Genesis 49:26 — King James Version← Study notes
“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.”
Genesis 49:26 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Genesis 49:2616 words
בִּרְכֹתbirəḵōtBenediction
אָבִיךָʾāvîḵāFather
גָּבְרוּgāvərûBe strong
עַלʿalAbove
בִּרְכֹתbirəḵōtBenediction
הוֹרַיhwōrayBe
עַדʿadAs far
תַּאֲוַתtaʾăwatLimit
גִּבְעֹתgivəʿōtHillock
עוֹלָםʿwōlāmConcealed
תִּהְיֶיןtihəyeynExist
לְרֹאשׁlərōʾšTo head
יוֹסֵףywōsēp̄Joseph
וּלְקָדְקֹדûləqādəqōdAnd to crown
נְזִירnəzîrSeparate
אֶחָיוʾeḥāywBrother
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