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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. (KJV)

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בִּרְכֹ֣תbir.Khot[the] blessings of

Lemma: בְּרָכָה (be.ra.khah) · Strong's: H1293

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)

Meaning: blessing

Used 69 times. Also: Genesis 12:2, Genesis 27:12, Genesis 27:35, Genesis 27:36, Genesis 27:38, Genesis 27:41 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1293; TAHOT Genesis 49:26 word 1

אָבִ֗יךָ'a.Vi.khafather your

Lemma: אָב (av) · Strong's: H0001G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: father

Used 1209 times. Also: Genesis 2:24, Genesis 4:20, Genesis 4:21, Genesis 9:18, Genesis 9:22, Genesis 9:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0001G; TAHOT Genesis 49:26 word 2

גָּֽבְרוּ֙ga.ve.Ruthey have prevailed

Lemma: גָּבַר (ga.var) · Strong's: H1396

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)

Meaning: to prevail

Used 25 times. Also: Genesis 7:18, Genesis 7:19, Genesis 7:20, Genesis 7:24, Exodus 17:11, 1 Samuel 2:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1396; TAHOT Genesis 49:26 word 3

עַל\־'al-over

Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: upon

Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Genesis 49:26 word 4

בִּרְכֹ֣תbir.Khot[the] blessings of

Lemma: בְּרָכָה (be.ra.khah) · Strong's: H1293

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)

Meaning: blessing

Used 69 times. Also: Genesis 12:2, Genesis 27:12, Genesis 27:35, Genesis 27:36, Genesis 27:38, Genesis 27:41 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1293; TAHOT Genesis 49:26 word 5

הוֹרַ֔יho.Rai[the men who] conceived me

Lemma: הָרָה (ha.rah) · Strong's: H2029

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HVqrmpc)

Meaning: to conceive

Used 43 times. Also: Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:17, Genesis 16:4, Genesis 16:5, Genesis 19:36, Genesis 21:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2029; TAHOT Genesis 49:26 word 6

עַֽד\־'ad-to

Lemma: עַד (ad) · Strong's: H5704

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: till

Used 1260 times. Also: Genesis 3:19, Genesis 6:7, Genesis 7:23, Genesis 8:5, Genesis 8:7, Genesis 10:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5704; TAHOT Genesis 49:26 word 7

תַּאֲוַ֖תta.'a.Vatdesire of

Lemma: תַּאֲוָה (ta.a.vah) · Strong's: H8379

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: boundary

Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8379; TAHOT Genesis 49:26 word 8

גִּבְעֹ֣תgiv.'Othills of

Lemma: גִּבְעָה (giv.ah) · Strong's: H1389I

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)

Meaning: hill

Used 67 times. Also: Exodus 17:9, Exodus 17:10, Numbers 23:9, Deuteronomy 12:2, Deuteronomy 33:15, Judges 7:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1389I; TAHOT Genesis 49:26 word 9

עוֹלָ֑םo.Lamantiquity

Lemma: עוֹלָם (o.lam) · Strong's: H5769G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: forever: enduring

Used 388 times. Also: Genesis 3:22, Genesis 6:3, Genesis 9:12, Genesis 9:16, Genesis 13:15, Genesis 17:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5769G; TAHOT Genesis 49:26 word 10

תִּֽהְיֶ֙ין֙tih.Yeinmay they be[long]

Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Feminine · Plural (HVqi3fp)

Meaning: to be

Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT Genesis 49:26 word 11

לְרֹ֣אשׁle.Roshto [the] head of

Lemma: רֹאשׁ (rosh) · Strong's: H7218A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: head

Used 282 times. Also: Genesis 3:15, Genesis 40:13, Genesis 40:16, Genesis 40:17, Genesis 40:19, Genesis 40:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7218A; TAHOT Genesis 49:26 word 12

יוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefJoseph

Lemma: יוֹסֵף (yo.seph) · Strong's: H3130G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Joseph

Used 208 times. Also: Genesis 30:24, Genesis 30:25, Genesis 33:2, Genesis 33:7, Genesis 35:24, Genesis 37:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3130G; TAHOT Genesis 49:26 word 13

וּלְקָדְקֹ֖דu.le.ka.de.Kodand to the scalp

Lemma: קׇדְקֹד (qod.qod) · Strong's: H6936

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: crown

Used 11 times. Also: Deuteronomy 28:35, Deuteronomy 33:16, Deuteronomy 33:20, 2 Samuel 14:25, Job 2:7, Psalms 7:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6936; TAHOT Genesis 49:26 word 14

נְזִ֥ירne.Zir[the] prince of

Lemma: נָזִיר (na.zir) · Strong's: H5139

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: Nazirite

Used 16 times. Also: Leviticus 25:5, Leviticus 25:11, Numbers 6:2, Numbers 6:13, Numbers 6:18, Numbers 6:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5139; TAHOT Genesis 49:26 word 15

אֶחָֽיו\׃\ \פ'e.Chavbrothers his

Lemma: אָח (ach) · Strong's: H0251G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: brother: male-sibling

Used 363 times. Also: Genesis 4:2, Genesis 4:8, Genesis 4:9, Genesis 4:10, Genesis 4:11, Genesis 4:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0251G; TAHOT Genesis 49:26 word 16

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

The blessings	→	בְּרָכָה H1293 blessing
of your father	→	אָב H0001G father
have surpassed	→	גָּבַר H1396 to prevail
. . .	→	עַל H5921A upon
the blessings	→	בְּרָכָה H1293 blessing
of the ancient mountains	→	הָרָה H2029 to conceive
. . .	→	עַד H5704 till
and the bounty	→	תַּאֲוָה H8378 desire
of the everlasting	→	עוֹלָם H5769G forever: enduring
hills	→	גִּבְעָה H1389I hill
May they rest	→	הָיָה H1961 to be
on the head	→	רֹאשׁ H7218A head
of Joseph	→	יוֹסֵף H3130G Joseph
on the brow	→	קׇדְקֹד H6936 crown
of the prince	→	נָזִיר H5139 Nazirite
of his brothers	→	אָח H0251G brother: male-sibling

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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