Genesis 49:26

26 The blessings of your father are mighty beyond the blessings of my parents, up to the bounties 1of the everlasting hills.[a] May they be 2on the head of Joseph, and on the brow of him who was set apart from his brothers.

Genesis 49:26 In-Context

24 yet his bow remained unmoved; his arms were made agile by the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob (from there is the Shepherd,the Stone of Israel),
25 by the God of your father who will help you, by the Almightywho will bless you with blessings of heaven above, blessings of the deep that crouches beneath, blessings of the breasts and of the womb.
26 The blessings of your father are mighty beyond the blessings of my parents, up to the bounties of the everlasting hills. May they be on the head of Joseph, and on the brow of him who was set apart from his brothers.
27 "Benjamin is a ravenous wolf, in the morning devouring the prey and at evening dividing the spoil."
28 All these are the twelve tribes of Israel. This is what their father said to them as he blessed them, blessing each with the blessing suitable to him.

Cross References 2

  • 1. Deuteronomy 33:15; Habakkuk 3:6
  • 2. Deuteronomy 33:16

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. A slight emendation yields (compare Septuagint) the blessings of the eternal mountains, the bounties of the everlasting hills
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