Birchas Yaakov Review

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1 וְאַגִּידָה and I will tell you    
2 בְּאַחֲרִית in the end    
3 הִקָּבְצוּ gather together    
4 וְשִׁמְעוּ and listen    
5 בְּכֹרִי my firstborn    
6 כֹּחִי my strength    
7 יֶתֶר שְׂאֵת privileged with raising worthy to be a Kohen    
8 וְיֶתֶר עָז and privileged with strength worthy to be the king    
9 פַּחַז כַּמַּיִם hasty like water    
10 אָז חִלַּלְתָּ then you desecrated    
11 כְּלֵי חָמָס stolen tools    
12 מְכֵרֹתֵיהֶם their weapons    
13 בְּסֹדָם in their secret    
14 אַל-תָּבֹא נַפְשִׁי my soul not be mentioned story of Zimri    
15 בִּקְהָלָם in their congregation Korach’s rebellion    
16 אַל-תֵּחַד כְּבֹדִי my honor not be included    
17 כִּי בְאַפָּם for in their anger    
18 הָרְגוּ they killed Chamor and the city of Shechem    
19 וּבִרְצֹנָם and they wanted to    
20 עִקְּרוּ uprooted refering to Yosef    
21 אָרוּר אַפָּם cursed is their anger    
22 אֲחַלְּקֵם I will divide them Levi won’t counted as one of the tribes    
23 וַאֲפִיצֵם and I will spread spread around as teachers,scribes and collecting tithes    
24 יוֹדוּךָ acknowledge you as king    
25 גּוּר אַרְיֵה lion cub cub in days of Shaul, then lion as king    
26 מִטֶּרֶף from tearing up Yaakov first suspected Yehudah    
27 בְּנִי עָלִיתָ my son, you ascended saving Yosef and Tamar    
28 כָּרַע רָבַץ kneeled and crouched in the days of Shlomo    
29 לֹא-יָסוּר it will not be removed    
30 שֵׁבֶט leadership Rosh Gelusa in Bavel    
31 וּמְחֹקֵק מִבֵּין רַגְלָיו and scholars teaching students Nassi in Eretz Yisroel    
32 עַד כִּי-יָבֹא שִׁילֹה until Moshiach comes    
33 וְלוֹ יִקְּהַת עַמִּים and to him will be gathering of nations    
34 אֹסְרִי לַגֶּפֶן עִירֹה he will tie a donkey to the vine land of Yehudah will flow with wine    
35 וְלַשֹּׂרֵקָה בְּנִי אֲתֹנוֹ and foal to a long vine branch    
36 לְחוֹף יַמִּים יִשְׁכֹּן will live by the seaport in merchandise    
37 לְחוֹף אֳנִיֹּת at the ship’s port    
38 וְיַרְכָתוֹ עַל-צִידֹן his border will reach Tzidon    
39 חֲמֹר גָּרֶם strong boned donkey bears the yoke Torah    
40 וְאֶת-הָאָרֶץ כִּי נָעֵמָה and his land pleasant    
41 וַיֵּט שִׁכְמוֹ לִסְבֹּל he leaned to bear the yoke (of Torah)    
42 וַיְהִי לְמַס-עֹבֵד pays his tax with service 200 heads Sanhedrin estblished leap years and Torah law    
43 יָדִין עַמּוֹ take revenge for his people    
44 כְּאַחַד, שִׁבְטֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל when all the tribes are united as one    
45 שְׁפִיפֹן viper    
46 לִישׁוּעָתְךָ for your salvation Shimshon asking Hashem for strength one last time    
47 גְּדוּד a troop helping the tribes settle Israel    
48 יָגֻד עָקֵב return on their tracks and will then go home across the yarden not one missing    
49 שְׁמֵנָה לַחְמוֹ food will be rich olives    
50 מַעֲדַנֵּי-מֶלֶךְ royal delicacies    
51 אַיָּלָה שְׁלֻחָה fast like a deer    
52 אִמְרֵי-שָׁפֶר words of praise    
53 בֵּן פֹּרָת a man of charm    
54 וַיִּשְׂטְמֻהוּ, בַּעֲלֵי חִצִּים and sharp tongues hated him Lashon Harah    
55 בִּרְכֹת שָׁדַיִם, וָרָחַם blessing for fathers and mothers    
56 צָעֲדָה עֲלֵי-שׁוּר will step up to gaze    
57 וַיְמָרְרֻהוּ they made his life bitter    
58 יִטְרָף that tears Shaul attacked the enemies    
59 יְחַלֵּק שָׁלָל will divide the booty Mordechai and Esther from Binyamin    
60 וַיְבָרֶךְ אוֹתָם--אִישׁ אֲשֶׁר כְּבִרְכָתוֹ, בֵּרַךְ אֹתָם he blessed them, with the blessing to each one , he blessed them all each tribe got it’s own blessing, and also shared all the traits with each other    
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