Genesis 49:26-28
New American Standard Bible 1995
26 “The blessings of your father
Have surpassed the blessings of my ancestors
Up to the [a]utmost bound of (A)the everlasting hills;
May they be on the head of Joseph,
And on the crown of the head of the one distinguished among his brothers.
27 “Benjamin is a [b]ravenous wolf;
In the morning he devours the prey,
And in the evening he divides the spoil.”
28 All these are the twelve tribes of Israel, and this is what their father said to them [c]when he blessed them. He blessed them, every one [d]with the blessing appropriate to him.
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- Genesis 49:26 Lit limit; or desire
- Genesis 49:27 Lit a wolf that tears
- Genesis 49:28 Lit and
- Genesis 49:28 Lit according to his blessing
Genesis 49:26-28
New International Version
26 Your father’s blessings are greater
than the blessings of the ancient mountains,
than[a] the bounty of the age-old hills.(A)
Let all these rest on the head of Joseph,(B)
on the brow of the prince among[b] his brothers.(C)
27 “Benjamin(D) is a ravenous wolf;(E)
in the morning he devours the prey,(F)
in the evening he divides the plunder.”(G)
28 All these are the twelve tribes of Israel,(H) and this is what their father said to them when he blessed them, giving each the blessing(I) appropriate to him.
Footnotes
- Genesis 49:26 Or of my progenitors, / as great as
- Genesis 49:26 Or of the one separated from
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