Deuteronomy 33:16

And of the fullness of the land in season: 1 And let the things pleasing to him that dwelt in the bush 1 Come on the head of Joseph, 1 And on the crown of him who was glorified above his brethren. 1

Updated Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

15From the top of the ancient mountains, 1 And from the top of the everlasting hills, 1

17His beauty is as the firstling of his bull, 1 His horns are the horns of a unicorn; 1 With them he shall thrust the nations at once, even from the end of the earth: 1 These are the ten thousands of Ephraim, 1 And these are the thousands of Manasseh.

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Cross References

Genesis 37:36And the Midianites sold Joseph into Egypt; to Potiphar, the eunuch of Pharaoh, captain of the guard.

Genesis 43:32And they set on bread for him alone, and for them by themselves, and for the Egyptians feasting with him by themselves, for the Egyptians could not eat bread with the Hebrews, for it is an abomination to the Egyptians.

Genesis 49:26The blessings of thy father and thy mother— 1 It has prevailed above the blessing of the lasting mountains, 1 And beyond the blessings of the everlasting hills; 1 They shall be upon the head of Joseph, 1 And upon the head of the brothers of whom he took the lead. 1

Psalms 24:1A Psalm of David. 1 To thee, O Lord, have I lifted up my soul. 1

Psalms 89:11Who knows the power of thy wrath? 1

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 33:13-18

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… Read the whole commentary →

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