GEN 49:26 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) I’ve been blessed more than my ancestors were—
⇔ even with being gifted those ancient hills.
⇔ May those blessings now transfer to Yosef—
⇔ the one who was separated from all his brothers.

49:26 Note: BHS has been faithful to the Leningrad Codex where there might be a question of the validity of the form and we keep the same form as BHS.

Key: khaki:verbs.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

BrLXX εὐλογίας πατρός σου καὶ μητρός σου· ὑπερίσχυσεν ὑπὲρ εὐλογίας ὀρέων μονίμων, καὶ ἐπʼ εὐλογίαις θινῶν ἀενάων· ἔσονται ἐπὶ κεφαλὴν Ἰωσὴφ, καὶ ἐπὶ κορυφῆς ὧν ἡγήσατο ἀδελφῶν.
(eulogias patros sou kai maʸtros sou; huperisⱪusen huper eulogias oreōn monimōn, kai epʼ eulogiais thinōn aenaōn; esontai epi kefalaʸn Yōsaʸf, kai epi korufaʸs hōn haʸgaʸsato adelfōn. )

BrTr the blessings of thy father and thy mother—it has prevailed above the blessing of the lasting mountains, and beyond the blessings of the everlasting hills; they shall be upon the head of Joseph, and upon the head of the brothers of whom he took the lead.

ULT The blessings of your father have surpassed
⇔  the blessings of my ancestors,
⇔  even to the bounties of the eternal hills.
⇔  May they rest on the head of Joseph,
⇔  even on the top of the head of the one consecrated from among his brothers.

UST God has blessed me more
⇔  than he blessed my ancestors.
⇔  He has blessed me with riches that are greater than the riches that come from the ancient mountains.
⇔  I pray that God will abundantly bless you too, Joseph,
⇔  as the one he chose to set apart and honor above your brothers.

BSB The blessings of your father have surpassed
⇔ the blessings of the ancient mountains [fn]
⇔ and the bounty of the everlasting hills.
⇔ May they rest on the head of Joseph,
⇔ on the brow of the prince of his brothers.

OEB with blessings of your father,
⇔ with blessings of the everlasting mountains,
⇔ with the gifts of the ancient hills!
⇔ They will be on the head of Joseph,
⇔ on the head of the consecrated among his brothers.

WEBBE The blessings of your father have prevailed above the blessings of my ancestors,
⇔ above the boundaries of the ancient hills.
⇔ They will be on the head of Joseph,
⇔ on the crown of the head of him who is separated from his brothers.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET The blessings of your father are greater
⇔ than the blessings of the eternal mountains
⇔ or the desirable things of the age-old hills.
⇔ They will be on the head of Joseph
⇔ and on the brow of the prince of his brothers.

LSV Your father’s blessings have been mighty
Above the blessings of my progenitors,
To the limit of the perpetual heights
They are for the head of Joseph,
And for the crown of the one
Separate [from] his brothers.

FBV The blessings your father received were greater than the blessings of his forefathers, more than the blessings of the eternal mountains.[fn] May they be upon the head of Joseph, on the forehead of the one set apart as a leader from his brothers.

49:26 The Hebrew of this verse is unclear.

T4T The blessings that I want God to give you are great ones.
⇔ They are greater than the blessings that come from the eternal mountains,
⇔ greater than the ones that come from the everlasting hills.
⇔ Joseph, I pray that these blessings will ◄be given to you/come upon your head►,
⇔ because you are the leader of your older brothers and younger brother.

LEB • are superior to the blessings of my ancestors, • to the bounty of the everlasting hills. • May they be on the head of Joseph, • and on the forehead of the prince of his brothers.

BBE Blessings of sons, old and young, to the father: blessings of the oldest mountains and the fruit of the eternal hills: let them come on the head of Joseph, on the crown of him who was separate from his brothers.

Moff No Moff GEN book available

JPS The blessings of thy father are mighty beyond 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 the prince among his brethren.

ASV 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.

DRA The blessings of thy father are strengthened with the blessings of his fathers: until the desire of the everlasting hills should come; may they be upon the head of Joseph, and upon the crown of the Nazarite among his brethren.

YLT Thy father's blessings have been mighty Above the blessings of my progenitors, Unto the limit of the heights age-during They are for the head of Joseph, And for the crown of the one Separate [from] his brethren.

Drby The blessings of thy father surpass the blessings of my ancestors, Unto the bounds of the everlasting hills: They shall be on the head of Joseph, And on the crown of the head of him that was separated from his brethren.

RV 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.

Wbstr The blessings of thy father have prevailed above the blessings of my progenitors to 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.

KJB-1769 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.
(The blessings of thy/your 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/brothers. )

KJB-1611 The blessings of thy father haue preuailed aboue the blessings of my progenitors: vnto the vtmost bound of the euerlasting hils, they shall bee on the head of Ioseph, and on the crowne of the head of him that was separate from his brethren.
(The blessings of thy/your father have prevailed above the blessings of my progenitors: unto the vtmost bound of the everlasting hills, they shall be on the head of Yoseph, and on the crown of the head of him that was separate from his brethren/brothers.)

Bshps The blessynges of thy fathers shall be stronger then the blessinges of my elders: vnto the vtmost of the hylles of the worlde, they shalbe on the head of Ioseph, and on the toppe of the head of hym that was seperate from his brethren.
(The blessings of thy/your fathers shall be stronger then the blessinges of my elders: unto the vtmost of the hylles of the world, they shall be on the head of Yoseph, and on the top of the head of him that was seperate from his brethren/brothers.)

Gnva The blessings of thy father shalbe stronger then the blessings of mine elders: vnto the ende of the hilles of the worlde they shall be on the head of Ioseph, and on the top of the head of him that was separate from his brethren.
(The blessings of thy/your father shall be stronger then the blessings of mine elders: unto the end of the hills of the world they shall be on the head of Yoseph, and on the top of the head of him that was separate from his brethren/brothers. )

Cvdl The blessinges promised vnto thy father and my fore elders go mightely, after the desyre of the hyest in the worlde: these shal light on Iosephs heade, and on the toppe of his heade, that was separate from his brethren.
(The blessinges promised unto thy/your father and my fore elders go mightely, after the desire of the hyest in the world: these shall light on Yosephs heade, and on the top of his heade, that was separate from his brethren/brothers.)

Wycl the blessyngis of thi fadir ben coumfortid, the blessyngis of his fadris, til the desire of euerlastynge hillis cam; blessyngis ben maad in the heed of Joseph, and in the nol of Nazarei among his britheren.
(the blessingis of thy/your father been comforted, the blessingis of his fathers, till the desire of everlasting hills cam; blessingis been made in the head of Yoseph, and in the nol of Nazarei among his brethren/brothers.)

Luth Die Segen deines Vaters gehen stärker denn die Segen meiner Voreltern, nach Wunsch der Hohen in der Welt; und sollen kommen auf das Haupt Josephs und auf die Scheitel des Nasir unter seinen Brüdern.
(The blessing yours father go stronger because the blessing my Voreltern, after Wunsch the/of_the Hohen in the/of_the world; and should coming on the head Yosephs and on the Scheitel the Nasir under his brothersn.)

ClVg Benedictiones patris tui confortatæ sunt benedictionibus patrum ejus, donec veniret desiderium collium æternorum: fiant in capite Joseph, et in vertice Nazaræi inter fratres suos.
(Benedictiones of_the_father yours confortatæ are benedictionibus patrum his, until would_come desiderium collium æternorum: fiant in capite Yoseph, and in vertice Nazaræi between brothers suos. )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: translate-textvariants

בִּרְכֹ֣ת אָבִ֗י⁠ךָ גָּֽבְרוּ֙ עַל בִּרְכֹ֣ת הוֹרַ֔⁠י

blessings I_will_show=you(ms) stronger on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in blessings ancestors,my

The Hebrew text is ambiguous here. It could mean: (1) “God has blessed me your father more than he blessed my ancestors,” or (2) “The blessings your father is blessing you with are greater than the blessings my ancestors blessed me with,” or (3) “The blessings of your father have surpassed the blessings/riches of the ancient mountains,” The third interpretation is based on the Greek Septuagint, which interprets the Hebrew word for ancestors as “mountains” (which has a similar spelling in Hebrew).

עַֽד תַּאֲוַ֖ת

up_to bounty

The meaning of the Hebrew text is uncertain here. It could mean: (1) “He has blessed me with bounties/riches that are greater than the bounties/riches that come from” or (2) “My blessings are so great that they extend to the utmost/farthest boundaries/limits of”. Consider whether or not it is better in your language to begin a new sentence here.

גִּבְעֹ֣ת עוֹלָ֑ם

hills everlasting

Alternate translation: “the everlasting mountains.”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche

תִּֽהְיֶ֨ין֙ לְ⁠רֹ֣אשׁ יוֹסֵ֔ף

be on,head Yōşēf/(Joseph)

The words head and top of the head refer to Joseph and are connected with the custom of laying hands on the head of the person being blessed. Alternate translation: “May God also give those blessings to you Joseph, as” or “I pray that God will abundantly bless you too, Joseph, since you are”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

נְזִ֥יר

prince

Consider what is the best way to translate this passive phrase in your language. Alternate translation: “the one who has been set apart by God as ruler” or “the one who is honored by God” or “the one whom he chose to set apart and honor”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / 123person

אֶחָֽי⁠ו

brothers,his

Make sure your choice of his or your here fits with how you translated the beginning of this sentence. Alternate translation: “over his brothers.”

Parallel GEN 49:26