn דןdn Dan Danshall subduedny submit, prostrate, subdue ydyn ידיןdyn judge, punish shall judgethe peopleˁm people ˁmw עמוˁm people his peopleas onek as ˀḥd one kˀḥd כאחדk as ˀḥd one as oneof the websšbṭ pressed, smooth cloth, make web close šwbṭˀ dissimulation šbṭy שבטיšbṭ tribe of the tribesof veiled rulership.šr ruler rˁl veil yšrˀl ישראלyšrˀl Israel of Israel
Genesis 49:17
Shall beyhy be yhy יהיyhy be Shall bereligious / devotiondnw obeisance, humility, devotion dyn religion dn דןdn Dan Danan enchanted whispernḥš divine, whisper, enchantment, superstition nḥš נחשnḥš a serpent a serpentagainstˁl against ˁly remove, withdraw ˁly עליˁl on, above ˁly by bycomplaining / trouble-makers,ṭrk complain, trouble ṭrkn trouble-maker drk דרךdrk way the way,a blaming & censuringšpp crush, brush off, collapse špwpyn blame, censure špypn שפיפןšpypn horned viper a viperagainstˁl against ˁly remove, withdraw ˁly עליˁl by byevidence & understanding [??],ḥˀr free ḥwr freedom, clear, transparent, evident, understand ˀrḥ ארחˀrḥ path the path,that weeds outnkš strike, weed hnšk הנשךnšk bite that bitesinvestigation / overreachˁqb track, seek, investigate, overreach ˁqby עקביˁqb heel the heels[by] disturbing / examination,sws examine šwš bright, quick, disturb sws סוסsws horse of the horse,so that is thrown downnpl fell, fall, bring down wypl ויפלnpl fell, fall, bring down so that fallsany bold speakerrḥb proud, ambitious, speak boldly rkbw רכבוrkb rider the rider[by] the others [??].ˀḥr other ˀḥwr אחורˀḥwr back, backward backward.
Genesis 49:18
[So] for your smoothness / hypocrisy,l to šˁwˁ smooth, smooth-talking, hypocrisy k your lyšwˁtk לישועתךl to yšwˁh salvation k your For your salvation[simply] invokeqwh call, invoke qwyty קויתיqwh wait I wait,the creator.hwy create, produce, make hwyw creation yhwh יהוהyhwh Yahweh Yahweh.
Gad
Genesis 49:19
[As for] troops,gdd troop, rebel gwd attack, overcome gd גדgd Gad, luck Gad,rebelsgdd troop, rebel gwd attack, overcome gdwd גדודgdd troop, rebel gwd attack, overcome the troopscan attack them,gdd troop, rebel gwd attack, overcome ygwdnw יגודנוgdd troop, rebel gwd attack, overcome will attack him,but it [will always become]hwˀ he, it whwˀ והואhwˀ he, it but he [will become]triumphantgdd troop, rebel gwd attack, overcome ygd יגדgdd troop, rebel gwd attack, overcome triumphantthe deception.ˁqb deceitful ˁqbh crookedness, cunning ˁqb עקבˁqb last at last.
Asher
Genesis 49:20
For enrichmentm since, because ˁšr rich, enrich, riches, wealth mˀšr מאשרm from ˀšr Asher From Asher[shall be] plannedzmn plan, plot, prepare, appointed time šmnh שמנהšmn rich, fat richwars & battles,lḥm war, battle lḥmw לחמוlḥm bread [shall be] the bread,and theyhwˀ he, it, they whwˀ והואhwˀ he, it, they and heshall [also] yieldntn give, yield ytn יתןntn give, yield shall yieldenjoyment & pleasurem of ˁdn enjoy, delight mˁdny מעדניmˁdn delicacies m of ˁdn pleasure delicaciesfor the royalty.mlk king, royal mlk מלךmlk king, royal royal.
Naphtali
Genesis 49:21
Contortionn make ptl twist, contortion, pervert, crooked nptly נפתליnptly Naphtali Naphtaliis leadershipˀyl head, chief, leader ˀylh אילהˀyl deer ˀylh doe is a deerset free,šlḥ free, set free šlḥh שלחהšlḥ free, set free set free,that providesntn give, provide, make available hntn הנתןntn give, provide, make available that bearsa [kind of] commandingˀmr say, command, order, oppressive, think ˀmry אמריˀmr lamb fawns[that works] beautifully.špr beautiful špr שפרšpr beautiful [that are] beautiful.
Joseph
Genesis 49:22
A structurebnh build bnyh structure, building bn בןbn one, son, offspring, bough A boughfruitfulprt fruit, fruitful prt פרתprt fruit, fruitful fruitful[is] a veil / of forgery,ṣˁyp veil zyp forge, falsify, counterfeit ywsp יוסףywsp Joseph [is] Joseph,a structure / builtbnh build bnyh structure, building bn בןbn son, offspring, bough a boughso detailed & deceptiveprṭ specified, detailed, detail, play, deceive prt פרתprt fruit, fruitful fruitfuluponˁl by, on ˁly עליˁl by, on bythe eye.ˁyn eye, look, appearance ˁyn עיןˁyn well a well.Its perceptionbyn understand, perceive, observe bnwt בנותbn son, offspring, bough His branchesensnares / affixes the eyesṣdd fix eyes ṣydˀ ensnare ṣdˀ mock ṣˁdh צעדהṣˁd step, run runuponˁl upon, above ˁly עליˁl upon, above over[its] look.šwr look, behold, regard šwr שורšwr wall the wall.
Genesis 49:23
And it [would] bitterly aggrievemrr bitter, trouble, grieve wymrrhw וימררהוmrr bitter, trouble, grieve And bitterly grieved [him]the multitudes,rb multitude rbˀ multitude wrbw ורבוrbb shoot and shotand [would] hate [it]šṭm hate wyšṭmhw וישטמהוšṭm hate and hated [him][all] those who arebˁl member bˁly בעליbˁl owner, master the ownersoutsiders.ḥwṣ outside ḥwṣh outsider ḥṣym חציםḥṣ arrow of arrows.
Genesis 49:24
But remainst will yšb remain wtšb ותשבt will yšb remain But remainedin strengthb in ˀytn firm, strength bˀytn באיתןb in ˀytn firm, strength in strengthits decoration,qšṭ prepare, arrange, adorn, decorate qštw קשתוqšt bow qšṭ bow his bow,[as] is gildedpzz leap, dance, gilded wypzw ויפזוpzz made strong, agile were made strongthe veilˀzr bind, gird ˀzˀr veil zrˁy זרעיzrwˁ arm the armsof leadership,hdy lead, leading, leader ydyw ידיוyd hand of his hands,by meansbyd by means mydy מידיm by yd hand by the handsof the powerˀbyr strong, mighty ˀbyr אבירˀbyr strong, mighty of the mighty [God]of deception.ˁqb deceitful ˁqbh crookedness, cunning yˁqb יעקבyˁqb Jacob of Jacob.From there [comes]m from šm there mšm משםm from šm there From there [is]the appearancerˀh look, show, appear rˁh רעהrˁh shepherd, lead, guide the shepherd[which] establishesbnh build, construct, establish ˀbn אבןˀbn stone [which is] the stonea veiled ruler.šr ruler rˁl veil yšrˀl ישראלyšrˀl Israel of Israel.
Genesis 49:25
The fraudmˁl circumvent, defraud mˁlh distinguish mˀl מאלm by ˀl god, God By the Godwill surround youˀby embrace, surround k you ˀbyk אביךˀby father k your [who is] of your fatherand veil you,ˀzˀr veil k you wyˁzrk ויעזרךˁzr help k you and [?] who will help you,andˀt to wˀt ואתˀt to andthe mockeryṣdy deride, play, mock šdy שדיšdy Almighty by the Almightywill veil youbrq blockade, veil k you wybrkk ויברכךbrk bless k you who will bless youwith a mantleb with rqˁ patch, garment rqyˁh mantle brkt ברכתbrk blessing [with] blessingsof confusionšmm astonish, confound šˁmymw mental confusion šmym שמיםšmym heaven of heavento distinguish [you].mˁl circumvent, defraud mˁlh distinguish mˁl מעלm from ˁl above above.Veilsbrq blockade, veil brkt ברכתbrk blessing Blessingsto amazetmh astound, amaze thwm תהוםthwm deep of the deepthe crowdsrbwṣy pressing crowd rbṣ press, oppress rbṣt רבצתrbṣ lie down that liesbelow,tḥt beneath, below tḥt תחתtḥt beneath, below beneath,veilsbrq blockade, veil brkt ברכתbrk blessing blessingsof hatredšṭm hate, hatred šdym שדיםšdym breasts of the breastsand of love.rḥm womb, love wrḥm ורחםrḥm womb, love and of the womb.
Genesis 49:26
Veilsbrq blockade, veil brkt ברכתbrk blessing The blessingsto surround youˀby embrace, surround k you ˀbyk אביךˀby father k your of your father[to] strengthengbr strong, mighty gbrw גברוgbr excel have excelledupon [you],ˁl upon ˁl עלˁl upon upon,veilsbrq blockade, veil brkt ברכתbrk blessing the blessingsfor the aristocracyḥwr nobleman ḥr noble, nobility hwry הוריhwr father of my fathersdown toˁd up to ˁd עדˁd up to up tothe lowest / wanderingtty lower tˁh wander tˀwt תאותtˀwh bound the utmost boundstax collector.gbh exalted, official, collect taxes gbˁt גבעתgbˁh hill of the hills.Hidden / foreverˁlm hidden ˁwlm עולםˁlm everlasting Everlastingthey shall bet will hyy be thyyn תהייןt will hyy be they shall beon the headl to rˀš head lrˀš לראשl to rˀš head on the headof the deceiver,zwp forge, falsify zyp counterfeit, deceive ywsp יוסףywsp Joseph of Joseph,and on the headsl to qdqd crown of head wlqdqd ולקדקדl to qdqd crown of head and on the headsof the veiled / princesnˀzr girded n made ˀzˀr veil nzyr נזירnzyr prince of the princeshis brothers.ˀḥ brother ˀḥyw אחיוˀḥ brother his brothers.
Benjamin
Genesis 49:27
The multitudes & crowdsbny men myn people hmwn crowd, multitude, hordes bnymyn בנימיןbnymyn Benjamin bn son ymyn right Benjamin[are] wolveszˀb wolf zˀb זאבzˀb wolf [is] a wolfravenous / confused.ṭrp confused, unbalance yṭrp יטרףṭrp tear, prey, ravenous ravenous.With first-classersb with bkr first, birthright, lead bkrˀ first rank bbqr בבקרb in bqr morning In the morningone [can] revealglˀ reveal yˀkl יאכלˀkl devour he [shall] devourone’s [true] testimony / designation,ˁd proof, evidence, testimony ˁdh family yˁd designate ˁd עדˁd prey the prey,but to the multitudes & crowdsl to ˁrbwb multitude ˁrbwbyˀ crowd wlˁrb ולערבl to ˁrb night and at nightone [must] smoothen one’s appearanceḥlq smooth, smoothen, flattery, improve appearance yḥlq יחלקḥlq divide he [shall] divide[through] denial.šll remove, deny šll שללšll spoil the spoil.
12 tribes
Genesis 49:28
[So] allkl all kl כלkl all Allthese areˀlh these ˀlh אלהˀlh these these arethe websšbṭ pressed, smooth cloth, make web close šwbṭˀ dissimulation šbṭy שבטיšbṭ tribe the tribesof veiled rulership,šr ruler rˁl veil yšrˀl ישראלyšrˀl Israel of Israel,disguisesšny disguise ym (plural) šnym שניםšnym two twoof [our] protection.ˁzr surround, protect ˀzr gird ˀzˀr veil ˁšr עשרˁšr ten [and] ten.And this [is]zˀt this wzˀt וזאתzˀt this And this [is]whatˀšr what ˀšr אשרˀšr what whatspokedbr speak dbr דברdbr speak spoketo themlhm to them lhm להםlhm to them to themtheir “father”,ˀby father hm their ˀbyhm אביהםˀby father hm their their father,and he veiledbrq veil wybrk ויברךbrk bless and he blessedthem,ˀt to m them ˀwtm אותםˀt to m them them,every oneˀyš man ˀyš אישˀyš man every oneso thatˀšr who, that ˀšr אשרˀšr who, that so thataccording to his own veilk according brq veil kbrktw כברכתוk according brk bless, blessing according to his own blessinghe veiledbrq veil brk ברךbrk bless he blessedthem.ˀt to m them ˀtm אתםˀt to m them them.