Genesis 49:26-28
Contemporary English Version
26 My son, the blessings I give
are better than the promise
of ancient mountains
or eternal hills.[a]
Joseph, I pray these blessings
will come to you,
because you are the leader
of your brothers.
27 Benjamin, you are a fierce wolf,
destroying your enemies
morning and evening.
28 These are the twelve tribes of Israel, and this is how Jacob gave each of them their proper blessings.
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- 49.26 eternal hills: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text.
Genesis 49:26-28
New International Version
26 Your father’s blessings are greater
than the blessings of the ancient mountains,
than[a] the bounty of the age-old hills.(A)
Let all these rest on the head of Joseph,(B)
on the brow of the prince among[b] his brothers.(C)
27 “Benjamin(D) is a ravenous wolf;(E)
in the morning he devours the prey,(F)
in the evening he divides the plunder.”(G)
28 All these are the twelve tribes of Israel,(H) and this is what their father said to them when he blessed them, giving each the blessing(I) appropriate to him.
Footnotes
- Genesis 49:26 Or of my progenitors, / as great as
- Genesis 49:26 Or of the one separated from
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