Genesis 49:22
A fruitful bough, is Joseph, A fruitful bough over a fountain,—Branches creeping over a wall.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
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 slender hind,—That putteth forth antlers of beauty.
23So they attack him and have shot,—So they enclose him, do the masters of arrows.
Cross References
Genesis 41:52And, the name of the second, called he Ephraim, For God hath made me fruitful in the land of my humiliation.
Genesis 48:1And it came to pass after these things, that one said to Joseph, Lo! thy father, is sick. So he took his two sons with him, Manasseh and Ephraim.
Genesis 48:15Thus blessed he Joseph, and said,—God himself—before whom walked my fathers. Abraham and Isaac, God himself—who hath been my shepherd, since I came into being until 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 become great,—but nevertheless, his younger brother, shall become greater than he, and his seed, shall become a filling up of the nations.
Deuteronomy 33:13And of Joseph, he said, Blessed of Yahweh, be his land,—With the precious things of the heavens with the dew, And with the abyss, couching beneath;
Joshua 17:14Then spake the sons of Joseph unto Joshua, saying,—Why hast thou given me, as an inheritance, but one lot and one portion, seeing that, I, am a numerous people, because hitherto hath Yahweh 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 →