"The blessingsof your fatherHave surpassedthe blessingsof my ancestorsUp to the utmostboundof the everlastinghills;May they be on the headof Joseph,And on the crownof the headof the onedistinguishedamong his brothers.
Then someMidianitetraderspassedby, so they pulled[him] up and liftedJosephout of the pit,and soldhim to the Ishmaelitesfor twenty[shekels] of silver.Thus they broughtJosephinto Egypt.
Then his brotherssaidto him, "Are you actuallygoing to reignoverus? Orare you reallygoing to ruleover us?" So they hatedhim evenmorefor his dreamsand for his words.
"Benjaminis a ravenouswolf;In the morninghe devoursthe prey,And in the eveninghe dividesthe spoil."
"His enemiesI will clothewith shame,But upon himself his crownshall shine."
"His descendantsshall endureforeverAnd his throneas the sunbeforeMe.
"For the mountainsmay be removedand the hillsmay shake,But My lovingkindnesswill not be removedfrom you, And My covenantof peacewill not be shaken,"Saysthe LORDwho hascompassionon you.
Hearthe wordof the LORD,you whotrembleat His word:"Your brotherswho hateyou, who excludeyou for My name'ssake,Have said,'Let the LORDbe glorified,that we may seeyour joy.'But they will be putto shame.
"I descendedto the rootsof the mountains.The earthwith its bars[was] aroundme forever,But You have broughtup my lifefrom the pit,O LORDmy God.
He stoodand surveyedthe earth;He lookedand startledthe nations.Yes, the perpetualmountainswere shattered,The ancienthillscollapsed.His waysare everlasting.
"Speakto the sonsof Israeland sayto them, 'Whena manorwomanmakesa specialvow,the vowof a Nazirite,to dedicatehimself to the LORD,
"The patriarchsbecame jealousof Josephand soldhim into Egypt.[Yet] Godwas with him,
Blessed[be] the Godand Fatherof our LordJesusChrist,who has blessedus with everyspiritualblessingin the heavenly[places] in Christ,
