23 Harrying him and shooting,the archers opposed him;
24 But his bow remained taut,and his arms were nimble,By the power of the Mighty One of Jacob,because of the Shepherd, the Rock of Israel,
25 The God of your father, who helps you,God Almighty, who blesses you,With the blessings of the heavens above,the blessings of the abyss that crouches below,The blessings of breasts and womb,
26 the blessings of fresh grain and blossoms,the blessings of the everlasting mountains,the delights of the eternal hills.May they rest on the head of Joseph,on the brow of the prince among his brothers.
27 “Benjamin is a ravenous wolf;mornings he devours the prey,and evenings he distributes the spoils.”
28 All these are the twelve tribes of Israel, and this is what their father said about them, as he blessed them. To each he gave a suitable blessing.
29 Then he gave them this charge: “Since I am about to be gathered to my people, bury me with my ancestors in the cave that lies in the field of Ephron the Hittite,