The Meaning of Genesis 49:13 Explained

Genesis 49:13

KJV: Zebulun shall dwell at the haven of the sea; and he shall be for an haven of ships; and his border shall be unto Zidon.

YLT: Zebulun at a haven of the seas doth dwell, And he is for a haven of ships; And his side is unto Zidon.

Darby: Zebulun will dwell at the shore of the seas; Yea, he will be at the shore of the ships, And his side toucheth upon Sidon.

ASV: Zebulun shall dwell at the haven of the sea; And he shall be for a haven of ships; And his border shall be upon Sidon.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Zebulun  shall dwell  at the haven  of the sea;  and he [shall be] for an haven  of ships;  and his border  [shall be] unto Zidon. 

What does Genesis 49:13 Mean?

Context Summary

Genesis 49:1-13 - Jacob Foretells The Future Of His Sons
Once more Joseph visited his father's dying-bed. This was the third time and the last. He stood as one of twelve strong bearded men, gathered around the aged form, whose face was shadowed by death, but aglow with the light of prophecy. How intense their silent awe as they heard their names called one by one, by the old man's trembling voice, speaking with difficulty! The character of each was delineated with unerring insight: the outstanding incidents of their past history enumerated and their future forecasted. The scene was an anticipation of the final judgment, where men shall hear their lives reviewed and the sentence passed. Shiloh means Peace-Giver. What a fragrant name for our Lord! What wonder that He shall gather the nations to His cross and throne!
Genesis 49:13-27 - Joseph Specially Blessed
The position of Zebulun and the following tribes in the land of promise is accurately foretold. Compare the allotments of Joshua 18:1-28. Notice the exclamation of the dying man in Genesis 49:18. Such a spirit of waiting cannot be disappointed. See Isaiah 26:8-9. Joseph's blessing is pre-eminently beautiful: Fruitful! This is mentioned twice, reminding us of John 15:8. But fruitfulness is only possible where there is the wall for separation, and the well for communion. When these are present, the branches droop over the wall with clusters of blessings to a thirsty world. Let us seek divine strength and ask that the mighty hands of the God of Jacob may be placed under our own poor weak hands! See Psalms 141:1. The separated life is the crowned life. To the heart of the dying man came the memory of his native land and its mountains. What mountains are to a country, God is to His people! [source]

Chapter Summary: Genesis 49

1  Jacob calls his sons to bless them
3  Their blessing in particular
29  He charges them about his burial
33  He dies

What do the individual words in Genesis 49:13 mean?

Zebulun by the shore of the sea shall dwell and He [shall become] a haven for ships and his border shall adjoin Sidon -
זְבוּלֻ֕ן לְח֥וֹף יַמִּ֖ים יִשְׁכֹּ֑ן וְהוּא֙ לְח֣וֹף אֳנִיּ֔וֹת וְיַרְכָת֖וֹ עַל־ צִידֹֽן ס

זְבוּלֻ֕ן  Zebulun 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: זְבוּלוּן  
Sense: the 0th of the sons of Jacob, 6th and last of Leah; progenitor of Zebulun.
לְח֥וֹף  by  the  shore 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: חֹוף  
Sense: seashore, coast, shore.
יַמִּ֖ים  of  the  sea 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural
Root: יָם  
Sense: sea.
יִשְׁכֹּ֑ן  shall  dwell 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: שָׁכַן  
Sense: to settle down, abide, dwell, tabernacle, reside.
וְהוּא֙  and  He  [shall  become] 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Pronoun, third person masculine singular
Root: הוּא 
Sense: he, she, it.
לְח֣וֹף  a  haven  for 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: חֹוף  
Sense: seashore, coast, shore.
אֳנִיּ֔וֹת  ships 
Parse: Noun, feminine plural
Root: אֳנִיָּה  
Sense: ship.
וְיַרְכָת֖וֹ  and  his  border 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, feminine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: יְרֵכָה  
Sense: flank, side, extreme parts, recesses.
עַל־  shall  adjoin 
Parse: Preposition
Root: עַל 
Sense: upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against.
צִידֹֽן  Sidon 
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: צִידֹון  
Sense: ancient Phoenician city, on Mediterranean coast north of Tyre.
ס  - 
Parse: Punctuation

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