26 The blessings of your father excel
the blessings of my ancestors[a]
and[b] the bounty of the eternal hills.[c](A)
May they rest on the head of Joseph,
on the crown of the prince of his brothers.

27 Benjamin is a wolf; he tears his prey.
In the morning he devours the prey,
and in the evening he divides the plunder.”(B)

28 These are the tribes of Israel, 12 in all, and this was what their father said to them. He blessed them, and he blessed each one with a suitable blessing.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 49:26 Or of the mountains
  2. Genesis 49:26 Lit to
  3. Genesis 49:26 Hb obscure

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