Gen 49:22-26 | NASB1995 | STEP | “ Joseph is a fruitful bough , A fruitful bough by a spring ; Its branches run over a wall .

Genesis 49:22-26

22 ^a“Joseph is a fruitful ^{▼▼ Lit son}bough,
A fruitful ^{▼▼ Lit son}bough by a spring;
Its ^{▼▼ Lit daughters}branches run over a wall.
23 “The archers bitterly attacked him,
And shot at him and harassed him;
24 But his ^ebow remained ^{▼▼ I.e. in an unyielding position}firm,
And ^{▼▼ Lit the arms of his hands
,} ^hhis arms were agile,
From the hands of the ⁱMighty One of Jacob
(From there is ^jthe Shepherd, ^kthe Stone of Israel),
25 From ^lthe God of your father who helps you,
And ^{▼▼ Or with
,} ⁿby the ^{▼▼ Heb Shaddai}Almighty who blesses you
With ^pblessings of heaven above,
Blessings of the deep that lies beneath,
Blessings of the breasts and of the womb.
26 “The blessings of your father
Have surpassed the blessings of my ancestors
Up to the ^{▼▼ Lit limit; or desire}utmost bound of ^rthe everlasting hills;
May they be on the head of Joseph,
And on the crown of the head of the one distinguished among his brothers.