Genesis 49:24

But his bow abode in strength, and the arms of his hands were made strong by the hands of the mighty God of Jacob; (from thence is the shepherd, the stone of Israel:)

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
bow	קַשְׁתּ֔וֹ kash.To	H7198	a bow · noun, common feminine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
abode	וַתֵּ֤שֶׁב va.Te.shev	H3427	properly · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular
strength	בְּאֵיתָן֙ be.'ei.Tan	H386	permanence · preposition + adjective, masculine singular absolute
arms	זְרֹעֵ֣י ze.ro.'Ei	H2220	the arm (as stretched out) · noun, common masculine plural construct
hands	יָדָ֑יו ya.Dav	H3027	a hand (the open one (indicating power · noun, common both genders dual construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
strong	וַיָּפֹ֖זּוּ vai.ya.Fo.zu	H6339	to solidify (as if by refining) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
hands	מִידֵי֙ mi.Dei	H3027	a hand (the open one (indicating power · preposition + noun, common both genders dual construct
mighty	אֲבִ֣יר 'a.Vir	H46	mighty (spoken of God) · adjective, masculine singular construct
Jacob	יַעֲקֹ֔ב ya.'a.Ko	H3290	Jaakob · proper noun, a man's name
shepherd	רֹעֶ֖ה ro.'Eh	H7462	to tend a flock · verb, qal active participle, masculine singular absolute
stone	אֶ֥בֶן 'E.ven	H68	a stone · noun, common feminine singular construct
Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵֽל Yis.ra.'El	H3478	Jisrael · proper noun, a place name

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Cross-references

Psalms 132:2 How he sware unto the LORD, and vowed unto the mighty God of Jacob;
Psalms 132:5 Until I find out a place for the LORD, an habitation for the mighty God of Jacob.
Isaiah 28:16 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD, Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner stone, a sure foundation…
Job 29:20 My glory was fresh in me, and my bow was renewed in my hand.
Psalms 80:1 Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, thou that leadest Joseph like a flock; thou that dwellest between the cherubims, shine forth.
Psalms 18:30 As for God, his way is perfect: the word of the LORD is tried: he is a buckler to all those that trust in him.
2 Timothy 4:17 Notwithstanding the Lord stood with me, and strengthened me; that by me the preaching might be fully known, and that all the Gentiles might…
Genesis 35:10-11 And God said unto him, Thy name is Jacob: thy name shall not be called any more Jacob, but Israel shall be thy name: and he called his name…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Genesis 49:22-27

He closes with the blessings of his best beloved sons, Joseph and Benjamin; with these he will breathe his last. I. The blessing of Joseph, which is very large and full. He is compared (Gen 49:22) to a fruitful bouth, or young tree; for God had made him fruitful in the land of his affliction; he owned it. Gen 41:52. His two sons were as branches of a vine, or other spreading plant, running over the wall. Note, God can make those fruitful, great comforts to themselves and others, who have been looked upon as dry and withered. More is recorded in the history concerning Joseph than concerning any other of Jacob's sons; and therefore what Jacob says of him is historical as well as prophetical. O…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Genesis 49:22

JOSEPH-- (Gen 49:22-26) a fruitful bough, &c.--denotes the extraordinary increase of that tribe (compare Num 1:33-35; Jos 17:17; Deu 33:17). The patriarch describes him as attacked by envy, revenge, temptation, ingratitude; yet still, by the grace of God, he triumphed over all opposition, so that he became the sustainer of Israel; and then he proceeds to shower blessings of every kind upon the head of this favorite son. The history of the tribes of Ephraim and Manasseh shows how fully these blessings were realized.

Adam Clarke on Genesis 49:24

But his bow remained in strength - The more he was persecuted, either by his brethren or in Egypt, the more resplendent his uprightness and virtues shone: and the arms his extended power and influence, of his hands plans, designs, and particular operations of his prudence, judgment, discretion, etc., were all rendered successful by the hand - the powerful succor and protection, of the Mighty One of Jacob that God who blessed and protected all the counsels and plans of Jacob, and protected and increased him also when he was in a strange land, and often under the power of those who sought opportunities to oppress and defraud him. By the name of the Shepherd; the Rock of Israel - Jehovah, and E…

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Dictionary and topics

Archer — A shooter with the bow (1 Chr. 10:3). This art was of high antiquity (Gen. 21:20; 27:3). Saul was wounded by the Philistine archers (1 Sam. 31:3). The phrase “breaking the bow” (Hos. 1:5; Jer. 49:35)…
Stones — Besides the ordinary uses to which stones were applied, we may mention that large stones were set up to commemorate any remarkable event. (Genesis 28:18; 35:14; 31:45; Joshua 4:9; 1 Samuel 7:12) Such…
Blessing · SPIRITUAL, FROM GOD — SPIRITUAL, FROM GOD
Bow · FIGURATIVE — FIGURATIVE
Children · Male: Received the blessing of their father before his death — Male: Received the blessing of their father before his death
Christ, The Shepherd · Foretold — Foretold
Hands, The · God strengthens — God strengthens
Manasseh, The Tribe Of · Predictions respecting — Predictions respecting
Patriarchal Government · Exercised in: Blessing and cursing their children — Exercised in: Blessing and cursing their children
Prosperity · From God — From God
Protection · Exemplified: Joseph — Exemplified: Joseph
Shepherd · FIGURATIVE — FIGURATIVE
Tribes Of Israel, The

Genesis 49:24

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Genesis 49:22-27

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Genesis 49:22

Adam Clarke on Genesis 49:24

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Genesis 49:24

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Genesis 49:22-27

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Genesis 49:22

Adam Clarke on Genesis 49:24

Dictionary and topics

John Gill on Genesis 49:24

John Calvin on Genesis 49:22-24

Keil & Delitzsch on Genesis 49:22-26

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Genesis 49:24-26

Rashi on Genesis 49:3