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22 “Joseph is (A)a fruitful bough,
    a fruitful bough by a spring;
    his branches run over the wall.[a]
23 The archers (B)bitterly attacked him,
    shot at him, and harassed him severely,
24 yet (C)his bow remained unmoved;
    his arms[b] were made agile
by the hands of the (D)Mighty One of Jacob
    (from there is (E)the Shepherd,[c] (F)the Stone of Israel),

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  1. Genesis 49:22 Or Joseph is a wild donkey, a wild donkey beside a spring, his wild colts beside the wall
  2. Genesis 49:24 Hebrew the arms of his hands
  3. Genesis 49:24 Or by the name of the Shepherd

22 “Joseph(A) is a fruitful vine,(B)
    a fruitful vine near a spring,
    whose branches(C) climb over a wall.[a]
23 With bitterness archers attacked him;(D)
    they shot at him with hostility.(E)
24 But his bow remained steady,(F)
    his strong arms(G) stayed[b] limber,
because of the hand of the Mighty One of Jacob,(H)
    because of the Shepherd,(I) the Rock of Israel,(J)

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 49:22 Or Joseph is a wild colt, / a wild colt near a spring, / a wild donkey on a terraced hill
  2. Genesis 49:24 Or archers will attack … will shoot … will remain … will stay