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24 but his bow is strong,
    and the hands of his arms were made strong
by the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob,
    because of the Shepherd, the Rock of Israel.
25 From the God of your father who helps you
    and God Almighty
who blesses you with blessings from the heavens above,
    blessings of the deep that lie below,
    blessings of breasts and womb.
26 The blessings of your father,
    are mighty beyond the blessings of the eternal mountains,
    the boundaries of the everlasting hills;
may they come upon the head of Joseph
    upon the crown of the head of the prince among his brothers.

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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