1 THE copy of the words of Zebulun, which he enjoined on his sons before he died in the hundred and fourteenth year of his life, two years after the death of Joseph. (T12) 2 And he said to them: Hearken to me, ye sons of Zebulun attend to the words of your father. (T12) 3 I, Zebulun, was born a good gift to my parents. (T12)
Testament of Zebulun 1:1–3
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