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25 From the God of thy father, and he will help thee; And from the Almighty, and he will bless thee—With blessings of heaven from above, With blessings of the deep that lieth under, With blessings of the breast and of the womb.

26 The blessings of thy father surpass the blessings of my ancestors, Unto the bounds of the everlasting hills: They shall be on the head of Joseph, And on the crown of the head of him that was separated from his brethren.

27 Benjamin—[as] a wolf will he tear to pieces; In the morning he will devour the prey, And in the evening he will divide the booty.

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25 because of your father’s God,(A) who helps(B) you,
    because of the Almighty,[a](C) who blesses you
with blessings of the skies above,
    blessings of the deep springs below,(D)
    blessings of the breast(E) and womb.(F)
26 Your father’s blessings are greater
    than the blessings of the ancient mountains,
    than[b] the bounty of the age-old hills.(G)
Let all these rest on the head of Joseph,(H)
    on the brow of the prince among[c] his brothers.(I)

27 “Benjamin(J) is a ravenous wolf;(K)
    in the morning he devours the prey,(L)
    in the evening he divides the plunder.”(M)

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 49:25 Hebrew Shaddai
  2. Genesis 49:26 Or of my progenitors, / as great as
  3. Genesis 49:26 Or of the one separated from