Darby's translation notes (1890)
Genesis 49:26
49:26 ancestors, (d-11) Or 'parents.' from (e-39) Heb.'Nazarite.' others, 'crowned [among].'
49:26 ancestors, (d-11) Or 'parents.' from (e-39) Heb.'Nazarite.' others, 'crowned [among].'
Verse Genesis 49:26. _THE BLESSING OF THY FATHER, C._] The blessings which thy father now prays for and pronounces are neither _temporal_ nor _transitory_ they shall exceed in their _duration_ the _e...
- Jacob Blesses His Sons 5. מכרה _m__e__kêrāh_, “weapon;” related: כיר _kārar_ or כרה _kārāh_ dig. “Device, design?” related: מכר _mākar_ “sell,” in Arabic “take counsel. Habitation.” 10. מחקק...
CHAPTER 49 JACOB'S PROPHECY _ 1. The call of Jacob: “Gather yourselves together” (Genesis 49:1)_ 2. The prophecy concerning his sons (Genesis 49:3) Reuben (Genesis 49:3) Simeon and Levi ...
THE BLESSING OF JACOB. This poem had an independent origin, but if it was incorporated in one of the main documents it would be in J. It is not a mere collection of originally isolated utterances on t...
THE BLESSINGS OF THY FATHER, &C.— This verse is variously rendered. The common interpretation given is this; thy father's blessings, or prayers, in thy behalf, are more ample, prevalent, and comprehen...
PART FORTY-SEVEN THE LAST DAYS OF JACOB AND JOSEPH (Genesis 48:1 to Genesis 50:26) The Biblical Account 48 And it came to pass after these things, that one said to Joseph, Behold, thy father is sick:...
_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 H...
The blessing of Moses on the tribes of Ephraim and Manasseh, Deuteronomy 33:13, may be studied in connexion with this difficult v. Render with RM, 'The blessings of thy father have prevailed above (ex...
JACOB BLESSES HIS TWELVE SONS It is generally considered that in its present form, this chapter gives us indeed the last utterances of the dying patriarch respecting the future of his sons, but with a...
GOD’S ANCIENT PEOPLE GENESIS _ALUN OWEN_ CHAPTER 49 JACOB BLESSES HIS SONS V1 Then Jacob called his sons. He said to them, ‘Gather yourselves together. I will tell you what shall happen to you in...
Before Jacob died, he gave his *blessing as the father of the family. A father’s *blessing was very important. (See Isaac’s *blessing in Genesis 27:26-40.) God told Jacob what he should say. Therefore...
(22-26) JOSEPH. — The blessing of Joseph is, in many particulars, the most remarkable of them all. Jacob throughout it seems struggling with himself, and anxious to bestow more than was in his power....
THE BLESSINGS OF THY FATHER. — As the passage now stands, it means that the blessings which Jacob bestows upon Joseph are greater than those which he had himself received from his ancestors, Abraham a...
בִּרְכֹ֣ת אָבִ֗יךָ גָּֽבְרוּ֙ עַל ־בִּרְכֹ֣ת הֹורַ֔י...
THE BLESSINGS OF THE TRIBES Genesis 48:1; Genesis 49:1 JACOB'S blessing of his sons marks the close of the patriarchal dispensation. Henceforth the channel of God's blessing to man does not consist o...
JOSEPH SPECIALLY BLESSED Genesis 49:13 The position of Zebulun and the following tribes in the land of promise is accurately foretold. Compare the allotments of Joshua 18:1. Notice the exclamation of...
Before his passing, Jacob, in forecasting the future of his sons, based what he had to say on what he had already seen in them. In some cases the allusions are difficult to follow, and the connection...
JACOB'S FINAL DAYS The writer gives a brief record of the rest of Jacob's life before he gives details of the events surrounding the time of his death. Jacob lived seventeen more years in Egypt and s...
The blessings of thy father have (t) 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 o...
The blessings of thy father, &c. That is, thy father's blessings are made more prevalent and effectual in thy regard, by the additional strength they receive from his inheriting the blessings of his p...
Genesis 28:13; Deuteronomy 33:13....
Isaiah 1:7; 1 Peter 2:6 Nothing can afford a higher proof that the Patriarch Jacob, in all that he here said, was guided by the spirit of prophecy, and not by natural affection: because his prediction...
Having already shown the position of Isaac, I resume briefly with the remark that he stands before us clearly as the representative of the Son, and this too as dead, risen, and in heaven. All will und...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 48, 49, AND 50. Lastly, in chapter 48 besides the prophetical character important in the history of Israel we see Joseph as heir; the double portion (mark of...
THE BLESSINGS OF THY FATHER HAVE PREVAILED ABOVE THE BLESSINGS OF MY PROGENITORS,.... Jacob's blessings were greater and more numerous, both those which he himself had, and bestowed upon his offspring...
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 hi...
_Even by the God of thy father_ Jacob, _who shall help thee _ Our experiences of God's power and goodness, in strengthening us hitherto, are encouragements still to hope for _help_ from him. He that _...
1 Iacob calleth his sonnes to blesse them. 3 Their blessing in particular. 29 He chargeth them about his buriall. 33 He dieth. 1 AND Iacob called vnto his sonnes, and said, Gather your selues toge...
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 hi...
THE PROPHECY UPON GAD, ASHER, NAPHTALI, JOSEPH, AND BENJAMIN...
TENTH SECTION _Jacob’s blessing of his sons. Judah and his brethren. Jacob’s last arrangements. His burial in Canaan. His death._ GENESIS 49:1-33 1And Jacob called unto his sons, and said, Gather yo...
JACOB'S PROPHECY AS TO THE TWELVE TRIBES (vs.1-28) After a life of many failures and troubles, the last days of Jacob stand out in bright relief. His perception of God's ways became much more clear a...
22-27 The blessing of Joseph is very full. What Jacob says of him, is history as well as prophecy. Jacob reminds him of the difficulties and fiery darts of temptations he had formerly struggled throu...
THE BLESSINGS which I THY FATHER have conferred upon thee, are much more considerable than those which I received from my father Isaac, or from my grandfather Abraham This was true, 1. In the extent...
On which we shall dwell more particularly. There is not in scripture a more perfect and beautiful type of Christ than Joseph. Whether we view Christ as the object of the Father's love, the object of t...
Genesis 49:26 blessings H1293 father H1 excelled H1396 (H8804) blessings H1293 ancestors H2029 (H8802) bound H8379 ev
“Joseph is the son of a fruitful tree, The son of a fruitful tree by a spring, His daughters run over the wall. The archers have sorely grieved him, And shot at him and persecuted him, But his bo...
Genesis 48 and 49 _(with Deuteronomy 33and Judges 5)_ Jacob's blessing of his sons marks the close of the patriarchal dispensation. Henceforth the channel of God's blessing to man does not consist of...
Genesis 49:1. _And Jacob called unto his sons, and said, Gather yourselves together, that I may tell you that which shall befall you in the last days. Gather yourselves together, and hear, ye sons of...
L, 2. _And Jacob called unto his sons, and said, Gather yourselves together, that I may tell you that which shall befall you in the last day. Gather yourselves together, and hear, ye sons of Jacob; an...
CONTENTS: Jacob's dying blessing, prophetic of the tribes of Israel. CHARACTERS: Jacob, twelve sons. CONCLUSION: It is a great blessing to attend upon Godly parents in their last hours that we might...
Genesis 49:2. _Gather yourselves together._ This phrase implies that they should come purified, and prepared for instruction. Genesis 49:3. _Reuben._ Jacob here seems to enumerate the excellencies of...
_Joseph is a fruitful bough_ THE BLESSING OF JOSEPH: I. PREDICTION OF HIS FUTURE GREATNESS. 1. His extraordinary increase. 2. His great prosperity. (1) All kinds of blessings were promised. (2)...
GENESIS—NOTE ON GENESIS 49:22 Jacob reserves his longest blessing for JOSEPH, confirming his special standing. The references to God (using a variety of divine titles), along with the emphasis on bles...
CRITICAL NOTES.— Genesis 49:22. Whose branches run over the wall.] “Transcend all the usual boundaries of a well-enclosed garden. Joseph is, in prospect, the twofold tribe that bursts the bounds assi...
EXPOSITION GENESIS 49:1 AND JACOB (having closed his interview with Joseph and his two sons) CALLED (by means of messengers) UNTO HIS SONS (_i.e._ the others who were then absent), AND SAID, GATHER Y...
And Jacob called his sons, and said, Gather yourselves together, that I may tell you that which shall befall you in the last days (Genesis 49:1). This is probably the grandest hour of the old man Jaco...
have prevailed. Genesis 27:27 Genesis 27:39 Genesis 27:40 Genesis 28:3...