KJV King James Version
And of Joseph he said, Blessed of the LORD [be] his land, for the precious things of heaven, for the dew, and for the deep that coucheth beneath,
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Deuteronomy 33:13
And of Joseph he said, Blessed of the LORD [be] his land, for the precious things of heaven, for the dew, and for the deep that coucheth beneath,
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Concerning Joseph he said: “May his land be blessed by the LORD with the precious dew from heaven above and the deep waters that lie beneath,
WEB World English Bible
Of Joseph he said, “His land is blessed by Yahweh, for the precious things of the heavens, for the dew, for the deep that couches beneath,
ASV American Standard Version
And of Joseph he said, Blessed of Jehovah be his land, For the precious things of heaven, for the dew, And for the deep that coucheth beneath,
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And of Joseph he said:—Blessed of Jehovah is his land, By precious things of the heavens, By dew, and by the deep crouching beneath,
Surrounding context — Deuteronomy 33
10 They shall teach Jacob thy judgments, and Israel thy law: they shall put incense before thee, and whole burnt sacrifice upon thine altar.
11 Bless, LORD, his substance, and accept the work of his hands: smite through the loins of them that rise against him, and of them that hate him, that they rise not again.
12 [And] of Benjamin he said, The beloved of the LORD shall dwell in safety by him; [and the LORD] shall cover him all the day long, and he shall dwell between his shoulders.
13 And of Joseph he said, Blessed of the LORD [be] his land, for the precious things of heaven, for the dew, and for the deep that coucheth beneath,
14 And for the precious fruits [brought forth] by the sun, and for the precious things put forth by the moon,
15 And for the chief things of the ancient mountains, and for the precious things of the lasting hills,
16 And for the precious things of the earth and fulness thereof, and [for] the good will of him that dwelt in the bush: let [the blessing] come upon the head of Joseph, and upon the top of the head of him [that was] separated from his brethren.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וּלְיוֹסֵ֣ףH3130 · yo.sephJosephאָמַ֔רH559 · a.marto sayמְבֹרֶ֥כֶתH1288 · ba.rakhto blessיְהֹוָ֖הH3068 · ye.ho.vahLORDאַרְצ֑וֹH776 · e.retsland: country/planetמִמֶּ֤גֶדH4022 · me.gedexcellenceשָׁמַ֙יִם֙H8064 · sha.ma.yimheavenמִטָּ֔לH2919 · taldewוּמִתְּה֖וֹםH8415 · te.homabyssרֹבֶ֥צֶתH7257 · ra.vatsto stretchתָּֽחַת׃H8478 · ta.chatunderneath: under
Cross-references
Genesis 49:22-26Joseph [is] a fruitful bough, [even] a fruitful bough by a well; [whose] branches run over the wall:Micah 5:7And the remnant of Jacob shall be in the midst of many people as a dew from the LORD, as the showers upon the grass, that tarrieth not for man, nor waiteth for the sons of men.Isaiah 18:4For so the LORD said unto me, I will take my rest, and I will consider in my dwelling place like a clear heat upon herbs, [and] like a cloud of dew in the heat of harvest.Proverbs 19:12The king’s wrath [is] as the roaring of a lion; but his favour [is] as dew upon the grass.Proverbs 3:20By his knowledge the depths are broken up, and the clouds drop down the dew.Hosea 14:5I will be as the dew unto Israel: he shall grow as the lily, and cast forth his roots as Lebanon.Genesis 48:15-20And he blessed Joseph, and said, God, before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac did walk, the God which fed me all my life long unto this day,Job 29:19My root [was] spread out by the waters, and the dew lay all night upon my branch.Psalm 110:3Thy people [shall be] willing in the day of thy power, in the beauties of holiness from the womb of the morning: thou hast the dew of thy youth.Genesis 48:9And Joseph said unto his father, They [are] my sons, whom God hath given me in this [place]. And he said, Bring them, I pray thee, unto me, and I will bless them.Zechariah 8:12For the seed [shall be] prosperous; the vine shall give her fruit, and the ground shall give her increase, and the heavens shall give their dew; and I will cause the remnant of this people to possess all these [things].Deuteronomy 32:2My doctrine shall drop as the rain, my speech shall distil as the dew, as the small rain upon the tender herb, and as the showers upon the grass:Genesis 27:28-29Therefore God give thee of the dew of heaven, and the fatness of the earth, and plenty of corn and wine:Genesis 48:5And now thy two sons, Ephraim and Manasseh, which were born unto thee in the land of Egypt before I came unto thee into Egypt, [are] mine; as Reuben and Simeon, they shall be mine.
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