27 So he came close and kissed him; and when he smelled the smell of his garments, he (A)blessed him and said,

“See, (B)the smell of my son
Is like the smell of a field (C)which the Lord has blessed;
28 Now may (D)God give you of the dew of heaven,
And of the (E)fatness of the earth,
And an abundance of grain and new wine;

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27 And he came near, and kissed him: and he smelled the smell of his raiment, and blessed him, and said, See, the smell of my son is as the smell of a field which the Lord hath blessed:

28 Therefore God give thee of the dew of heaven, and the fatness of the earth, and plenty of corn and wine:

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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

22 Joseph is a fruitful bough, even a fruitful bough by a well; whose branches run over the wall:

23 The archers have sorely grieved him, and shot at him, and hated him:

24 But his bow abode in strength, and the arms of his hands were made strong by the hands of the mighty God of Jacob; (from thence is the shepherd, the stone of Israel:)

25 Even by the God of thy father, who shall help thee; and by the Almighty, who shall bless thee with blessings of heaven above, blessings of the deep that lieth under, blessings of the breasts, and of the womb:

26 The blessings of thy father have prevailed above the blessings of my progenitors unto the utmost bound of the everlasting hills: they shall be on the head of Joseph, and on the crown of the head of him that was separate from his brethren.

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