24. But his bow remained steady,his strong arms stayed supple,because of the hand of the Mighty One of Jacob,because of the Shepherd, the Rock of Israel,
25. because of your father’s God, who helps you,because of the Almighty, who blesses youwith blessings of the skies above,blessings of the deep springs below,blessings of the breast and womb.
26. Your father’s blessings are greaterthan the blessings of the ancient mountains,than the bounty of the age-old hills.Let all these rest on the head of Joseph,on the brow of the prince among his brothers.
27. ‘Benjamin is a ravenous wolf;in the morning he devours the prey,in the evening he divides the plunder.’
28. All these are the twelve tribes of Israel, and this is what their father said to them when he blessed them, giving each the blessing appropriate to him.
29. Then he gave them these instructions: ‘I am about to be gathered to my people. Bury me with my fathers in the cave in the field of Ephron the Hittite,