Genesis 49:24-26
Good News Translation
24 But his bow remains steady,
And his arms are made strong[a]
By the power of the Mighty God of Jacob,
By the Shepherd, the Protector of Israel.
25 It is your father's God who helps you,
The Almighty God who blesses you
With blessings of rain from above
And of deep waters from beneath the ground,
Blessings of many cattle and children,
26 Blessings of grain and flowers,[b]
Blessings of ancient mountains,[c]
Delightful things from everlasting hills.
May these blessings rest on the head of Joseph,
On the brow of the one set apart from his brothers.
Footnotes
- Genesis 49:24 But … strong; or But their bows were broken and splintered, the muscles of their arms torn apart.
- Genesis 49:26 Probable text grain and flowers; Hebrew your fathers are mightier than.
- Genesis 49:26 One ancient translation ancient mountains; Hebrew my ancestors to.
Genesis 49:24-26
New International Version
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)
Footnotes
- Genesis 49:24 Or archers will attack … will shoot … will remain … will stay
- Genesis 49:25 Hebrew Shaddai
- Genesis 49:26 Or of my progenitors, / as great as
- Genesis 49:26 Or of the one separated from
Good News Translation® (Today’s English Version, Second Edition) © 1992 American Bible Society. All rights reserved. For more information about GNT, visit www.bibles.com and www.gnt.bible.
Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV® Copyright ©1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.® Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.
NIV Reverse Interlinear Bible: English to Hebrew and English to Greek. Copyright © 2019 by Zondervan.