And Jacob called his sons and said, "Gather together, that I may tell you what shall befall you in the last days:

But his bow remained in strength, And the arms of his hands were made strong By the hands of the Mighty [God] of Jacob (From there [is] the Shepherd, the Stone of Israel),

The blessings of your father Have excelled the blessings of my ancestors, Up to the utmost bound of the everlasting hills. They shall be on the head of Joseph, And on the crown of the head of him who was separate from his brothers.

And Joshua said to all the people, "Behold, this stone shall be a witness to us, for it has heard all the words of the LORD which He spoke to us. It shall therefore be a witness to you, lest you deny your God."

Now it came to pass after these things that Joshua the son of Nun, the servant of the LORD, died, [being] one hundred and ten years old.

By faith Joseph, when he was dying, made mention of the departure of the children of Israel, and gave instructions concerning his bones.

Then he charged them and said to them: "I am to be gathered to my people; bury me with my fathers in the cave that [is] in the field of Ephron the Hittite,

Then He brought him outside and said, "Look now toward heaven, and count the stars if you are able to number them." And He said to him, "So shall your descendants be."

Then Abraham breathed his last and died in a good old age, an old man and full [of years,] and was gathered to his people.

These [were] the years of the life of Ishmael: one hundred and thirty-seven years; and he breathed his last and died, and was gathered to his people.

So Isaac breathed his last and died, and was gathered to his people, [being] old and full of days. And his sons Esau and Jacob buried him.

You shall come to the grave at a full age, As a sheaf of grain ripens in its season.

But man dies and is laid away; Indeed he breathes his last And where [is] he?

For I know [that] You will bring me [to] death, And [to] the house appointed for all living.

Then the dust will return to the earth as it was, And the spirit will return to God who gave it.

The righteous perishes, And no man takes [it] to heart; Merciful men [are] taken away, While no one considers That the righteous is taken away from evil.

He shall enter into peace; They shall rest in their beds, [Each one] walking [in] his uprightness.

"Lord, now You are letting Your servant depart in peace, According to Your word;

These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off were assured of them, embraced [them] and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth.

And truly if they had called to mind that [country] from which they had come out, they would have had opportunity to return.

to the general assembly and church of the firstborn [who are] registered in heaven, to God the Judge of all, to the spirits of just men made perfect,