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24 But his bow remained in a steady position;
    his arms[a] were made agile
by the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob.
    From there is the Shepherd, the Rock of Israel.
25 Because of the God of your father he will help you
    and by Shaddai[b] he will bless you
    with the blessings of heaven above,
blessings of the deep that crouches beneath,
    blessings of the breasts and the womb.
26 The blessings of your father
    are superior to the blessings of my ancestors,
    to the bounty of the everlasting hills.
May they be on the head of Joseph,
    and on the forehead of the prince of his brothers.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 49:24 Literally “the arms of his hands”
  2. Genesis 49:25 Or “the Almighty”