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22 Joseph is a fruitful vine,
a fruitful vine by a spring.
His branches run over the wall.[a]

23 The archers have fiercely attacked him.
They shot at him and harassed him,

24 but his bow remained steady.
His arms and hands were made strong
by the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob,
by the name of[b] the Shepherd, the Stone of Israel,

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 49:22 The poetic language is difficult. Literally it means a son of fruitfulness, a son of fruitfulness beside a spring; his daughters run over a wall.
  2. Genesis 49:24 By the name of is an alternate reading of the Hebrew text. The main Hebrew text reads from there.