Genesis 49:26 KJV

The blessings of thy father have prevailed above the blessings of my progenitors unto the utmost bound of the everlasting hills: they shall be on the head of Joseph, and on the crown of the head of him that was separate from his brethren.

Thou and Ye

  • thy one person

In the King James Bible, thee, thou, thy, and thine always mean one person, and ye, you, and your more than one: a difference modern English lost. Why keep these words?

Matthew Henry

  • Joseph and BenjaminThe blessing of Joseph is very full. What Jacob says of him, is history as well as prophecy. Jacob reminds him of the difficulties and fiery darts of...

Thompson Chains

Cross References

  • Deuteronomy 33:15–16 And for the chief things of the ancient mountains, and for the precious things of the lasting hills, …
  • Habakkuk 3:6 He stood, and measured the earth: he beheld, and drove asunder the nations; and the everlasting mountains were scattered, the perpetual hills did bow: his ways are everlasting.
  • Genesis 27:27–29 And he came near, and kissed him: and he smelled the smell of his raiment, and blessed him, and said, See, the smell of my son is as the smell of a field which the LORD hath blessed: …
  • Genesis 27:39–40 And Isaac his father answered and said unto him, Behold, thy dwelling shall be the fatness of the earth, and of the dew of heaven from above; …
  • Genesis 28:3–4 And God Almighty bless thee, and make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, that thou mayest be a multitude of people; …

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  • JosephRemover or increaser. (1.) The elder of the two sons of Jacob by Rachel (Gen 30:23, Gen 30:24), who, on the occasion of his birth, said,...

Hebrew and Strong’s

  • The blessings בִּרְכֹת birkōt בְּרָכָה Noun · feminine plural construct
  • of thy father אָבִיךָ ʾābîkā אָב Noun · masculine singular construct · with suffix: second person masculine singular
  • have prevailed גָּבְרוּ gābĕrû גָּבַר Verb · qal perfect, third person common plural
  • above the blessings עַל ʿal Preposition בִּרְכֹת birkōt בְּרָכָה Noun · feminine plural construct
  • of my progenitors הוֹרַי hôray הָרָה Verb · qal active participle, masculine plural construct · with suffix: first person common singular
  • unto the utmost bound עַד ʿad Preposition תַּאֲוַת taʾăwat תַּאֲוָה Noun · feminine singular construct
  • of the everlasting עוֹלָם ʿôlām עוֹלָם Noun · masculine singular
  • hills גִּבְעֹת gibʿōt גִּבְעָה Noun · feminine plural construct
  • they shall be on the head תִּהְיֶין tihyên Verb · qal imperfect, third person feminine plural לְרֹאשׁ lĕrōʾš רֹאשׁ Noun · masculine singular construct · with preposition
  • of Joseph יוֹסֵף yôsēp יוֹסֵף Proper name
  • and on the crown of the head וּלְקָדְקֹד ûlĕqodqōd קׇדְקֹד Noun · masculine singular construct · with and, preposition
  • of him that was separate נְזִיר nĕzîr נָזִיר Noun · masculine singular construct
  • from his brethren אֶחָיו ʾeḥāyw אָח Noun · masculine plural construct · with suffix: third person masculine singular

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