20 (A)“Asher's food shall be rich,
    and he shall yield royal delicacies.

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20 “Asher’s(A) food will be rich;(B)
    he will provide delicacies fit for a king.(C)

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24 And (A)of Asher he said,

“Most blessed of sons be Asher;
    let him be the favorite of his brothers,
    and let him (B)dip his foot in oil.
25 Your bars shall be iron and bronze,
    and as your days, so shall your strength be.

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24 About Asher(A) he said:

“Most blessed of sons is Asher;
    let him be favored by his brothers,
    and let him bathe his feet in oil.(B)
25 The bolts of your gates will be iron and bronze,(C)
    and your strength will equal your days.(D)

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13 And Leah said, “Happy am I! For women (A)have called me happy.” So she called his name Asher.[a]

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  1. Genesis 30:13 Asher sounds like the Hebrew for happy

13 Then Leah said, “How happy I am! The women will call me(A) happy.”(B) So she named him Asher.[a](C)

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  1. Genesis 30:13 Asher means happy.

17 (A)The sons of Asher: Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, Beriah, with Serah their sister. And the sons of Beriah: Heber and Malchiel.

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17 The sons of Asher:(A)

Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi and Beriah.

Their sister was Serah.

The sons of Beriah:

Heber and Malkiel.

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The Inheritance for Asher

24 The fifth lot came out for the tribe of the people of Asher according to their clans. 25 Their territory included Helkath, Hali, Beten, Achshaph, 26 Allammelech, Amad, and Mishal. On the west it touches (A)Carmel and Shihor-libnath, 27 then it turns eastward, it goes to Beth-dagon, and touches Zebulun and the Valley of Iphtahel northward to Beth-emek and Neiel. Then it continues in the north to (B)Cabul, 28 Ebron, Rehob, Hammon, Kanah, as far as (C)Sidon the Great. 29 Then the boundary turns to Ramah, reaching to the fortified city of Tyre. Then the boundary turns to Hosah, and it ends at the sea; Mahalab,[a] Achzib, 30 Ummah, Aphek and Rehob—twenty-two cities with their villages. 31 This is the inheritance of the tribe of the people of Asher according to their clans—these cities with their villages.

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  1. Joshua 19:29 Compare Septuagint; Hebrew Mehebel

Allotment for Asher

24 The fifth lot came out for the tribe of Asher(A) according to its clans. 25 Their territory included:

Helkath, Hali, Beten, Akshaph,(B) 26 Allammelek, Amad and Mishal.(C) On the west the boundary touched Carmel(D) and Shihor Libnath. 27 It then turned east toward Beth Dagon,(E) touched Zebulun(F) and the Valley of Iphtah El,(G) and went north to Beth Emek and Neiel, passing Kabul(H) on the left. 28 It went to Abdon,[a](I) Rehob,(J) Hammon(K) and Kanah,(L) as far as Greater Sidon.(M) 29 The boundary then turned back toward Ramah(N) and went to the fortified city of Tyre,(O) turned toward Hosah and came out at the Mediterranean Sea(P) in the region of Akzib,(Q) 30 Ummah, Aphek(R) and Rehob.(S) There were twenty-two towns and their villages.

31 These towns and their villages were the inheritance of the tribe of Asher,(T) according to its clans.

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Footnotes

  1. Joshua 19:28 Some Hebrew manuscripts (see also 21:30); most Hebrew manuscripts Ebron