Parallel Verses

NET Bible

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

New American Standard Bible

Joseph is a fruitful bough,
A fruitful bough by a spring;
Its branches run over a wall.

King James Version

Joseph is a fruitful bough, even a fruitful bough by a well; whose branches run over the wall:

Holman Bible

Joseph is a fruitful vine,
a fruitful vine beside a spring;
its branches climb over the wall.

International Standard Version

"Joseph is descended from a fruitful vine, a fruitful vine planted near springs of water. His branches climb over walls.

A Conservative Version

Joseph is a fruitful bough, a fruitful bough by a fountain, his branches run over the wall.

American Standard Version

Joseph is a fruitful bough, A fruitful bough by a fountain; His branches run over the wall.

Amplified


“Joseph is a fruitful bough (a main branch of the vine),
A fruitful bough by a spring (a well, a fountain);
Its branches run over the wall [influencing others].

Bible in Basic English

Joseph is a young ox, whose steps are turned to the fountain;

Darby Translation

Joseph is a fruitful bough; A fruitful bough by a well; His branches shoot over the wall.

Julia Smith Translation

Joseph a fruitful son, a fruitful son upon a fountain, the daughters mounting over a wall.

King James 2000

Joseph is a fruitful bough, even a fruitful bough by a well; whose branches run over the wall:

Lexham Expanded Bible

Joseph [is] the bough of a fruitful vine, a fruitful bough by a spring. His branches climb over the wall.

Modern King James verseion

Joseph is a fruitful son, a fruitful son by a well, whose branches run over the wall.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

"That flourishing child, Joseph; that flourishing child, and goodly unto the eye! The daughters come forth to bear rule;

New Heart English Bible

"Joseph is a fruitful vine, a fruitful vine by a spring. His branches run over the wall.

The Emphasized Bible

A fruitful bough over a fountain, - Branches creeping over a wail.

Webster

Joseph is a fruitful bough, even a fruitful bough by a well; whose branches run over the wall:

World English Bible

"Joseph is a fruitful vine, a fruitful vine by a spring. His branches run over the wall.

Youngs Literal Translation

Joseph is a fruitful son; A fruitful son by a fountain, Daughters step over the wall;

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
יוסף 
Yowceph 
Usage: 213

is a fruitful
פּרה 
Parah 
Usage: 29

פּרה 
Parah 
Usage: 29

by a well
עין 
`ayin 
Usage: 372

run
צעד 
Tsa`ad 
Usage: 8

References

Context Readings

Jacob Blesses His Twelve Sons

21 Naphtali is a free running doe, he speaks delightful words. 22 Joseph is a fruitful bough, a fruitful bough near a spring whose branches climb over the wall. 23 The archers will attack him, they will shoot at him and oppose him.


Cross References

Genesis 41:52

He named the second child Ephraim, saying, "Certainly God has made me fruitful in the land of my suffering."

Genesis 30:22-24

Then God took note of Rachel. He paid attention to her and enabled her to become pregnant.

Genesis 46:27

Counting the two sons of Joseph who were born to him in Egypt, all the people of the household of Jacob who were in Egypt numbered seventy.

Genesis 48:1

After these things Joseph was told, "Your father is weakening." So he took his two sons Manasseh and Ephraim with him.

Genesis 48:5

"Now, as for your two sons, who were born to you in the land of Egypt before I came to you in Egypt, they will be mine. Ephraim and Manasseh will be mine just as Reuben and Simeon are.

Genesis 48:16

the Angel who has protected me from all harm -- bless these boys. May my name be named in them, and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac. May they grow into a multitude on the earth."

Genesis 48:19-20

But his father refused and said, "I know, my son, I know. He too will become a nation and he too will become great. In spite of this, his younger brother will be even greater and his descendants will become a multitude of nations."

Numbers 32:1-42

Now the Reubenites and the Gadites possessed a very large number of cattle. When they saw that the lands of Jazer and Gilead were ideal for cattle,

Deuteronomy 33:13-17

Of Joseph he said: May the Lord bless his land with the harvest produced by the sky, by the dew, and by the depths crouching beneath;

Joshua 16:1-10

The land allotted to Joseph's descendants extended from the Jordan at Jericho to the waters of Jericho to the east, through the desert and on up from Jericho into the hill country of Bethel.

Joshua 17:14-17

The descendants of Joseph said to Joshua, "Why have you assigned us only one tribal allotment? After all, we have many people, for until now the Lord has enabled us to increase in number."

Psalm 1:1-3

How blessed is the one who does not follow the advice of the wicked, or stand in the pathway with sinners, or sit in the assembly of scoffers!

Psalm 128:1

A song of ascents. How blessed is every one of the Lord's loyal followers, each one who keeps his commands!

Psalm 128:3

Your wife will be like a fruitful vine in the inner rooms of your house; your children will be like olive branches, as they sit all around your table.

Ezekiel 19:11

Its boughs were strong, fit for rulers' scepters; it reached up into the clouds. It stood out because of its height and its many branches.

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