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Genesis 48:22 KJV
Genesis · chapter 48 · verse 22
Moreover I have given to thee one portion above thy brethren, which I took out of the hand of the Amorite with my sword and with my bow.Genesis 48:22 · King James Version
Genesis 48:22 in context
20And he blessed them that day, saying, In thee shall Israel bless, saying, God make thee as Ephraim and as Manasseh: and he set Ephraim before Manasseh.
21And Israel said unto Joseph, Behold, I die: but God shall be with you, and bring you again unto the land of your fathers.
22Moreover I have given to thee one portion above thy brethren, which I took out of the hand of the Amorite with my sword and with my bow.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- brethrenʼâcha brother )H251 →
- portionshᵉkemthe neck as the place of burdensH7926 →
- AmoriteʼĔmôrîyan Emorite, one of the Canaanitish tribesH567 →
- givennâthanto give, used with greatest latitude of applicationH5414 →
- swordcherebdroughtH2719 →
- tooklâqachto takeH3947 →
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Here is, I. The blessing with which Jacob blessed the two sons of Joseph, which is the more remarkable because the apostle makes such particular mention of it (Heb 11:21), while he says nothing of the blessing which Jacob pronounced on the rest of his sons, though that also was done in faith. Observe here, 1.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 8-22