Genesis 49:22
Joseph is a son increased; 1 My dearly loved son is increased; 1 My youngest son, 1 Turn to me. 1
Updated Brenton Septuagint
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 spreading stem, 1 Bestowing beauty on its fruit. 1
23Against whom men taking evil counsel reproached him, 1 And the archers pressed hard upon him. 1
Cross References
Genesis 41:52And he called the name of the second, Ephraim; For God, said he, has increased me in the land of my humiliation.
Genesis 48:1And it came to pass after these things, that it was reported to Joseph, Behold, thy father is ill; and, having taken his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim, he came to Jacob.
Genesis 48:15And he blessed them and said, The God in whose sight my fathers were well pleasing, even Abraham and Isaac, the God who continues to feed me from my youth until this day;
Genesis 48:19And he would not, but said, I know it, son, I know it; he also shall be a people, and he shall be exalted, but his younger brother shall be greater than he, and his seed shall become a multitude of nations.
Deuteronomy 33:13And to Joseph he said, 1 His land is of the blessing of the Lord, 1 Of the seasons of sky and dew, 1 And of the deeps of wells below, 1
Joshua 17:14And the sons of Joseph answered Joshua, saying, Wherefore hast thou caused us to inherit one inheritance, and one line? whereas I am a great people, and God 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 →