22 (A)Joseph is a fruitful [a]branch,
A fruitful [b]branch by a spring;
Its [c]branches hang over a wall.
23 The archers provoked him,
And shot at him and were hostile toward him;
24 But his (B)bow remained [d]firm,
And [e](C)his arms were agile,
From the hands of the (D)Mighty One of Jacob
(From there is (E)the Shepherd, (F)the Stone of Israel),
25 From (G)the God of your father who helps you,
And [f](H)by the [g]Almighty who blesses you
With (I)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 [h]furthest boundary of (J)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.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 49:22 Lit son
  2. Genesis 49:22 Lit son
  3. Genesis 49:22 Lit daughters
  4. Genesis 49:24 I.e., in an unyielding position
  5. Genesis 49:24 Lit the arms of his hands
  6. Genesis 49:25 Or with
  7. Genesis 49:25 Heb Shaddai
  8. Genesis 49:26 Lit limit; or desire

13 Of Joseph he said,

(A)Blessed of the Lord be his land,
With the choice things of heaven, with the dew,
And from the deep waters lying beneath,
14 And with the choice yield of the sun,
And the choice produce of the months;
15 And with the [a]best things of (B)the ancient mountains,
With the choice things of the everlasting hills,
16 And with the choice things of the earth and its fullness,
And the favor (C)of Him who dwelt in the bush.
Let it come to the head of Joseph,
And to the top of the head of the one who was prince among his brothers.
17 As the firstborn of his ox, majesty is his,
And his horns are the horns of (D)the wild ox;
With them he will (E)gore the peoples
All [b]at once, to the ends of the earth.
And those are the ten thousands of Ephraim,
And those are the thousands of Manasseh.”

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 33:15 Or chief
  2. Deuteronomy 33:17 Or together

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