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24 But his bow remained strong.
    The arms of his hands were made strong,
    by the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob,
    (from there is the shepherd, the stone of Israel),
25 even by the God of your father, who will help you,
    by the Almighty, who will bless you,
with blessings of heaven above,
    blessings of the deep that lies below,
    blessings of the breasts, and of the womb.
26 The blessings of your father have prevailed above the blessings of your ancestors,
    above the boundaries of the ancient hills.
They will be on the head of Joseph,
    on the crown of the head of him who is separated from his brothers.

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24 But his bow remained steady,(A)
    his strong arms(B) stayed[a] limber,
because of the hand of the Mighty One of Jacob,(C)
    because of the Shepherd,(D) the Rock of Israel,(E)
25 because of your father’s God,(F) who helps(G) you,
    because of the Almighty,[b](H) who blesses you
with blessings of the skies above,
    blessings of the deep springs below,(I)
    blessings of the breast(J) and womb.(K)
26 Your father’s blessings are greater
    than the blessings of the ancient mountains,
    than[c] the bounty of the age-old hills.(L)
Let all these rest on the head of Joseph,(M)
    on the brow of the prince among[d] his brothers.(N)

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 49:24 Or archers will attack … will shoot … will remain … will stay
  2. Genesis 49:25 Hebrew Shaddai
  3. Genesis 49:26 Or of my progenitors, / as great as
  4. Genesis 49:26 Or of the one separated from