Genesis 49:22
Yosef is a ben of a fruit-tree, 1 even ben of a fruit-tree near an ayin (spring, well); 1 its daughters (i.e., branches) run over the wall; 1
Orthodox Jewish Bible
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 doe let loose; 1 he giveth goodly sayings. 1
23The ba'alei khitzim (archers) provoke him, 1 and shoot at him, and hate him; 1
Cross References
Genesis 41:52And the shem of the second called he Ephrayim: For Elohim hifrani (hath caused me to be fruitful) in the eretz of my oni (suffering).
Genesis 48:1And it came to pass after these things, that one told Yosef, Hinei, Avicha is choleh (ill); and he took with him his two banim, Menasheh and Ephrayim.
Genesis 48:15And he made on Yosef a brocha, and said, 1 HaElohim, before whom my Avot Avraham and Yitzchak did walk, 1 HaElohim Who was Roeh to me all my life long unto this day, 1
Genesis 48:19And aviv refused, and said, I know it, beni (my son), I know it; he also shall become a people, and he also shall be great; but truly achiv hakaton shall be greater than he, and his zera shall become a multitude of Goyim.
Deuteronomy 33:13And of Yosef he said, 1 Mevorekhet Hashem (Blessed of Hashem) be his land, 1 for the precious things of Shomayim, for the tal, 1 and for the tehom (deep waters) that coucheth below, 1
Joshua 17:14And the Bnei Yosef spoke unto Yehoshua, saying, Why hast thou given me for a nachalah but one goral and one chevel (portion, lot) to inherit, seeing I am an am rav, forasmuch as Hashem hath blessed me hitherto?
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 →