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CharlesLanguageEnglishEspañol‹Testament of Reuben 1Testament of Reuben 2Testament of Reuben 3Testament of Reuben 4Testament of Reuben 5Testament of Reuben 6Testament of Reuben 7Testament of Simeon 1Testament of Simeon 2Testament of Simeon 3Testament of Simeon 4Testament of Simeon 5Testament of Simeon 6Testament of Simeon 7Testament of Simeon 8Testament of Simeon 9Testament of Levi 1Testament of Levi 2Testament of Levi 3Testament of Levi 4Testament of Levi 5Testament of Levi 6Testament of Levi 7Testament of Levi 8Testament of Levi 9Testament of Levi 10Testament of Levi 11Testament of Levi 12Testament of Levi 13Testament of Levi 14Testament of Levi 15Testament of Levi 16Testament of Levi 17Testament of Levi 18Testament of Levi 19Testament of Judah 1Testament of Judah 2Testament of Judah 3Testament of Judah 4Testament of Judah 5Testament of Judah 6Testament of Judah 7Testament of Judah 8Testament of Judah 9Testament of Judah 10Testament of Judah 11Testament of Judah 12Testament of Judah 13Testament of Judah 14Testament of Judah 15Testament of Judah 16Testament of Judah 17Testament of Judah 18Testament of Judah 19Testament of Judah 20Testament of Judah 21Testament of Judah 22Testament of Judah 23Testament of Judah 24Testament of Judah 26Testament of Issachar 1Testament of Issachar 2Testament of Issachar 3Testament of Issachar 4Testament of Issachar 5Testament of Issachar 6Testament of Issachar 7Testament of Zebulun 1Testament of Zebulun 2Testament of Zebulun 3Testament of Zebulun 4Testament of Zebulun 5Testament of Zebulun 6Testament of Zebulun 7Testament of Zebulun 8Testament of Zebulun 9Testament of Zebulun 10Testament of Dan 1Testament of Dan 2Testament of Dan 3Testament of Dan 4Testament of Dan 5Testament of Dan 6Testament of Dan 7Testament of Naphtali 1Testament of Naphtali 2Testament of Naphtali 3Testament of Naphtali 4Testament of Naphtali 5Testament of Naphtali 6Testament of Naphtali 7Testament of Naphtali 8Testament of Naphtali 9Testament of Gad 1Testament of Gad 2Testament of Gad 3Testament of Gad 4Testament of Gad 5Testament of Gad 6Testament of Gad 7Testament of Gad 8Testament of Asher 1Testament of Asher 2Testament of Asher 3Testament of Asher 4Testament of Asher 5Testament of Asher 6Testament of Asher 7Testament of Asher 8Testament of Joseph 1Testament of Joseph 2Testament of Joseph 3Testament of Joseph 4Testament of Joseph 5Testament of Joseph 6Testament of Joseph 7Testament of Joseph 8Testament of Joseph 9Testament of Joseph 10Testament of Joseph 11Testament of Joseph 12Testament of Joseph 13Testament of Joseph 14Testament of Joseph 15Testament of Joseph 16Testament of Joseph 17Testament of Joseph 18Testament of Joseph 19Testament of Joseph 20Testament of Benjamin 1Testament of Benjamin 2Testament of Benjamin 3Testament of Benjamin 4Testament of Benjamin 5Testament of Benjamin 6Testament of Benjamin 7Testament of Benjamin 8Testament of Benjamin 9Testament of Benjamin 10Testament of Benjamin 11Testament of Benjamin 12›Testament of Judah: THE FOURTH SON OF JACOB AND LEAH Chapter 26Testament of Judah 26ListenPlay this chapter in spoken English.Save chapterListen to chapter11 And after these things shall Abraham and Isaac and Jacob arise unto life, and I and my brethren shall be chiefs of the tribes of Israel: Levi first, I the second, Joseph third, Benjamin fourth, 2 Simeon fifth; Issachar sixth, and so all in order. And the Lord blessed Levi, and the Angel of the Presence, me; the powers of glory, Simeon; the heaven, Reuben; the earth, Issachar; the sea, Zebulun; the mountains, Joseph; the tabernacle, Benjamin; the luminaries, Dan; Eden, Naphtali; the sun, Gad; the moon, Asher. 3 And ye shall be the people of the Lord, and have one tongue; And there shall be there no spirit of deceit of Beliar, For he shall be cast into the fire for ever. 4 And they who have died in grief shall arise in joy , And they who were poor for the Lord's sake shall be made rich, And they who are put to death for the Lord's sake shall awake to life. 5 And the harts of Jacob shall run in joyfulness, And the eagles of Israel shall fly in gladness; And all the people shall glorify the Lord for ever. 11 Observe, therefore, my children, all the law of the Lord, for there is hope for all them who hold 2 fast unto His ways. And he said to them: Behold, I die before your eyes this day, a hundred and 3 nineteen years old. Let no one bury me in costly apparel, nor tear open my bowels, for this 4 shall they who are kings do; and carry me up to Hebron with you. And Judah, when he had said these things, fell asleep; and his sons did according to all whatsoever he commanded them, and they buried him in Hebron, with his fathers. ‹Previous chapterTestament of Judah 24Next chapterTestament of Issachar 1›Similar passagesBy tradition and source labelFind similarCompare selectedCompare with similarAsk Deep ThoughtSelect passages to search for parallels.Tap any verse to select it, then compare selected passages or ask Deep Thought. Public-domain R. H. Charles English translation