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Genesis 49:25

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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:)	[Even] by the God of thy father, who shall help thee; and by the Almighty, who shall bless thee with blessings of heaven above, blessings of the deep that lieth under, blessings of the breasts, and of the womb:	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.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

Even by the God^H410 of thy father^H1, who shall help^H5826 thee; and by^H854 the Almighty^H7706, who shall bless^H1288 thee with blessings^H1293 of heaven^H8064 above^H5920, blessings^H1293 of the deep^H8415 that lieth^H7257 under, blessings^H1293 of the breasts^H7699, and of the womb^H7356:

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Original Hebrew

מֵאֵל אָבִיךָ וְיַעְזְרֶךָּ וְאֵת שַׁדַּי וִיבָרְכֶךָּ בִּרְכֹת שָׁמַיִם מֵעָל בִּרְכֹת תְּהֹום רֹבֶצֶת תָּחַת בִּרְכֹת שָׁדַיִם וָרָחַם׃

Hebrew	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
מֵ/אֵ֨ל	me./'El	H410	HR/Ncmsc	from/ (the) God of
אָבִ֜י/ךָ	'a.Vi./kha	H1	HNcmsc/Sp2ms	father/ your
וְ/יַעְזְרֶ֗/ךָּ	ve./ya'.ze.Re./ka	H5826	HC/Vqi3ms/Sp2ms	and/ he will help/ you
וְ/אֵ֤ת	ve./'Et	H854	HC/R	and/ (obj.)
שַׁדַּי֙	sha.Dai	H7706	HNp	Almighty
וִ/יבָ֣רְכֶ֔/ךָּ	vi./Va.re.Khe./ka	H1288	HC/Vpi3ms/Sp2ms	and/ he will bless/ you
בִּרְכֹ֤ת	bir.Khot	H1293	HNcfpc	blessings of
שָׁמַ֨יִם֙	sha.Ma.yim	H8064	HNcmpa	heaven
מֵ/עָ֔ל	me./'Al	H5921	HR/Ncmsa	(from)/ above
בִּרְכֹ֥ת	bir.Khot	H1293	HNcfpc	blessings of
תְּה֖וֹם	te.Hom	H8415	HNcbsa	(the) deep
רֹבֶ֣צֶת	ro.Ve.tzet	H7257	HVqrfsa	(which) lies
תָּ֑חַת	Ta.chat	H8478	HNcmsa	beneath
בִּרְכֹ֥ת	bir.Khot	H1293	HNcfpc	blessings of
שָׁדַ֖יִם	sha.Da.yim	H7699	HNcmda	breasts
וָ/רָֽחַם	va./Ra.cham	H7356	HC/Ncbsa	and/ womb

Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)

Strong's References

• H1 — אָב (ʼâb, awb): a primitive word; father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application; chief, (fore-) father(-less), [idiom] patrimony, principal. Compare names in 'Abi-'.
• H410 — אֵל (ʼêl, ale): shortened from אַיִל; strength; as adjective, mighty; especially the Almighty (but used also of any deity); God (god), [idiom] goodly, [idiom] great, idol, might(-y one), power, strong. Compare names in '-el.'
• H854 — אֵת (ʼêth, ayth): probably from אָנָה; properly, nearness (used only as a preposition or an adverb), near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc.; against, among, before, by, for, from, in(-to), (out) of, with. Often with another prepositional prefix.
• H1288 — בָרַךְ (bârak, baw-rak'): a primitive root; to kneel; by implication to bless God (as an act of adoration), and (vice-versa) man (as a benefit); also (by euphemism) to curse (God or the king, as treason); [idiom] abundantly, [idiom] altogether, [idiom] at all, blaspheme, bless, congratulate, curse, [idiom] greatly, [idiom] indeed, kneel (down), praise, salute, [idiom] still, thank.
• H1293 — בְּרָכָה (Bᵉrâkâh, ber-aw-kaw'): from בָרַךְ; benediction; by implication prosperity; blessing, liberal, pool, present.
• H5826 — עָזַר (ʻâzar, aw-zar'): a primitive root; to surround, i.e. protect or aid; help, succour.
• H5920 — עַל (ʻal, al): from עָלָה; properly, the top; specifically, the highest (i.e. God); also (adverb) aloft, to Jehovah; above, high, most High.
• H7257 — רָבַץ (râbats, raw-bats'): a primitive root; to crouch (on all four legs folded, like a recumbent animal); be implication, to recline, repose, brood, lurk, imbed; crouch (down), fall down, make a fold, lay, (cause to, make to) lie (down), make to rest, sit.
• H7356 — רַחַם (racham, rakh'-am): from רָחַם; compassion (in the plural); by extension, the womb (as cherishing the fetus); by implication, a maiden; bowels, compassion, damsel, tender love, (great, tender) mercy, pity, womb.
• H7699 — שַׁד (shad, shad): or שֹׁד; probably from שׁוּד (in its original sense) contracted; the breast of a woman or animal (as bulging); breast, pap, teat.
• H7706 — שַׁדַּי (Shadday, shad-dah'-ee): from שָׁדַד; the Almighty; Almighty.
• H8064 — שָׁמַיִם (shâmayim, shaw-mah'-yim): dual of an unused singular שָׁמֶה; from an unused root meaning to be lofty; the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies revolve); air, [idiom] astrologer, heaven(-s).
• H8415 — תְּהוֹם (tᵉhôwm, teh-home'): or תְּהֹם; (usually feminine) from הוּם; an abyss (as a surging mass of water), especially the deep (the main sea or the subterranean watersupply); deep (place), depth.

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

• H5921 — עַל (ʻal, al): properly, the same as עַל used as a preposition (in the singular or plural often with prefix, or as conjunction with a particle following); above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications; above, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of, (from) (off), (up-) on, over, than, through(-out), to, touching, [idiom] with.
• H8478 — תַּחַת (tachath, takh'-ath): from the same as תּוֹחַ; the bottom (as depressed); only adverbially, below (often with prepositional prefix underneath), in lieu of, etc.; as, beneath, [idiom] flat, in(-stead), (same) place (where...is), room, for...sake, stead of, under, [idiom] unto, [idiom] when...was mine, whereas, (where-) fore, with.

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