Genesis 49:20

49:20 Asher’s ¹  food will be rich, ² 

and he will provide delicacies ³  to royalty.

Psalms 115:15

115:15 May you be blessed by the Lord,

the creator ⁴  of heaven and earth!

Psalms 128:3

128:3 Your wife will be like a fruitful vine ⁵ 

in the inner rooms of your house;

your children ⁶  will be like olive branches,

as they sit all around your table.

Psalms 128:6

128:6 and that you might see ⁷  your grandchildren. ⁸ 

May Israel experience peace! ⁹ 

[49:20]  ¹ tc Heb “from Asher,” but the initial mem (מ) of the MT should probably be moved to the end of the preceding verse and taken as a plural ending on “heel.”

[49:20]  ² tn The Hebrew word translated “rich,” when applied to products of the ground, means abundant in quantity and quality.

[49:20]  ³ tn The word translated “delicacies” refers to foods that were delightful, the kind fit for a king.

[115:15]  ⁴ tn Or “maker.”

[128:3]  ⁵ sn The metaphor of the fruitful vine pictures the wife as fertile; she will give her husband numerous children (see the next line).

[128:3]  ⁶ tn One could translate “sons” (see Ps 127:3 and the note on the word “sons” there), but here the term seems to refer more generally to children of both genders.

[128:6]  ⁷ tn The imperative with prefixed vav (ו) conjunctive indicates purpose/result after the jussive in v. 5a.

[128:6]  ⁸ tn Heb “sons to your sons.”

[128:6]  ⁹ tn Heb “peace [be] upon Israel.” The statement is understood as a prayer (see Ps 125:5).