Gen 49:22-26 | NASB2020 | STEP | “ Joseph is a fruitful branch , A fruitful branch by a spring ; Its branches hang over a wall .

Genesis 49:22-26

22 “ ^aJoseph is a fruitful ^{▼▼Lit son}branch,
A fruitful ^{▼▼Lit son}branch by a spring;
Its ^{▼▼Lit daughters}branches hang over a wall.
23 “The archers provoked him,
And shot at him and were hostile toward 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}furthest boundary of ^rthe everlasting hills;
May they be on the head of Joseph,
And on the top of the head of the one distinguished among his brothers.