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23 The archers[a] fiercely attacked him.
    They shot arrows at him and were hostile to him.
24 But his bow remained in a steady position;
    his arms[b] were made agile
by the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob.
    From there is the Shepherd, the Rock of Israel.
25 Because of the God of your father he will help you
    and by Shaddai[c] he will bless you
    with the blessings of heaven above,
blessings of the deep that crouches beneath,
    blessings of the breasts and the womb.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 49:23 Literally “the masters of the bow”
  2. Genesis 49:24 Literally “the arms of his hands”
  3. Genesis 49:25 Or “the Almighty”