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22 Joseph is the bough[a] of a fruitful vine,
    a fruitful bough[b] by a spring.
    His branches climb over the wall.
23 The archers[c] fiercely attacked him.
    They shot arrows at him and were hostile to him.
24 But his bow remained in a steady position;
    his arms[d] were made agile
by the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob.
    From there is the Shepherd, the Rock of Israel.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 49:22 Or “son”
  2. Genesis 49:22 Or “son”
  3. Genesis 49:23 Literally “the masters of the bow”
  4. Genesis 49:24 Literally “the arms of his hands”