Genesis 49:25-27
EasyEnglish Bible
25 The Almighty God, the God of your father, will help you and he will bless you. He will give you rain that comes from the sky above. He will give you springs of water from below the ground. He will cause you to have many descendants. That is how God will bless you.
26 The blessings that I, your father, give to you are great! They are greater than any good things that the old mountains or hills can give to you. They are special blessings for you, Joseph, because you are the leader of your brothers.
Benjamin
27 Benjamin is like a hungry wolf. He kills an animal and eats it in the morning. In the evening, he gives what remains to his people.’[a]
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- 49:27 Jacob is saying that Benjamin will go out and kill his enemies in the morning. And he will return in the evening. In the evening, he will give what he has taken from his enemies to his people.
Genesis 49:25-27
New International Version
25 because of your father’s God,(A) who helps(B) you,
because of the Almighty,[a](C) who blesses you
with blessings of the skies above,
blessings of the deep springs below,(D)
blessings of the breast(E) and womb.(F)
26 Your father’s blessings are greater
than the blessings of the ancient mountains,
than[b] the bounty of the age-old hills.(G)
Let all these rest on the head of Joseph,(H)
on the brow of the prince among[c] his brothers.(I)
Footnotes
- Genesis 49:25 Hebrew Shaddai
- Genesis 49:26 Or of my progenitors, / as great as
- Genesis 49:26 Or of the one separated from
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