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14 Issachar is a strong donkey,
    lying down between the saddlebags.
15 When he sees that his resting place is good
    and that the land is pleasant,
        he will bend his back to the burden
            and will become a slave laborer.

16 Dan will hand down decisions[a] for his people
    as one of the tribes of Israel.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 49:16 There is a play on words here between Hebrew Dan and yadin (he will hand down decisions).

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