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Genesis 49:22-27

22Josephיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130isa fruitfulפֹּרָת֙po.RatH6509boughבֵּ֤ןbenH1121, evena fruitfulפֹּרָ֖תpo.RatH6509boughבֵּ֥ןbenH1121by a wellעָ֑יִן'A.yinH5869; whosebranchesבָּנ֕וֹתba.NotH1323runצָעֲדָ֖הtza.'a.DahH6805over the wallשֽׁוּר׃ShurH7791:

23The archersבַּעֲלֵ֥י חִצִּֽים׃ba.'a.Lei chi.TzimH2671 H1167have sorely grieved himוַֽיְמָרֲרֻ֖הוּvay.ma.ra.Ru.huH4843,and shotוָרֹ֑בּוּva.Ro.buH7232at him,and hated himוַֽיִּשְׂטְמֻ֖הוּvai.yis.te.Mu.huH7852:

24But his bowקַשְׁתּ֔וֹkash.ToH7198abodeוַתֵּ֤שֶׁבva.Te.shevH3427in strengthבְּאֵיתָן֙be.'ei.TanH386,and the armsזְרֹעֵ֣יze.ro.'EiH2220of his handsיָדָ֑יוya.DavH3027were made strongוַיָּפֹ֖זּוּvai.ya.Fo.zuH6339by the handsמִידֵי֙mi.DeiH3027of the mightyאֲבִ֣יר'a.VirH46Godof Jacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290; (from thence isthe shepherdרֹעֶ֖הro.'EhH7462,the stoneאֶ֥בֶן'E.venH68of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478:)

25Evenby the Godמֵאֵ֨לme.'ElH410of thy fatherאָבִ֜יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1,who shall helpוְיַעְזְרֶ֗ךָּve.ya'.ze.Re.kaH5826thee; and byH854the Almightyשַׁדַּי֙sha.DaiH7706,who shall blessוִיבָ֣רְכֶ֔ךָּvi.Va.re.Khe.kaH1288thee with blessingsבִּרְכֹ֤תbir.KhotH1293of heavenשָׁמַ֙יִם֙sha.Ma.yimH8064aboveH5920,blessingsבִּרְכֹ֥תbir.KhotH1293of the deepתְּה֖וֹםte.HomH8415that liethרֹבֶ֣צֶתro.Ve.tzetH7257under, blessingsבִּרְכֹ֥תbir.KhotH1293of the breastsשָׁדַ֖יִםsha.Da.yimH7699,and of the wombוָרָֽחַם׃va.Ra.chamH7356:

26The blessingsבִּרְכֹ֣תbir.KhotH1293of thy fatherאָבִ֗יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1have prevailedגָּֽבְרוּ֙ga.ve.RuH1396above the blessingsבִּרְכֹ֣תbir.KhotH1293of my progenitorsהוֹרַ֔יho.RaiH2029unto the utmost boundתַּאֲוַ֖תta.'a.VatH8379of the everlastingעוֹלָ֑םo.LamH5769hillsגִּבְעֹ֣תgiv.'OtH1389:they shall be on the headלְרֹ֣אשׁle.RoshH7218of Josephיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130,and on the crown of the headוּלְקָדְקֹ֖דu.le.ka.de.KodH6936of him that was separateנְזִ֥ירne.ZirH5139from his brethrenאֶחָֽיו׃ פ'e.ChavH251.

27Benjaminבִּנְיָמִין֙bin.ya.MinH1144shall ravinיִטְרָ֔ףyit.RafH2963asa wolfזְאֵ֣בze.'EvH2061:in the morningבַּבֹּ֖קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242he shall devourיֹ֣אכַלYo.khalH398the preyעַ֑ד'AdH5706,and at nightוְלָעֶ֖רֶבve.la.'E.revH6153he shall divideיְחַלֵּ֥קye.cha.LekH2505the spoilשָׁלָֽל׃sha.LalH7998.

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