Genesis 49:26
King James Version
9 Jun 2026
“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.”
הָיָה
I AM. Hayah. The self-existent one. When Moses asked God His name God said I AM THAT I AM. Not I was or I will be but I AM. Always present always existing always enough. Jesus used the same words: before Abraham was I AM.
נָזִיר
the prince of
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נָזִיר
separate, i.e. consecrated (as prince, a Nazirite); hence (figuratively from the latter) an unpruned vine (like an unshorn Nazirite)
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בְּרָכָה
the blessings of
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בְּרָכָה
Blessing. Berakah. The empowering favour of God. Blessings are not just nice things. They are God actively enabling you to flourish.
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יוֹסֵף
Joseph
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יוֹסֵף
Joseph, may he add. Yowseph. From the root to add or increase. What looks like subtraction is often God's addition in disguise.
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עוֹלָם
antiquity
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עוֹלָם
Forever, eternity, everlasting. Olam. God's love endures forever. It had no beginning and will have no end.
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הָרָה
the men who conceived/ me
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הָרָה
the men who conceived/ me
to be (or become) pregnant, conceive (literally or figuratively)
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גָּבַר
they have prevailed
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גָּבַר
to be strong; by implication, to prevail, act insolently
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תַּאֲוָה
desire of
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תַּאֲוָה
a limit, i.e. full extent
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גִּבְעָה
hills of
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גִּבְעָה
a hillock
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