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Deuteronomy 33:16

Joseph
God's presence

14 with the bountiful harvest from the sun and the abundant yield of the seasons,

15 with the best of the ancient mountains and the bounty of the everlasting hills,

with the choice gifts of the land and everything in it, and with the favor of Him who dwelt in the burning bush. May these rest on the head of Joseph and crown the brow of the prince of his brothers.

17 His majesty is like a firstborn bull, and his horns are like those of a wild ox. With them he will gore the nations, even to the ends of the earth. Such are the myriads of Ephraim, and such are the thousands of Manasseh.”

18 Concerning Zebulun he said: “Rejoice, Zebulun, in your journeys, and Issachar, in your tents.

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
with the choice gifts of the land and everything in it, and with the favor of Him who dwelt in the burning bush. May these rest on the head of Joseph and crown the brow of the prince of his brothers.
KJV
And for the precious things of the earth and fulness thereof, and for the good will of him that dwelt in the bush: let the blessing come upon the head of Joseph, and upon the top of the head of him that was separated from his brethren.
WEB
for the precious things of the earth and its fullness, the good will of him who lived in the bush. Let this come on the head of Joseph, on the crown of the head of him who was separated from his brothers.
ASV
And for the precious things of the earth and the fulness thereof, And the good will of him that dwelt in the bush. Let [the blessing] come upon the head of Joseph, And upon the crown of the head of him that was separate from his brethren.
DARBY
And by the precious things of the earth and the fulness thereof. And let the good will of him that dwelt in the bush Come upon the head of Joseph, Upon the top of the head of him that was separated from his brethren.
BLB
and from the precious things of the earth and its fullness, and the favor of Him who is dwelling in the bush. Let it rest on the head of Joseph, and on the top of the head of the prince of his brothers.
ÅB
med det ypperste av jorden og dens fylde og med nåde fra ham som bodde i tornebusken; det komme over Josefs hode, over hans isse som er fyrste blant sine brødre!
OTB
med de beste gavene fra jorden og dens fylde, og gunsten fra ham som bodde i den brennende busken. La disse hvile på Josefs hode, på pannen til fyrsten blant hans brødre.
B1930
med det ypperste av jorden og dens fylde og med nåde fra ham som bodde i tornebusken; det komme over Josefs hode, over hans isse som er fyrste blandt sine brødre!

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Acts 7:35

    This Moses, whom they had rejected with the words, ‘Who made you ruler and judge?’ is the one whom God sent to be their ruler and redeemer through the angel who appeared to him in the bush.

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  • Exodus 3:2–4

    There the angel of the LORD appeared to him in a blazing fire from within a bush. Moses saw the bush ablaze with fire, but it was not consumed.

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  • Psalms 24:1

    The earth is the LORD’s, and the fullness thereof, the world and all who dwell therein.

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  • Genesis 49:26

    The blessings of your father have surpassed the blessings of the ancient mountains and the bounty of the everlasting hills. May they rest on the head of Joseph, on the brow of the prince of his brothers.

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  • Psalms 89:11

    The heavens are Yours, and also the earth. The earth and its fullness You founded.

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  • Jeremiah 8:16

    The snorting of enemy horses is heard from Dan. At the sound of the neighing of mighty steeds, the whole land quakes. They come to devour the land and everything in it, the city and all who dwell in it.

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  • Genesis 45:9–11

    Now return quickly to my father and tell him, ‘This is what your son Joseph says: God has made me lord of all Egypt. Come down to me without delay.

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  • Mark 12:26

    But concerning the dead rising, have you not read about the burning bush in the Book of Moses, how God told him, ‘I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob’?

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