Genesis 49:26-28

The Voice

²⁶    May the blessings of your father be more potent
        than the blessings of the ancient mountains.
    May they extend to the heights of the everlasting hills,
        and may these blessings now rest on the head of Joseph,
        on the brow of him who was set apart from his brothers.

²⁷    Benjamin is a ravenous wolf,
        devouring prey by morning
        and dividing spoil in the evening.

²⁸Now all these are the heads of the twelve tribes of Israel. This is how their father described them when he blessed them—blessing each one with a blessing that suited each son.

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