Genesis 48:22

Genesis 48:22 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Moreover I have given to thee one portion above thy brethren, which I took out of the hand of the Amorite with my sword and with my bow.
• New International Version (NIV)And to you I give one more ridge of land than to your brothers, the ridge I took from the Amorites with my sword and my bow.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)Moreover, I have given to you rather than to your brothers one mountain slope that I took from the hand of the Amorites with my sword and with my bow."
• New King James Version (NKJV)Moreover I have given to you one portion above your brothers, which I took from the hand of the Amorite with my sword and my bow.”

Context of Genesis 48:22

20So he blessed them that day, saying, “By you Israel will pronounce blessing, saying, ‘May God make you like Ephraim and Manasseh!’” And so he put Ephraim before Manasseh. 21Then Israel said to Joseph, “Behold, I am about to die, but God will be with you, and bring you back to the land of your fathers. And I give you one portion more than your brothers, which I took from the hand of the Amorite with my sword and my bow.”

Genesis 48:22 word by word

וַאֲנִ֞י נָתַ֧תִּֽי לְךָ֛ שְׁכֶ֥ם אַחַ֖ד עַל־אַחֶ֑יךָ אֲשֶׁ֤ר לָקַ֙חְתִּי֙ מִיַּ֣ד הָֽאֱמֹרִ֔י בְּחַרְבִּ֖י וּבְקַשְׁתִּֽי׃ פRead the interlinear

• And I giveנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• you oneאֶחָד'echâd · oneH259
• portionשְׁכֶםshekem · shoulderH7926
• moreעַל‛al · uponH5921
• your brothersאָח'âch · brother: male-siblingH251
• whichאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
• I tookלָקַחlâqach · to take: takeH3947
• from the handיָדyâd · hand: powerH3027
• of the Amoriteאֱמֹרִי'ĕmôrîy · AmoriteH567
• with my swordחֶ֫רֶבchereb · swordH2719
• and my bowקֶ֫שֶׁתqesheth · bowH7198

Cross-references for Genesis 48:22

• Genesis 33:19He bought the plot of land where he had pitched his tent from the hand of the sons of Hamor, Shechem’s father, for a hundred pieces of money.
• Deuteronomy 21:17On the contrary, he shall acknowledge the firstborn, the son of the unloved wife, by giving him a double portion of everything that he owns, for he was the beginning of his strength; to him belongs the right of the firstborn.
• Joshua 24:32Now they buried the bones of Joseph, which the sons of Israel brought up from Egypt, at Shechem, in the plot of land which Jacob had bought from the sons of Hamor the father of Shechem for a hundred pieces of money; and they became the inheritance of Joseph’s sons.
• 1 Chronicles 5:2Though Judah prevailed over his brothers, and from him came the leader, yet the birthright belonged to Joseph),
• Ezekiel 47:13This is what the Lord God says: “This shall be the boundary by which you shall divide the land for an inheritance among the twelve tribes of Israel; Joseph shall have two portions.
• John 4:5So He came to a city of Samaria called Sychar, near the parcel of land that Jacob gave to his son Joseph;
• Genesis 15:16Then in the fourth generation they will return here, for the wrongdoing of the Amorite is not yet complete.”
• Genesis 34:28They took their flocks, their herds, and their donkeys, and that which was in the city and that which was in the field;
• Joshua 17:14Then the sons of Joseph spoke to Joshua, saying, “Why have you given me only one lot and one portion as an inheritance, though I am a numerous people whom the Lord has blessed up to this point?”
• Judges 11:23And now the Lord, the God of Israel, has driven out the Amorites from His people Israel; so should you possess it?
• Amos 2:9“Yet it was I who destroyed the Amorite before them, Though his height was like the height of cedars And he was as strong as the oaks; I also destroyed his fruit above and his roots below.

Commentaries on Genesis 48:22

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 22Moreover I have given to thee one portion - אחד שכם shechem achad, one shechem or one shoulder. We have already seen the transactions between Jacob and his family on one part, and Shechem and the sons of Hamor on the other. See Genesis 33:18, Genesis 33:19, and Genesis 24. As he uses the word shechem here, I think it likely that he alludes to the purchase of the field or parcel of ground mentioned Genesis 33:18, Genesis 33:19. It has been supposed that…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-22Verses 1-22 - Joseph Visits His Sick Father The right of primogeniture has been forfeited by Reuben. The double portion in the inheritance is now transferred to Joseph. He is the first-born of her who was intended by Jacob to be his first and only wife. He has also been the means of saving all his father‘s house, even after he had been sold into slavery by his brethren. He has therefore, undeniable claims to this part of the first-born‘s rights. Genesis…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 8-22Verses 8-22 The two good men own God in their comforts. Joseph says, They are my sons whom God has given me. Jacob says, God hath showed me thy seed. Comforts are doubly sweet to us when we see them coming from God's hand. He not only prevents our fears, but exceeds our hopes. Jacob mentions the care the Divine providence had taken of him all his days. A great deal of hardship he had known in his time, but God kept him from the evil of his troubles. Now…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 22Joseph was later buried at Shechem as a sign that this extra portion of land belonged to him (Joshua 24:32). It seems that Jacob had conquered this area, though the event is not mentioned elsewhere.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2222. moreover I have given to thee one portion above thy brethren--This was near Shechem (Ge 33:18; Joh 4:5; also Jos 16:1; 20:7). And it is probable that the Amorites, having seized upon it during one of his frequent absences, the patriarch, with the united forces of his tribe, recovered it from them by his sword and his bow.Read the comment

Topics related to Genesis 48:22

• Adoption
• Amorites
• Inheritance
• Jacob
• Joseph
• Parents

In the dictionaries

• Amorite
• Armour
• Bow
• Burial
• Dreadful
• Jacob
• Amorites
• Antediluvian Patriarchs
• Birthright
• Charm

Commentaries on Genesis 48

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings