King James Version

Genesis 49:20

Out of Asher his bread shall be fat, and he shall yield royal dainties.

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מֵאָשֵׁ֖רmeasherfrom Asherאָשֵׁרpreposition, noun, proper name — “from Asher”H836happy; Asher, a son of Jacob, and the tribe descended from him, with its territory; also a place in PalestineAsherשְׁמֵנָ֣הshemenahlustyשָׁמֵןadjective, adjective, feminine, singular, absolute — “lusty”, the ordinary formH8082greasy, i.e. gross; figuratively, richfat, lusty, plenteous.לַחְמ֑וֹlachmvobreadלֶחֶםnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “bread”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3899food (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it)(shew-) bread, [idiom] eat, food, fruit, loaf, meat, victuals.וְה֥וּאvehuand as for herהוּאconjunction, pronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and as for her”H1931he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or arehe, as for her, him(-self), it, the same, she (herself), such, that (...it), these, they, this, those, which (is), who.יִתֵּ֖ןyitengiveנָתַןverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “give”, an unfinished actionH5414to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)add, apply, appoint, ascribe, assign, [idiom] avenge, [idiom] be (healed), bestow, bring (forth, hither), cast, cause, charge, come, commit, consider, count, [phrase] cry, deliver (up), direct, distribute, do, [idiom] doubtless, [idiom] wi…מַֽעֲדַנֵּיmaadanedaintyמַעֲדָןnoun, common, both genders, plural, construct — “dainty”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4574a delicacy or (abstractly) pleasure (adverbially, cheerfully)dainty, delicately, delight.מֶֽלֶךְmelekhkingמֶלֶךְnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “king”, the ordinary formH4428a kingking, royal.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

As for Asher, his bread shall be fat, and he shall yield royal dainties.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Out of Asher his bread shall be fat, And he shall yield royal dainties.

Young’s Literal Translation

Out of Asher his bread [is] fat; And he giveth dainties of a king.

World English Bible

“Asher’s food will be rich. He will produce royal dainties.

Darby Translation

Out of Asher, his bread shall be fat, And he will give royal dainties.

Douay-Rheims

Aser, his bread shall be fat, and he shall yield dainties to kings.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

As for Asher, his bread shall be fat, and he shall yield royal dainties.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Aser, his bread shall be fat; and he shall yield dainties to princes.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἀσὴρ, πίων αὐτοῦ ὁ ἄρτος· καὶ αὐτὸς δώσει τρυφὴν ἄρχουσι.