King James Version

Genesis 49:25

Even by the God of thy father, who shall help thee; and by the Almighty, who shall bless thee with blessings of heaven above, blessings of the deep that lieth under, blessings of the breasts, and of the womb:

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מֵאֵ֨לmeelfrom idolאֵלpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “from idol”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH410strength; as adjective, mighty; especially the Almighty (but used also of any deity)God (god), [idiom] goodly, [idiom] great, idol, might(-y one), power, strong. Compare names in '-el.'אָבִ֜יךָavikhafatherאָבnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “father”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote applicationchief, (fore-) father(-less), [idiom] patrimony, principal. Compare names in 'Abi-'.וְיַעְזְרֶ֗ךָּveyazerekaand helpעָזַרconjunction, verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “and help”, an unfinished actionH5826to surround, i.e. protect or aidhelp, succour.וְאֵ֤תveetand amongאֵתconjunction, preposition — “and among”H854properly, nearness (used only as a preposition or an adverb), near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc.against, among, before, by, for, from, in(-to), (out) of, with. Often with another prepositional prefix.שַׁדַּי֙shadayAlmightyשַׁדַּיnoun, proper name — “Almighty”H7706the AlmightyAlmighty.וִיבָ֣רְכֶ֔ךָּvivarekhekaand blessבָרַךְconjunction, verb, piel, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “and bless”, an unfinished actionH1288to kneel; by implication to bless God (as an act of adoration), and (vice-versa) man (as a benefit); also (by euphemism) to curse (God or the king, as treason)[idiom] abundantly, [idiom] altogether, [idiom] at all, blaspheme, bless, congratulate, curse, [idiom] greatly, [idiom] indeed, kneel (down), praise, salute, [idiom] still, thank.בִּרְכֹ֤תbirkhotblessingבְּרָכָהnoun, common, feminine, plural, construct — “blessing”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1293benediction; by implication prosperityblessing, liberal, pool, present.שָׁמַ֨יִם֙shamayimheavenשָׁמַיִםnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “heaven”, the ordinary formH8064the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies revolve)air, [idiom] astrologer, heaven(-s).מֵעָ֔לmealfrom aboveעַלpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “from above”, the ordinary formH5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…בִּרְכֹ֥תbirkhotblessingבְּרָכָהnoun, common, feminine, plural, construct — “blessing”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1293benediction; by implication prosperityblessing, liberal, pool, present.תְּה֖וֹםtehomdeepתְּהוֹםnoun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “deep”, the ordinary formH8415an abyss (as a surging mass of water), especially the deep (the main sea or the subterranean watersupply)deep (place), depth.רֹבֶ֣צֶתrovetsetcrouchרָבַץverb, qal, participle, absolute — “crouch”, a verb used as a describing wordH7257to crouch (on all four legs folded, like a recumbent animal); be implication, to recline, repose, brood, lurk, imbedcrouch (down), fall down, make a fold, lay, (cause to, make to) lie (down), make to rest, sit.תָּ֑חַתtachatwithתַּחַתnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “with”, the ordinary formH8478the bottom (as depressed); only adverbially, below (often with prepositional prefix underneath), in lieu of, etc.as, beneath, [idiom] flat, in(-stead), (same) place (where...is), room, for...sake, stead of, under, [idiom] unto, [idiom] when...was mine, whereas, (where-) fore, with.בִּרְכֹ֥תbirkhotblessingבְּרָכָהnoun, common, feminine, plural, construct — “blessing”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1293benediction; by implication prosperityblessing, liberal, pool, present.שָׁדַ֖יִםshadayimbreastשַׁדnoun, common, masculine, dual, absolute — “breast”, the ordinary formH7699the breast of a woman or animal (as bulging)breast, pap, teat.וָרָֽחַםvarachamand compassionרַחַםconjunction, noun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “and compassion”, the ordinary formH7356compassion (in the plural); by extension, the womb (as cherishing the fetus); by implication, a maidenbowels, compassion, damsel, tender love, (great, tender) mercy, pity, womb.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Even by the God of thy father, who shall help thee, and by the Almighty, who shall bless thee, with blessings of heaven above, blessings of the deep that coucheth beneath, blessings of the breasts, and of the womb.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Even by the God of thy father, who shall help thee, And by the Almighty, who shall bless thee, With blessings of heaven above, Blessings of the deep that coucheth beneath, Blessings of the breasts, and of the womb.

Young’s Literal Translation

By the God of thy father who helpeth thee, And the Mighty One who blesseth thee, Blessings of the heavens from above, Blessings of the deep lying under, Blessings of breasts and womb; —

World English Bible

even by the God of your father, who will help you, by the Almighty, who will bless you, with blessings of heaven above, blessings of the deep that lies below, blessings of the breasts, and of the womb.

Darby Translation

From the God of thy father, and he will help thee; And from the Almighty, and he will bless thee — With blessings of heaven from above, With blessings of the deep that lieth under, With blessings of the breast and of the womb.

Douay-Rheims

The God of thy father shall be thy helper, and the Almighty shall bless thee with the blessings of heaven above, with the blessings of the deep that lieth beneath, with the blessings of the breasts and of the womb.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

and my God helped thee, and he blessed thee with the blessing of heaven from above, and the blessing of the earth possessing all things, because of the blessing of the breasts and of the womb,

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἐβοήθησέ σοι ὁ Θεὸς ὁ ἐμὸς, καὶ εὐλόγησέ σε εὐλογίαν οὐρανοῦ ἄνωθεν, καὶ εὐλογίαν γῆς ἐχούσης πάντα, εἵνεκεν εὐλογίας μαστῶν καὶ μήτρας,