Genesis 48:22

22 And to you I give one more ridge of land[a] than to your brothers, the ridge I took from the Amorites with my sword and my bow.”

Genesis 48:22 in Other Translations

KJV
22 Moreover I have given to thee one portion above thy brethren, which I took out of the hand of the Amorite with my sword and with my bow.
ESV
22 Moreover, I have given to you rather than to your brothers one mountain slope that I took from the hand of the Amorites with my sword and with my bow."
NLT
22 And beyond what I have given your brothers, I am giving you an extra portion of the land that I took from the Amorites with my sword and bow.”
MSG
22 As for me, I'm presenting you, as the first among your brothers, the ridge of land I took from Amorites with my sword and bow."
CSB
22 Over and above what I am giving your brothers, I am giving you the one mountain slope that I took from the hand of the Amorites with my sword and bow."

Genesis 48:22 In-Context

20 He blessed them that day and said, “In your name will Israel pronounce this blessing: ‘May God make you like Ephraim and Manasseh.’ ” So he put Ephraim ahead of Manasseh.
21 Then Israel said to Joseph, “I am about to die, but God will be with you and take you back to the land of your fathers.
22 And to you I give one more ridge of land than to your brothers, the ridge I took from the Amorites with my sword and my bow.”

Cross References 3

  • 1. Genesis 37:8
  • 2. Joshua 24:32; John 4:5
  • 3. S Genesis 34:26

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. The Hebrew for "ridge of land" is identical with the place name Shechem.
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