KJV King James Version
[Even] by the God of thy father, who shall help thee; and by the Almighty, who shall bless thee with blessings of heaven above, blessings of the deep that lieth under, blessings of the breasts, and of the womb:
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Genesis 49:25
[Even] by the God of thy father, who shall help thee; and by the Almighty, who shall bless thee with blessings of heaven above, blessings of the deep that lieth under, blessings of the breasts, and of the womb:
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
by the God of your father who helps you, and by the Almighty who blesses you, with blessings of the heavens above, with blessings of the depths below, with blessings of the breasts and womb.
WEB World English Bible
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.
ASV American Standard Version
Even by the God of thy father, who shall help thee, And by the Almighty, who shall bless thee, With blessings of heaven above, Blessings of the deep that coucheth beneath, Blessings of the breasts, and of the womb.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
By the God of thy father who helpeth thee, And the Mighty One who blesseth thee, Blessings of the heavens from above, Blessings of the deep lying under, Blessings of breasts and womb;—
Surrounding context — Genesis 49
22 Joseph [is] a fruitful bough, [even] a fruitful bough by a well; [whose] branches run over the wall:
23 The archers have sorely grieved him, and shot [at him], and hated him:
24 But his bow abode in strength, and the arms of his hands were made strong by the hands of the mighty [God] of Jacob; (from thence [is] the shepherd, the stone of Israel:)
25 [Even] by the God of thy father, who shall help thee; and by the Almighty, who shall bless thee with blessings of heaven above, blessings of the deep that lieth under, blessings of the breasts, and of the womb:
26 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.
27 Benjamin shall ravin [as] a wolf: in the morning he shall devour the prey, and at night he shall divide the spoil.
28 All these [are] the twelve tribes of Israel: and this [is it] that their father spake unto them, and blessed them; every one according to his blessing he blessed them.
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מֵאֵ֨לH410 · elGodאָבִ֜יךָH1 · avfatherוְיַעְזְרֶ֗ךָּH5826 · a.zarto helpוְאֵ֤תH853 · et[Obj.]שַׁדַּי֙H7706 · shad.dayAlmightyוִיבָ֣רְכֶ֔ךָּH1288 · ba.rakhto blessבִּרְכֹ֤תH1293 · be.ra.khahblessingשָׁמַ֙יִם֙H8064 · sha.ma.yimheavenמֵעָ֔לH5921 · aluponבִּרְכֹ֥תH1293 · be.ra.khahblessingתְּה֖וֹםH8415 · te.homabyssרֹבֶ֣צֶתH7257 · ra.vatsto stretchתָּ֑חַתH8478 · ta.chatunderneath: underבִּרְכֹ֥תH1293 · be.ra.khahblessingשָׁדַ֖יִםH7699 · shadbreastוָרָֽחַם׃H7356 · ra.chamwomb
Cross-references
Genesis 28:13And, behold, the LORD stood above it, and said, I [am] the LORD God of Abraham thy father, and the God of Isaac: the land whereon thou liest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed;Genesis 35:11And God said unto him, I [am] God Almighty: be fruitful and multiply; a nation and a company of nations shall be of thee, and kings shall come out of thy loins;Philippians 4:19But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.Genesis 43:23And he said, Peace [be] to you, fear not: your God, and the God of your father, hath given you treasure in your sacks: I had your money. And he brought Simeon out unto them.Deuteronomy 33:13-17And 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,Deuteronomy 8:17And thou say in thine heart, My power and the might of [mine] hand hath gotten me this wealth.Deuteronomy 33:1And this [is] the blessing, wherewith Moses the man of God blessed the children of Israel before his death.1 Timothy 4:8For bodily exercise profiteth little: but godliness is profitable unto all things, having promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come.Deuteronomy 28:2-12And all these blessings shall come on thee, and overtake thee, if thou shalt hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God.Genesis 27:28Therefore God give thee of the dew of heaven, and the fatness of the earth, and plenty of corn and wine:Genesis 35:3And let us arise, and go up to Bethel; and I will make there an altar unto God, who answered me in the day of my distress, and was with me in the way which I went.1 Corinthians 3:21-22Therefore let no man glory in men. For all things are yours;Genesis 28:21So that I come again to my father’s house in peace; then shall the LORD be my God:Ephesians 1:3Blessed [be] the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly [places] in Christ:Psalm 85:12Yea, the LORD shall give [that which is] good; and our land shall yield her increase.Genesis 17:1And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the LORD appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I [am] the Almighty God; walk before me, and be thou perfect.Matthew 6:33But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.Psalm 84:11For the LORD God [is] a sun and shield: the LORD will give grace and glory: no good [thing] will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.
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