Genesis 49:20
18 I await Your salvation, O LORD.
19 Gad will be attacked by raiders, but he will attack their heels.
Asher’s food will be rich; he shall provide royal delicacies.
21 Naphtali is a doe set free that bears beautiful fawns.
22 Joseph is a fruitful vine— a fruitful vine by a spring, whose branches scale the wall.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Asher’s food will be rich; he shall provide royal delicacies.
- KJV
- Out of Asher his bread shall be fat, and he shall yield royal dainties.
- WEB
- “Asher’s food will be rich. He will produce royal dainties.
- ASV
- Out of the Asher his bread shall be fat, And he shall yield royal dainties.
- DARBY
- Out of Asher, his bread shall be fat, And he will give royal dainties.
- BLB
- Out of Asher his bread [shall be] rich, and he shall give royal delicacies.
- ÅB
- Fra Aser kommer fedmen, hans mat, og lekre retter som for konger har han å gi.
- OTB
- «Asjers mat vil være rikelig, og han skal gi delikatesser som passer for kongelige.
- B1930
- Fra Aser kommer fedmen, hans mat, og lekre retter som for konger har han å gi.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Deuteronomy 33:24–25
And concerning Asher he said: “May Asher be the most blessed of sons; may he be the most favored among his brothers and dip his foot in oil.
Read in contextGenesis 30:13
Leah said, “How happy I am! For the women call me happy.” So she named him Asher.
Read in contextJoshua 19:24–31
The fifth lot came out for the clans of the tribe of Asher:
Read in contextGenesis 46:17
The children of Asher: Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, Beriah, and their sister Serah. The sons of Beriah: Heber and Malchiel.
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