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Genesis 49:26-28
New Living Translation
Genesis 49:26-28
New Living Translation
26 May my fatherly blessings on you
surpass the blessings of my ancestors,[a]
reaching to the heights of the eternal hills.
May these blessings rest on the head of Joseph,
who is a prince among his brothers.
27 “Benjamin is a ravenous wolf,
devouring his enemies in the morning
and dividing his plunder in the evening.”
28 These are the twelve tribes of Israel, and this is what their father said as he told his sons good-bye. He blessed each one with an appropriate message.
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- 49:26 Or of the ancient mountains.
Genesis 49:26-28
New International Version
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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