Genesis

Genesis 49:22–26

²²Joseph is a fruitful vine—

a fruitful vine by a spring,

whose branches scale the wall.ⁱ

²³The archers attacked him with bitterness;

they aimed at him in hostility.

²⁴Yet he steadied his bow,

and his strong arms were tempered

by the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob,

in the name of the Shepherd, the Rock of Israel,

²⁵by the God of your father who helps you,

and by the Almighty^j who blesses you,

with blessings of the heavens above,

with blessings of the depths below,

with blessings of the breasts and womb.

²⁶The blessings of your father have surpassed

the blessings of the ancient mountains^k

and the bounty of the everlasting hills.

May they rest on the head of Joseph,

on the brow of the prince of his brothers.

Footnotes

i 49:22 Or Joseph is a wild donkey, a wild donkey by a spring, with his wild colts beside the wall
j 49:25 Hebrew Shaddai
k 49:26 Or of my ancestors

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Genesis 49:22

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Joseph	יוֹסֵ֔ף	yō·w·sêp̄	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3130 Joseph
is a fruitful	פֹּרָת֙	pō·rāṯ	Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular construct	H6509 bear fruit, be fruitful
vine	בֵּ֤ן	bên	Noun - masculine singular	H1121 son
a fruitful	פֹּרָ֖ת	pō·rāṯ	Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular construct	H6509 bear fruit, be fruitful
vine	בֵּ֥ן	bên	Noun - masculine singular	H1121 son
by	עֲלֵי־	‘ă·lê-	Preposition	H5921 height
a spring	עָ֑יִן	‘ā·yin	Noun - common singular	H5869 eye
whose branches	בָּנ֕וֹת	bā·nō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural	H1323 daughter
scale	צָעֲדָ֖ה	ṣā·‘ă·ḏāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H6805 step, march
the wall	שֽׁוּר׃	šūr	Noun - masculine singular	H7791 wall

Genesis 49:23

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The archers	בַּעֲלֵ֥י	ba·‘ă·lê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1167 owner, lord
attacked him with bitterness	וַֽיְמָרֲרֻ֖הוּ	way·mā·ră·ru·hū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural; third person masculine singular	H4843 be bitter
they aimed at him	וָרֹ֑בּוּ	wā·rōb·bū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural	H7232 shoot
in hostility	וַֽיִּשְׂטְמֻ֖הוּ	way·yiś·ṭə·mu·hū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural; third person masculine singular	H7852 bear a grudge, cherish animosity, against

Genesis 49:24

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Yet he steadied	וַתֵּ֤שֶׁב	wat·tê·šeḇ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
his bow	קַשְׁתּ֔וֹ	qaš·tōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H7198 bow
and his strong arms	זְרֹעֵ֣י	zə·rō·‘ê	Noun - feminine plural construct	H2220 arm, shoulder, strength
were tempered	וַיָּפֹ֖זּוּ	way·yā·p̄ōz·zū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H6339 be supple, agile
by the hands	מִידֵי֙	mî·ḏê	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine dual construct	H3027 hand
of the Mighty One	אֲבִ֣יר	’ă·ḇîr	Noun - masculine singular construct	H46 strong
of Jacob	יַעֲקֹ֔ב	ya·‘ă·qōḇ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3290 Jacob
in the name of	מִשָּׁ֥ם	miš·šām	Preposition-m; Adverb	H8033 there, thither
the Shepherd	רֹעֶ֖ה	rō·‘eh	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H7462 pasture, tend, graze
the Rock	אֶ֥בֶן	’e·ḇen	Noun - feminine singular construct	H68 stone
of Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel

Genesis 49:25

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
by the God	מֵאֵ֨ל	mê·’êl	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct	H410 god
of your father	אָבִ֜יךָ	’ā·ḇî·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H1 father
who helps you	וְיַעְזְרֶ֗ךָּ	wə·ya‘·zə·re·kā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular; second person masculine singular	H5826 help, succour
and by the Almighty	שַׁדַּי֙	šad·day	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H7706 Almighty
who blesses you	וִיבָ֣רְכֶ֔ךָּ	wî·ḇā·rə·ḵe·kā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular; second person masculine singular	H1288 kneel, bless
with blessings	בִּרְכֹ֤ת	bir·ḵōṯ	Noun - feminine plural construct	H1293 blessing
of the heavens	שָׁמַ֙יִם֙	šā·ma·yim	Noun - masculine plural	H8064 sky, aloft
above	מֵעָ֔ל	mê·‘āl	Preposition	H5921 height
with blessings	בִּרְכֹ֥ת	bir·ḵōṯ	Noun - feminine plural construct	H1293 blessing
of the depths	תְּה֖וֹם	tə·hō·wm	Noun - common singular	H8415 deep, sea, abyss
below	תָּ֑חַת	tā·ḥaṯ	Preposition	H8478 the under part
with blessings	בִּרְכֹ֥ת	bir·ḵōṯ	Noun - feminine plural construct	H1293 blessing
of the breasts	שָׁדַ֖יִם	šā·ḏa·yim	Noun - md	H7699 violence, havoc, devastation, ruin
and womb	וָרָֽחַם׃	wā·rā·ḥam	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H7356 womb

Genesis 49:26

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The blessings	בִּרְכֹ֣ת	bir·ḵōṯ	Noun - feminine plural construct	H1293 blessing
of your father	אָבִ֗יךָ	’ā·ḇî·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H1 father
have surpassed	גָּֽבְרוּ֙	gā·ḇə·rū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H1396 be strong, mighty
the blessings	בִּרְכֹ֣ת	bir·ḵōṯ	Noun - feminine plural construct	H1293 blessing
of the ancient mountains	הוֹרַ֔י	hō·w·ray	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H2029 conceive, become pregnant
and the bounty	תַּאֲוַ֖ת	ta·’ă·waṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H8378 desire
of the everlasting	עוֹלָ֑ם	‘ō·w·lām	Noun - masculine singular	H5769 long duration, antiquity, futurity
hills	גִּבְעֹ֣ת	giḇ·‘ōṯ	Noun - feminine plural construct	H1389 hill
May they rest	תִּֽהְיֶ֙ין֙	tih·yɛn	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine plural	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
on the head	לְרֹ֣אשׁ	lə·rōš	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct	H7218 head
of Joseph	יוֹסֵ֔ף	yō·w·sêp̄	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3130 Joseph
on the brow	וּלְקָדְקֹ֖ד	ū·lə·qā·ḏə·qōḏ	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct	H6936 head, crown of head
of the prince	נְזִ֥יר	nə·zîr	Noun - masculine singular construct	H5139 one consecrated, devoted
of his brothers	אֶחָֽיו׃פ	’e·ḥāw	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H251 brother