24 Yet his bow remained steady,
and his strong[a] arms were made agile
by the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob,(A)
by the name of[b] the Shepherd,(B) the Rock of Israel,(C)
25 by the God of your father who helps you,
and by the Almighty who blesses you
with blessings of the heavens above,
blessings of the deep that lies below,
and blessings of the breasts and the womb.
26 The blessings of your father excel
the blessings of my ancestors[c]
and[d] the bounty of the eternal hills.[e](D)
May they rest on the head of Joseph,
on the crown of the prince of his brothers.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 49:24 Lit and the hands of his
  2. Genesis 49:24 Syr, Tg; MT reads Jacob, from there
  3. Genesis 49:26 Or of the mountains
  4. Genesis 49:26 Lit to
  5. Genesis 49:26 Hb obscure

24 But his bow remained steady,(A)
    his strong arms(B) stayed[a] limber,
because of the hand of the Mighty One of Jacob,(C)
    because of the Shepherd,(D) the Rock of Israel,(E)
25 because of your father’s God,(F) who helps(G) you,
    because of the Almighty,[b](H) who blesses you
with blessings of the skies above,
    blessings of the deep springs below,(I)
    blessings of the breast(J) and womb.(K)
26 Your father’s blessings are greater
    than the blessings of the ancient mountains,
    than[c] the bounty of the age-old hills.(L)
Let all these rest on the head of Joseph,(M)
    on the brow of the prince among[d] his brothers.(N)

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 49:24 Or archers will attack … will shoot … will remain … will stay
  2. Genesis 49:25 Hebrew Shaddai
  3. Genesis 49:26 Or of my progenitors, / as great as
  4. Genesis 49:26 Or of the one separated from