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Genesis 49:22

NETBible	Joseph is a fruitful bough,¹ a fruitful bough near a spring whose branches² climb over the wall.
NIV © biblegateway Gen 49:22	"Joseph is a fruitful vine, a fruitful vine near a spring, whose branches climb over a wall.
NASB © biblegateway Gen 49:22	"Joseph is a fruitful bough, A fruitful bough by a spring; Its branches run over a wall.
NLT © biblegateway Gen 49:22	"Joseph is a fruitful tree, a fruitful tree beside a fountain. His branches reach over the wall.
MSG © biblegateway Gen 49:22	Joseph is a wild donkey, a wild donkey by a spring, spirited donkeys on a hill.
BBE © SABDAweb Gen 49:22	Joseph is a young ox, whose steps are turned to the fountain;
NRSV © bibleoremus Gen 49:22	Joseph is a fruitful bough, a fruitful bough by a spring; his branches run over the wall.
NKJV © biblegateway Gen 49:22	"Joseph is a fruitful bough, A fruitful bough by a well; His branches run over the wall.
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KJV	Joseph <03130> [is] a fruitful <06509> (8802) bough <01121>_, [even] a fruitful <06509> (8802) bough <01121> by a well <05869>_; [whose] branches <01323> run <06805> (8804) over the wall <07791>_: {branches: Heb. daughters}
NASB © biblegateway Gen 49:22	"Joseph <03130> is a fruitful <06509> bough <01121> , A fruitful <06509> bough <01121> by a spring <05869> ; Its branches <01323> run <06805> over <05921> a wall <07791> .
LXXM	uiov <5207> N-NSM huxhmenov <837> V-RPPNS iwshf <2501> N-PRI uiov <5207> N-NSM huxhmenov <837> V-RPPNS zhlwtov {A-NSM} uiov <5207> N-NSM mou <1473> P-GS newtatov <3501> A-NSMS prov <4314> PREP me <1473> P-AS anastreqon <390> V-AAD-2S
NET [draft] ITL	Joseph <03130> is a fruitful <06509> bough <01121> , a fruitful <06509> bough <01121> near <05921> a spring <05869> whose branches <01323> climb <06805> over <05921> the wall <07791> .
HEBREW	rws <07791> yle <05921> hdeu <06805> twnb <01323> Nye <05869> yle <05921> trp <06509> Nb <01121> Powy <03130> trp <06509> Nb (49:22) <01121>

NETBible

Joseph is a fruitful bough,¹ a fruitful bough near a spring whose branches² climb over the wall.

NET Notes

¹tn The Hebrew text appears to mean “[is] a son of fruitfulness.” The second word is an active participle, feminine singular, from the verb פָּרָה (parah, “to be fruitful”). The translation “bough” is employed for בֵּן (ben, elsewhere typically “son”) because Joseph is pictured as a healthy and fruitful vine growing by the wall. But there are difficulties with this interpretation. The word “son” nowhere else refers to a plant and the noun translated “branches” (Heb “daughters”) in the third line is a plural form whereas its verb is singular. In the other oracles of Gen 49 an animal is used for comparison and not a plant, leading some to translate the opening phrase בֵּן פָּרָה (ben parah, “fruitful bough”) as “wild donkey” (JPS, NAB). Various other interpretations involving more radical emendation of the text have also been offered.

²tn Heb “daughters.”