Genesis 49:22
“¶ Ioseph is a fruitfull bough, euen a fruitfull bough by a well, whose branches runne ouer the wall.”
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Genesis 49:22 Context
20¶ Out of Asher his bread shall be fat, and he shall yeeld royall dainties. 21¶ Naphtali is a hinde let loose: He giueth goodly words. 22¶ Ioseph is a fruitfull bough, euen a fruitfull bough by a well, whose branches runne ouer the wall. 23The archers haue sorely grieued him, and shot at him, and hated him. 24But his bow abode in strength, and the armes of his hands were made strong, by the hands of the mighty God of Iacob: from thence is the Sheapheard, the stone of Israel,
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Other Translations for Genesis 49:22
Joseph [is] a fruitful bough, [even] a fruitful bough by a well; [whose] branches run over the wall:
- King James Version
"Joseph is a fruitful bough, A fruitful bough by a spring; {Its} branches run over a wall.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
Joseph is a fruitful bough, A fruitful bough by a fountain; His branches run over the wall.
- American Standard Version (1901)
Joseph is a young ox, whose steps are turned to the fountain;
- Basic English Bible
Joseph is a fruitful bough; A fruitful bough by a well; [His] branches shoot over the wall.
- Darby Bible
Joseph is a fruitful bough, even a fruitful bough by a well; whose branches run over the wall:
- Webster's Bible
Joseph is a fruitful vine, a fruitful vine by a spring. His branches run over the wall.
- World English Bible
Joseph [is] a fruitful son; A fruitful son by a fountain, Daughters step over the wall;
- Youngs Literal Bible
Joseph is a fruitful vine, a fruitful vine by a fountain; its branches run over the wall.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Wesley's Notes for Genesis 49:22
49:22 Joseph is a fruitful bough, or young tree, for God had made him fruitful in the land of his affliction, as branches of a vine, or other spreading plant, running over the wall.