Genesis 49:20
Off Asser cometh fatt breed and he shall geue pleasures for a kynge.
William Tyndale Bible (1525/1530)
In The King James Version
Out of Asher his bread shall be fat, and he shall yield royal dainties.
In Context
19Gad men of warre shall invade him. And he shall turne them to flyght.
21Nepthali is a swyft hynde ad geueth goodly wordes.
Cross References
Genesis 30:13Tha sayd Lea: happy am I for the doughters will call me blessed. And called his name Asser.
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 →