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Genesis 48:22

Moreover I have given to thee one portion above thy brethren, which I took out of the hand of the Amorite with my sword and with my bow.

KJV

Do tibi partem unam extra fratres tuos, quam tuli de manu Amorrhæi in gladio et arcu meo.

Vulgate

ἐγὼ δὲ δίδωμί σοι σίκιμα ἐξαίρετον ὑπὲρ τοὺς ἀδελφούς σου, ἣν ἔλαβον ἐκ χειρὸς Ἀμορραίων ἐν μαχαίρᾳ μου καὶ τόξῳ.

LXX

Moreover I have given to thee one portion above thy brethren, which I took out of the hand of the Amorite with my sword and with my bow.

ASV

וַ/אֲנִ֞י נָתַ֧תִּֽי לְ/ךָ֛ שְׁכֶ֥ם אַחַ֖ד עַל אַחֶ֑י/ךָ אֲשֶׁ֤ר לָקַ֨חְתִּי֙ מִ/יַּ֣ד הָֽ/אֱמֹרִ֔י בְּ/חַרְבִּ֖/י וּ/בְ/קַשְׁתִּֽ/י

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

12 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֱמֹרִ֔י
'mry
noun · 87×
אֲנִ֥י
'ny
pronoun · 862×
אֲשֶׁר
'shr
particle · 5461×
אֶחָ֖ד
'chd
adjective · 970×
ו
v
noun · 629×
וֹ
v
noun · 1620×
וֹ
v
noun · 21×
חֶ֖רֶב
chrb
noun · 409×
יִּקַּ֣ח
yqch
verb · 963×
ם
m
verb · 1995×
עַל
'l
noun · 5732×
קֶ֣שֶׁת
qsht
noun · 76×

Historic Christian voices

3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 1Chr 5:2 — For Judah prevailed above his brethren, and of him came the chief ruler; but the birthright was Joseph’s:)
  • 2Kgs 6:22 — And he answered, Thou shalt not smite them: wouldest thou smite those whom thou hast taken captive with thy sword and with thy bow? set bread and water before them, that they may eat and drink, and go
  • John 4:5 — Then cometh he to a city of Samaria, which is called Sychar, near to the parcel of ground that Jacob gave to his son Joseph.
  • John 4:5 — Then cometh he to a city of Samaria, which is called Sychar, near to the parcel of ground that Jacob gave to his son Joseph.
  • Josh 17:14 — And the children of Joseph spake unto Joshua, saying, Why hast thou given me but one lot and one portion to inherit, seeing I am a great people, forasmuch as the LORD hath blessed me hitherto?
  • Josh 24:32 — And the bones of Joseph, which the children of Israel brought up out of Egypt, buried they in Shechem, in a parcel of ground which Jacob bought of the sons of Hamor the father of Shechem for an hundre
  • Josh 24:32 — And the bones of Joseph, which the children of Israel brought up out of Egypt, buried they in Shechem, in a parcel of ground which Jacob bought of the sons of Hamor the father of Shechem for an hundre