Genesis 49:25

And from El Avicha, who shall help thee; 1 and Shaddai, who shall make brocha over thee 1 with Birkat Shomayim above, 1 Birkat Tehom that lieth beneath, 1 Birkat Shadayim and of Rekhem. 1

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The 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:

In Context

24But his keshet (bow) remained steady, 1 and the arms of his hands remain strong, 1 from the hands of the Avir Ya'akov, 1 from there, from the Ro'eh, Even Yisroel; 1

26Birkat Avicha surpass 1 the Birkat of my progenitors 1 unto the utmost border of the giveot olam (everlasting hills); 1 they shall come on the rosh Yosef, 1 and on the brow of the Prince among his achim. 1

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Cross References

Genesis 17:1And when Avram was ninety and nine shanah, Hashem appeared to Avram, and said unto him, I am El Shaddai; walk before Me, and be thou tamim (blameless).

Genesis 28:13And, hinei, Hashem stood above it, and said, I am Hashem Elohei Avraham thy av, and Elohei Yitzchak; ha'aretz whereon thou liest, to thee will I give it, and to thy zera;

Genesis 35:3And let us arise, and go up to Beit-El; and I will build there a Mizbe'ach unto El (G-d) Who answered me in my yom tzoros, and was with me in the derech in which I went.

Genesis 43:23And he said, Shalom lachem, fear not; Eloheichem, and Elohei Avichem, hath given you matmon (treasure) in your sacks; I had your kesef. And he brought Shim'on out unto them.

Deuteronomy 28:2And all these berakhot shall come on thee, and overtake thee, if thou shalt give heed unto the voice of Hashem Eloheicha.

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

Matthew Henry on Genesis 49:23-28

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… Read the whole commentary →

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