Gen 49:28 | KD | STEP | The concluding words in , “ All these are the tribes of Israel, twelve, ” contain the thought, that in his twelve sons Jacob blessed the future tribes. “ Every one with that which was his blessing, he blessed them, ” i.e., every one with his appropriate blessing (אשׁר accus . dependent upon בּרך which is construed with a double accusative); since, as has already been observed, even Reuben, Simeon, and Levi, though put down through their own fault, received a share in the promised blessing.

‏ Genesis 49:28

The concluding words in Gen 49:28, “All these are the tribes of Israel, twelve,” contain the thought, that in his twelve sons Jacob blessed the future tribes. “Every one with that which was his blessing, he blessed them,” i.e., every one with his appropriate blessing (אשׁר accus. dependent upon בּרך which is construed with a double accusative); since, as has already been observed, even Reuben, Simeon, and Levi, though put down through their own fault, received a share in the promised blessing.