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24 but his bow remained steady.
His arms and hands were made strong
by the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob,
by the name of[a] the Shepherd, the Stone of Israel,

25 by the God of your father, who will help you,
by the Almighty, who will bless you
with blessings from heaven above,
blessings from the deep that lies below,
blessings from the breasts and from the womb.

26 The blessings of your father are greater than the blessings of
    my parents,[b]
greater than the treasures of the ancient hills.
They will rest on the head of Joseph,
on the forehead of him who is elevated above his brothers.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 49:24 By the name of is an alternate reading of the Hebrew text. The main Hebrew text reads from there.
  2. Genesis 49:26 The Hebrew of the verse is difficult, and some translations emend the text to read greater than the blessings of the ancient mountains.

24 But his bow remained steady,(A)
    his strong arms(B) stayed[a] limber,
because of the hand of the Mighty One of Jacob,(C)
    because of the Shepherd,(D) the Rock of Israel,(E)
25 because of your father’s God,(F) who helps(G) you,
    because of the Almighty,[b](H) who blesses you
with blessings of the skies above,
    blessings of the deep springs below,(I)
    blessings of the breast(J) and womb.(K)
26 Your father’s blessings are greater
    than the blessings of the ancient mountains,
    than[c] the bounty of the age-old hills.(L)
Let all these rest on the head of Joseph,(M)
    on the brow of the prince among[d] his brothers.(N)

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 49:24 Or archers will attack … will shoot … will remain … will stay
  2. Genesis 49:25 Hebrew Shaddai
  3. Genesis 49:26 Or of my progenitors, / as great as
  4. Genesis 49:26 Or of the one separated from