Genesis 49:19-26
Complete Jewish Bible
(v) 19 “Gad [troop]— a troop will troop on him,
but he will troop on their heel.
20 “Asher’s food is rich —
he will provide food fit for a king.
21 “Naftali is a doe set free
that bears beautiful fawns. [a]
22 “Yosef is a fruitful plant,
a fruitful plant by a spring,
with branches climbing over the wall.
23 The archers attacked him fiercely,
shooting at him and pressing him hard;
24 but his bow remained taut;
and his arms were made nimble
by the hands of the Mighty One of Ya‘akov,
from there, from the Shepherd, the Stone of Isra’el,
25 by the God of your father, who will help you,
by El Shaddai, who will bless you
with blessings from heaven above,
blessings from the deep, lying below,
blessings from the breasts and the womb.
26 The blessings of your father are more powerful
than the blessings of my parents,
extending to the farthest of the everlasting hills;
they will be on the head of Yosef,
on the brow of the prince among his brothers.
Footnotes
- Genesis 49:21 or: that says beautiful words.
Genesis 49:19-26
New American Standard Bible
21 “(D)Naphtali is a doe let loose;
He utters beautiful words.
22 “(E)Joseph is a fruitful [e]branch,
A fruitful [f]branch by a spring;
Its [g]branches hang over a wall.
23 The archers provoked him,
And shot at him and were hostile toward him;
24 But his (F)bow remained [h]firm,
And [i](G)his arms were agile,
From the hands of the (H)Mighty One of Jacob
(From there is (I)the Shepherd, (J)the Stone of Israel),
25 From (K)the God of your father who helps you,
And [j](L)by the [k]Almighty who blesses you
With (M)blessings of heaven above,
Blessings of the deep that lies beneath,
Blessings of the breasts and of the womb.
26 The blessings of your father
Have surpassed the blessings of my ancestors
Up to the [l]furthest boundary of (N)the everlasting hills;
May they be on the head of Joseph,
And on the top of the head of the one distinguished among his brothers.
Footnotes
- Genesis 49:19 Lit heel
- Genesis 49:20 Lit From
- Genesis 49:20 Or bread
- Genesis 49:20 Lit fat
- Genesis 49:22 Lit son
- Genesis 49:22 Lit son
- Genesis 49:22 Lit daughters
- Genesis 49:24 I.e., in an unyielding position
- Genesis 49:24 Lit the arms of his hands
- Genesis 49:25 Or with
- Genesis 49:25 Heb Shaddai
- Genesis 49:26 Lit limit; or desire
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