Genesis 49:22
Joseph is a fruitful bough, a fruitful bough by a fountain, his branches run over the wall.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
Joseph is a fruitful bough, even a fruitful bough by a well; whose branches run over the wall:
In Context
21Naphtali is a hind let loose. He gives goodly words.
23The archers have sorely grieved him, and shot at him, and persecute him,
Cross References
Genesis 41:52And the name of the second he called Ephraim, for God has made me fruitful in the land of my affliction.
Genesis 48:1And it came to pass after these things, that it was reported to Joseph, Behold, thy father is sick. And he took with him his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim.
Genesis 48:15And he blessed Joseph, and said, The God before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac walked, the God who has fed me all my life long to this day,
Genesis 48:19And his father refused, and said, I know, my son, I know. He also shall become a people, and he also shall be great. However, his younger brother shall be greater than he, and his seed shall become a multitude of nations.
Deuteronomy 33:13And of Joseph he said, Blessed of LORD be his land, for the precious things of heaven, for the dew, and for the deep that couches beneath,
Joshua 17:14And the sons of Joseph spoke to Joshua, saying, Why have thou given me but one lot and one part for an inheritance, seeing I am a great people, inasmuch as until now LORD has blessed me?
Matthew Henry on Genesis 49:14-22
13 Zebulun shall dwell at the haven of the sea; and he shall be for a haven of ships; and his border shall be unto Zidon. 14 Issachar is a strong ass couching down between two burdens: 15 And he saw that rest was good, and the land that it was pleasant; and bowed his shoulder to bear, and became a servant unto tribute. 16 Dan shall judge his people, as one of the tribes of Israel. 17 Dan shall be a serpent by the way, an adder in the path, that biteth the horse heels, so that his rider shall fall backward. 18 I… Read the whole commentary →