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Genesis 49:26

The blessings of your father have surpassed the blessings of the ancient mountains and the bounty of the everlasting hills. May they rest on the head of Joseph, on the brow of the prince of his brothers.
Genesis 49:26
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

בִּרְכֹ֣ת אָבִ֗יךָ גָּֽבְרוּ֙ עַל־בִּרְכֹ֣ת הוֹרַ֔י עַֽד־תַּאֲוַ֖ת גִּבְעֹ֣ת עוֹלָ֑ם תִּֽהְיֶ֙ין֙ לְרֹ֣אשׁ יוֹסֵ֔ף וּלְקָדְקֹ֖ד נְזִ֥יר אֶחָֽיו׃ פ

  1. בִּרְכֹ֣תbir.Khot“[the] blessings of”
    Noun, feminine, plural, construct · from בְּרָכָה · “blessing” · Strong's H1293
  2. אָבִ֗יךָ'a.Vi.kha“father your”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from אָב · “father” · Strong's H0001G
  3. גָּֽבְרוּ֙ga.ve.Ru“they have prevailed”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from גָּבַר · “to prevail” · Strong's H1396
  4. עַל־'al-“over”
    Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  5. בִּרְכֹ֣תbir.Khot“[the] blessings of”
    Noun, feminine, plural, construct · from בְּרָכָה · “blessing” · Strong's H1293
  6. הוֹרַ֔יho.Rai“[the men who] conceived me”
    Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from הָרָה · “to conceive” · Strong's H2029
  7. עַֽד־'ad-“to”
    Preposition · from עַד · “till” · Strong's H5704
  8. תַּאֲוַ֖תta.'a.Vat“desire of”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from תַּאֲוָה · “boundary” · Strong's H8379
  9. גִּבְעֹ֣תgiv.'Ot“hills of”
    Noun, feminine, plural, construct · from גִּבְעָה · “hill” · Strong's H1389I
  10. עוֹלָ֑םo.Lam“antiquity”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from עוֹלָם · “enduring” · Strong's H5769G
  11. תִּֽהְיֶ֙ין֙tih.Yein“may they be[long]”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, plural · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
  12. לְרֹ֣אשׁle.Rosh“to [the] head of”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from רֹאשׁ · “head” · Strong's H7218A
  13. יוֹסֵ֔ףyo.Sef“Joseph”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from יוֹסֵף · “Joseph” · Strong's H3130G
  14. וּלְקָדְקֹ֖דu.le.ka.de.Kod“and to the scalp”
    Conjunction + Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from קׇדְקֹד · “crown” · Strong's H6936
  15. נְזִ֥ירne.Zir“[the] prince of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from נָזִיר · “Nazirite” · Strong's H5139
  16. אֶחָֽיו׃ פ'e.Chav“brothers his”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָח · “male-sibling” · Strong's H0251G
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)