Gen 49:25 | NETfull | STEP | because of the God of your father, who will help you, because of the sovereign God, who will bless you with blessings from the sky above, blessings from the deep that lies below, and blessings of the breasts and womb.

Genesis 49:25

25 because of the God of your father,
who will help you, ^{▼▼ Heb “and he will help you.”}
because of the sovereign God, ^{▼▼ Heb “Shaddai.” See the note on the title “sovereign God” in Gen 17:1. The preposition אֵת (’et) in the Hebrew text should probably be emended to אֵל (’el, “God”).}
who will bless you ^{▼▼ Heb “and he will bless you.”}
with blessings from the sky above,
blessings from the deep that lies below,
and blessings of the breasts and womb. ^{▼▼ Jacob envisions God imparting both agricultural (blessings from the sky above, blessings from the deep that lies below) and human fertility (blessings of the breasts and womb) to Joseph and his family.}