Genesis Chapter 49 verse 26 Holy Bible
The blessings of thy father Have prevailed above the blessings of my progenitors Unto the utmost bound of the everlasting hills: They shall be on the head of Joseph, And on the crown of the head of him that was separate from his brethren.
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Blessings of sons, old and young, to the father: blessings of the oldest mountains and the fruit of the eternal hills: let them come on the head of Joseph, on the crown of him who was separate from his brothers.
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The blessings of thy father surpass the blessings of my ancestors, Unto the bounds of the everlasting hills: They shall be on the head of Joseph, And on the crown of the head of him that was separated from his brethren.
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The blessings of thy father have prevailed above the blessings of my progenitors unto the utmost bound of the everlasting hills: they shall be on the head of Joseph, and on the crown of the head of him that was separate from his brethren.
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The blessings of thy father have prevailed above the blessings of my progenitors to the utmost bound of the everlasting hills; they shall be on the head of Joseph, and on the crown of the head of him that was separate from his brethren.
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The blessings of your father Have prevailed above the blessings of the ancient mountains, Above the bounty of the age-old 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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Thy father's blessings have been mighty Above the blessings of my progenitors, Unto the limit of the heights age-during They are for the head of Joseph, And for the crown of the one Separate `from' his brethren.
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Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(26) The blessings of thy father.--As the passage now stands, it means that the blessings which Jacob bestows upon Joseph are greater than those which he had himself received from his ancestors, Abraham and Isaac. This was scarcely the case, as the chief spiritual blessing was bestowed upon Judah, while for Joseph there was only earthly prosperity. For this reason most modern commentators adopt the reading of the Samaritan Pentateuch, supported by the Samaritan Targum and the LXX., "The blessings of thy father are mightier than the blessings of the ancient mountains, than the desire (or beauty) of the everlasting hills." Not only is the parallelism of the poetry thus preserved, but the rendering is easy and natural, while the other translation is full of difficulties, especially as to the words, "my progenitors," and "the utmost bound." The sense thus given to them cannot be obtained by any ordinary philological process.Him that was separate from his brethren.--This scarcely gives the force of the verb, which means, set apart, consecrated. Hence the Vulg. renders "Nazarite," the Hebrew word being nezir. The Syriac and Samaritan Targum translate, "him that is the crown of his brethren;" and the LXX., "him who was the leader of his brethren." Many see in this an allusion to the sovereignty over the ten tribes being finally attained to by Ephraim, but probably the meaning is that Joseph was the noblest and highest in rank among Jacob's children.Parallel Commentaries ...HebrewThe blessingsבִּרְכֹ֣ת (bir·ḵōṯ)Noun - feminine plural constructStrong's 1293: Benediction, prosperityof your fatherאָבִ֗יךָ (’ā·ḇî·ḵā)Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singularStrong's 1: Fatherhave surpassedגָּֽבְרוּ֙ (gā·ḇə·rū)Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralStrong's 1396: To be strong, to prevail, act insolentlythe blessingsבִּרְכֹ֣ת (bir·ḵōṯ)Noun - feminine plural constructStrong's 1293: Benediction, prosperityof the ancient mountainsהוֹרַ֔י (hō·w·ray)Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | first person common singularStrong's 2029: To conceive, become pregnantand the bountyתַּאֲוַ֖ת (ta·’ă·waṯ)Noun - feminine singular constructStrong's 8379: A limit, full extentof the everlastingעוֹלָ֑ם (‘ō·w·lām)Noun - masculine singularStrong's 5769: Concealed, eternity, frequentatively, alwayshills.גִּבְעֹ֣ת (giḇ·‘ōṯ)Noun - feminine plural constructStrong's 1389: A hillockMay they restתִּֽהְיֶ֙ין֙ (tih·yen)Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine pluralStrong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, beon the headלְרֹ֣אשׁ (lə·rōš)Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular constructStrong's 7218: The headof Joseph,יוֹסֵ֔ף (yō·w·sêp̄)Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 3130: Joseph -- 'he increases', a son of Jacob, also the name of several Israeliteson the browוּלְקָדְקֹ֖ד (ū·lə·qā·ḏə·qōḏ)Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular constructStrong's 6936: Head, crown of the headof the princeנְזִ֥יר (nə·zîr)Noun - masculine singular constructStrong's 5139: Nazirite -- one consecrated, devotedof his brothers.אֶחָֽיו׃ (’e·ḥāw)Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singularStrong's 251: A brother, )Jump to PreviousAge-Old Ancestors Ancient Blessings Bound Boundaries Crown Distinguished Eternal Everlasting Father's Fruit Head Hills Joseph Limit Mighty Mountains Prevailed Prince Progenitors Rest Separate Separated Surpass Surpassed Utmost Young
