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class="vheadingv">Verse<a href="/bsb/genesis/48.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><a href="/niv/genesis/48.htm">New International Version</a> And to you I give one more ridge of land than to your brothers, the ridge I took from the Amorites with my sword and my bow.&#8221 <a href="/nlt/genesis/48.htm">New Living Translation</a> And beyond what I have given your brothers, I am giving you an extra portion of the land that I took from the Amorites with my sword and bow.” <a href="/esv/genesis/48.htm">English Standard Version</a> Moreover, I have given to you rather than to your brothers one mountain slope that I took from the hand of the Amorites with my sword and with my bow.” <a href="/bsb/genesis/48.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> And to you, as one who is above your brothers, I give the ridge of land that I took from the Amorites with my sword and bow.” <a href="/kjv/genesis/48.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/genesis/48.htm">New King James Version</a> Moreover I have given to you one portion above your brothers, which I took from the hand of the Amorite with my sword and my bow.” <a href="/nasb_/genesis/48.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> And I give you one portion more than your brothers, which I took from the hand of the Amorite with my sword and my bow.” <a href="/nasb/genesis/48.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220I give you one portion more than your brothers, which I took from the hand of the Amorite with my sword and my bow.&#8221 <a href="/nasb77/genesis/48.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “And I give you one portion more than your brothers, which I took from the hand of the Amorite with my sword and my bow.” <a href="/lsb/genesis/48.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> And I give you one portion more than your brothers, which I took from the hand of the Amorite with my sword and my bow.” <a href="/amp/genesis/48.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Moreover, I have given you [the birthright,] one portion [Shechem, one mountain ridge] more than any of your brothers, which I took [reclaiming it] from the hand of the Amorites with my sword and with my bow.” <a href="/csb/genesis/48.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Over and above what I am giving your brothers, I am giving you the one mountain slope that I took from the Amorites with my sword and bow.” <a href="/hcsb/genesis/48.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Over and above what I am giving your brothers, I am giving you the one mountain slope that I took from the hand of the Amorites with my sword and bow.&#8221 <a href="/asv/genesis/48.htm">American Standard Version</a> 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. <a href="/cev/genesis/48.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Meanwhile, I'm giving you the hillside I captured from the Amorites." <a href="/erv/genesis/48.htm">English Revised Version</a> 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. <a href="/gwt/genesis/48.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> I'm giving you one more mountain ridge than your brothers. I took it from the Amorites with my own sword and bow." <a href="/gnt/genesis/48.htm">Good News Translation</a> It is to you and not to your brothers that I am giving Shechem, that fertile region which I took from the Amorites with my sword and my bow." <a href="/isv/genesis/48.htm">International Standard Version</a> I'm assigning you one portion more than your brothers from the land that I confiscated from the control of the Amorites in battle." <a href="/msb/genesis/48.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> And to you, as one who is above your brothers, I give the ridge of land that I took from the Amorites with my sword and bow.? <a href="/net/genesis/48.htm">NET Bible</a> As one who is above your brothers, I give to you the mountain slope, which I took from the Amorites with my sword and my bow." <a href="/nheb/genesis/48.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Moreover, I give to you one portion more than your brothers, which I took out of the hand of the Amorites with my sword and with my bow." <a href="/wbt/genesis/48.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> 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. <a href="/web/genesis/48.htm">World English Bible</a> Moreover I have given to you one portion above your brothers, which I took out of the hand of the Amorite with my sword and with my bow.” <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/genesis/48.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> and I have given to you one portion above your brothers, which I have taken out of the hand of the Amorite by my sword and by my bow.” <a href="/ylt/genesis/48.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> and I -- I have given to thee one portion above thy brethren, which I have taken out of the hand of the Amorite by my sword and by my bow.' <a href="/slt/genesis/48.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And I gave to thee one shoulder over thy brethren, which I took from the hand of the Amorite with my sword and with my bow.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/genesis/48.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> I give thee a portion above thy brethren, which I took out of the hand of the Amorrhite a with my sword and bow. <a href="/cpdv/genesis/48.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> I give you one part beyond that of your brothers, which I took from the hand of the Amorite with my sword and my bow.” <a href="/nabre/genesis/48.htm">New American Bible</a> As for me, I give to you, as to the one above his brothers, Shechem, which I captured from the Amorites with my sword and bow.” <a href="/nrsvce/genesis/48.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> I now give to you one portion more than to your brothers, the portion that I took from the hand of the Amorites with my sword and with my bow.”<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/genesis/48.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Moreover I have given to you one portion of the land more than our brothers, which I took from the and of the Amorites with my sword and with my bow. <a href="/hpbt/genesis/48.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And I, behold, I have given you one part more than your brethren, which I took from the hand of the Amorites with my sword and with my bow.” <div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/genesis/48.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> 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.' <a href="/sep/genesis/48.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And I give to thee Sicima, a select portion above thy brethren, which I took out of the hand of the Amorites with my sword and bow. <a href="/parallel/genesis/48-22.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7ehevn8iSgc?start=12779" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/genesis/48.htm">Jacob Blesses Ephraim and Manasseh</a> …21Then Israel said to Joseph, “Look, I am about to die, but God will be with you and bring you back to the land of your fathers. 22<a href="/hebrew/lə·ḵā (Prep:: 2ms) -- ">And to you,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">as one who is above</a> <a href="/hebrew/251.htm" title="251: ’a·ḥe·ḵā (N-mpc:: 2ms) -- A brother. A primitive word; a brother (like 'ab).">your brothers,</a> <a href="/hebrew/589.htm" title="589: wa·’ă·nî (Conj-w:: Pro-1cs) -- I. Contracted from 'anokiy; I.">I</a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: nā·ṯat·tî (V-Qal-Perf-1cs) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">give</a> <a href="/hebrew/259.htm" title="259: ’a·ḥaḏ (Number-ms) -- One. A numeral from 'achad; properly, united, i.e. One; or first.">the</a> <a href="/hebrew/7926.htm" title="7926: šə·ḵem (N-ms) -- Shoulder. From shakam; the neck as the place of burdens; figuratively, the spur of a hill.">ridge of land</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">that</a> <a href="/hebrew/3947.htm" title="3947: lā·qaḥ·tî (V-Qal-Perf-1cs) -- To take. A primitive root; to take.">I took</a> <a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="3027: mî·yaḏ (Prep-m:: N-fsc) -- Hand (indicating power, means, direction, etc.)">from</a> <a href="/hebrew/567.htm" title="567: hā·’ĕ·mō·rî (Art:: N-proper-ms) -- Perhaps mountain dwellers, a Canaanite tribe. ">the Amorites</a> <a href="/hebrew/2719.htm" title="2719: bə·ḥar·bî (Prep-b:: N-fsc:: 1cs) -- A sword. From charab; drought; also a cutting instrument, as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement.">with my sword</a> <a href="/hebrew/7198.htm" title="7198: ū·ḇə·qaš·tî (Conj-w, Prep-b:: N-fsc:: 1cs) -- A bow. From qashah in the original sense of bending: a bow, for shooting or the iris.">and bow.”</a> <div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/joshua/24-32.htm">Joshua 24:32</a> And the bones of Joseph, which the Israelites had brought up out of Egypt, were buried at Shechem in the plot of land that Jacob had purchased from the sons of Hamor, Shechem’s father, for a hundred pieces of silver. So it became an inheritance for Joseph’s descendants. <a href="/john/4-5.htm">John 4:5</a> So He came to a town of Samaria called Sychar, near the plot of ground that Jacob had given to his son Joseph. <a href="/genesis/33-19.htm">Genesis 33:19</a> And the plot of ground where he pitched his tent, he purchased from the sons of Hamor, Shechem’s father, for a hundred pieces of silver. <a href="/genesis/34-28.htm">Genesis 34:28</a> They took their flocks and herds and donkeys, and everything else in the city or in the field. <a href="/genesis/49-26.htm">Genesis 49:26</a> The blessings of your father have surpassed the blessings of the ancient mountains and the bounty of the everlasting hills. May they rest on the head of Joseph, on the brow of the prince of his brothers. <a href="/deuteronomy/21-17.htm">Deuteronomy 21:17</a> Instead, he must acknowledge the firstborn, the son of his unloved wife, by giving him a double portion of all that he has. For that son is the firstfruits of his father’s strength; the right of the firstborn belongs to him. <a href="/1_chronicles/5-2.htm">1 Chronicles 5:2</a> And though Judah prevailed over his brothers and a ruler came from him, the birthright belonged to Joseph. <a href="/hebrews/11-21.htm">Hebrews 11:21</a> By faith Jacob, when he was dying, blessed each of Joseph’s sons and worshiped as he leaned on the top of his staff. <a href="/john/4-12.htm">John 4:12</a> Are You greater than our father Jacob, who gave us this well and drank from it himself, as did his sons and his livestock?” <a href="/genesis/35-22.htm">Genesis 35:22</a> While Israel was living in that region, Reuben went in and slept with his father’s concubine Bilhah, and Israel heard about it. Jacob had twelve sons: <a href="/genesis/50-24.htm">Genesis 50:24</a> Then Joseph said to his brothers, “I am about to die, but God will surely visit you and bring you up from this land to the land He promised on oath to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.” <a href="/acts/7-15.htm">Acts 7:15-16</a> So Jacob went down to Egypt, where he and our fathers died. / Their bones were carried back to Shechem and placed in the tomb that Abraham had bought from the sons of Hamor at Shechem for a price he paid in silver. <a href="/genesis/12-7.htm">Genesis 12:7</a> Then the LORD appeared to Abram and said, “I will give this land to your offspring.” So Abram built an altar there to the LORD, who had appeared to him. <a href="/genesis/15-18.htm">Genesis 15:18</a> On that day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, “To your descendants I have given this land—from the river of Egypt to the great River Euphrates— <a href="/genesis/28-13.htm">Genesis 28:13</a> And there at the top the LORD was standing and saying, “I am the LORD, the God of your father Abraham and the God of Isaac. I will give you and your descendants the land on which you now lie.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Moreover I have given to you one portion above your brothers, which I took out of the hand of the Amorite with my sword and with my bow.given.<a href="/genesis/33-19.htm">Genesis 33:19</a> And he bought a parcel of a field, where he had spread his tent, at the hand of the children of Hamor, Shechem's father, for an hundred pieces of money.<a href="/deuteronomy/21-17.htm">Deuteronomy 21:17</a> But he shall acknowledge the son of the hated for the firstborn, by giving him a double portion of all that he hath: for he is the beginning of his strength; the right of the firstborn is his.<a href="/joshua/24-32.htm">Joshua 24:32</a> 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 hundred pieces of silver: and it became the inheritance of the children of Joseph.Amorite.<a href="/genesis/15-16.htm">Genesis 15:16</a> But in the fourth generation they shall come hither again: for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet full.<a href="/genesis/34-28.htm">Genesis 34:28</a> They took their sheep, and their oxen, and their asses, and that which was in the city, and that which was in the field,<a href="/joshua/17-14.htm">Joshua 17:14-18</a> 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? … <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/genesis/15-21.htm">Amorite</a> <a href="/genesis/15-21.htm">Amorites</a> <a href="/genesis/43-28.htm">Bow</a> <a href="/genesis/48-18.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/genesis/48-6.htm">Heritage</a> <a href="/genesis/47-4.htm">Moreover</a> <a href="/genesis/31-54.htm">Mountain</a> <a href="/genesis/47-22.htm">Portion</a> <a href="/genesis/27-12.htm">Rather</a> <a href="/numbers/14-44.htm">Ridge</a> <a href="/genesis/37-14.htm">Shechem</a> <a href="/luke/8-33.htm">Slope</a> <a href="/genesis/34-26.htm">Sword</a> <a href="/acts/4-37.htm">Tract</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/exodus/3-8.htm">Amorite</a> <a href="/exodus/3-8.htm">Amorites</a> <a href="/genesis/49-8.htm">Bow</a> <a href="/genesis/49-8.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/genesis/49-7.htm">Heritage</a> <a href="/exodus/2-19.htm">Moreover</a> <a href="/exodus/3-1.htm">Mountain</a> <a href="/exodus/16-4.htm">Portion</a> <a href="/exodus/12-9.htm">Rather</a> <a href="/numbers/14-40.htm">Ridge</a> <a href="/numbers/26-31.htm">Shechem</a> <a href="/numbers/21-15.htm">Slope</a> <a href="/exodus/5-3.htm">Sword</a> <a href="/joshua/19-29.htm">Tract</a><div class="vheading2">Genesis 48</div>1. <a href="/genesis/48-1.htm">Joseph with his sons visits his sick father.</a> 2. <a href="/genesis/48-2.htm">Jacob strengthens himself to bless them.</a> 3. <a href="/genesis/48-3.htm">He repeats God's promise.</a> 5. <a href="/genesis/48-5.htm">He takes Ephraim and Manasseh as his own sons.</a> 7. <a href="/genesis/48-7.htm">He tells Joseph of his mother's grave.</a> 8. <a href="/genesis/48-8.htm">He blesses Ephraim and Manasseh.</a> 17. <a href="/genesis/48-17.htm">He prefers the younger before the elder.</a> 21. <a href="/genesis/48-21.htm">He prophesies their return to Canaan.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/genesis/48.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/genesis/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/genesis/48.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>And to you, as one who is above your brothers, This phrase highlights the special status given to Joseph by his father, Jacob. Joseph, though not the firstborn, is elevated above his brothers, reflecting his favored position in the family. This favoritism is consistent with earlier narratives where Joseph receives the coat of many colors and is given leadership roles. This elevation can be seen as a type of Christ, who is also exalted above His brethren.I give the ridge of land The "ridge of land" refers to a specific portion of territory. This land is significant as it represents a tangible inheritance and blessing. In biblical times, land was a crucial aspect of God's promises to His people, symbolizing stability, provision, and divine favor. The land given to Joseph foreshadows the future inheritance of the Promised Land by the Israelites.that I took from the Amorites The Amorites were a prominent Canaanite people known for their fortified cities and military prowess. Jacob's reference to taking land from the Amorites may not be recorded elsewhere in Scripture, suggesting either a personal conquest or a prophetic statement about future victories by his descendants. This reflects the ongoing struggle for the Promised Land and God's promise to give it to Abraham's descendants.with my sword and bow.” This phrase indicates a personal effort and struggle in acquiring the land, symbolizing the active role Jacob played in securing his family's future. It also reflects the broader biblical theme of God's people engaging in spiritual and physical battles to claim God's promises. The use of "sword and bow" can be seen as a metaphor for the spiritual warfare believers face, paralleling the New Testament call to put on the full armor of God.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/jacob.htm">Jacob (Israel)</a> The patriarch of the Israelites, who is nearing the end of his life and is blessing his sons. In this verse, he is speaking to Joseph. 2. <a href="/topical/j/joseph.htm">Joseph</a> Jacob's favored son, who rose to power in Egypt. Jacob is giving him a special inheritance. 3. <a href="/topical/a/amorites.htm">Amorites</a> A group of ancient people living in Canaan. Jacob refers to taking land from them, though the specific event is not detailed in Genesis. 4. <a href="/topical/r/ridge_of_land.htm">Ridge of Land (Shechem)</a> The specific piece of land Jacob is referring to, which holds historical and future significance for the Israelites. 5. <a href="/topical/s/sword_and_bow.htm">Sword and Bow</a> Symbolic of conquest and struggle, indicating that the land was acquired through effort and possibly conflict.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/i/inheritance_and_legacy.htm">Inheritance and Legacy</a> Jacob's act of giving Joseph a special portion of land underscores the importance of inheritance and legacy in biblical accounts. It invites reflection on what spiritual and moral legacies we are leaving for future generations. <a href="/topical/f/faith_and_fulfillment.htm">Faith and Fulfillment</a> The promise of land to Joseph, which is later fulfilled, demonstrates God's faithfulness in keeping His promises. Believers are encouraged to trust in God's timing and faithfulness in their own lives. <a href="/topical/s/struggle_and_victory.htm">Struggle and Victory</a> The mention of "sword and bow" suggests that spiritual victories often require struggle and perseverance. Christians are reminded that spiritual growth and blessings may come through trials and efforts. <a href="/topical/s/significance_of_place.htm">Significance of Place</a> The land of Shechem holds historical and spiritual significance, reminding believers of the importance of sacred spaces and their role in God's plan. It encourages reflection on the places that hold spiritual significance in our own lives.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_genesis_48.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Genesis 48</a> <a href="/q/what's_the_basis_for_job_15_20-24's_torment.htm">In Job 15:20-24, where is the historical or archaeological basis for the notion that the wicked perpetually face this kind of torment?</a> <a href="/q/why_is_jerusalem_the_'valley_of_vision'.htm">In Isaiah 22:1-2, why is Jerusalem called the 'Valley of Vision' if it doesn't match any known geographic valley?</a> <a href="/q/does_history_confirm_edom's_lasting_hate.htm">If Ezekiel 35:5 describes Edom's 'perpetual hatred,' does historical record support such an unbroken hostility?</a> <a href="/q/bible's_view_on_gun_control.htm">What is the Bible's stance on gun control?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/genesis/48.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(22) One portion.--Heb., one Shechem. In favour of this being the town of Shechem is the fact that it did belong to Jacob (<a href="/genesis/37-12.htm" title="And his brothers went to feed their father's flock in Shechem.">Genesis 37:12</a>, where see Note); also that Joseph's embalmed body was deposited there (see <a href="/joshua/24-32.htm" title="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 hundred pieces of silver: and it became the inheritance of the children of Joseph.">Joshua 24:32</a>, where the land is said to have been bought for a hundred kesitas); and, lastly, the testimony of <a href="/john/4-5.htm" title="Then comes 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</a>, where a parcel of ground at Sychar, close to Shechem, is identified with the ground given by Jacob to Joseph. On the other hand, one Shechem is an unnatural way of describing a town. Shechem also means, as we have seen (<a href="/genesis/12-6.htm" title="And Abram passed through the land to the place of Sichem, to the plain of Moreh. And the Canaanite was then in the land.">Genesis 12:6</a>), the shoulder, and Abul-walid, in his Lexicon, quoting this place, says that both the Hebrews and Arabs gave this name to any elevated strip of ground. This is confirmed by <a href="/numbers/34-11.htm" title="And the coast shall go down from Shepham to Riblah, on the east side of Ain; and the border shall descend, and shall reach to the side of the sea of Chinnereth eastward:">Numbers 34:11</a>, &c., though the word actually used, chatef, is different. Probably, therefore, there was a play upon words in calling this plot of hill-ground Shechem, and not chatef', but made with the intention of showing that the town of Shechem was the portion really signified. But what is meant by "Jacob having taken it out of the hand of the Amorite by his sword and his bow"? Shechem was strictly a town of the Hivites, but as they were but a feeble tribe, the term Amorite may be used to give greater glory to the exploit. In <a href="/genesis/15-16.htm" title="But in the fourth generation they shall come here again: for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet full.">Genesis 15:16</a>, the Amorites, literally mountaineers, are described as owners of the whole country, and probably it was a term loosely applied to all the inhabitants of the uplands, though occasionally used with a more definite meaning (<a href="/genesis/15-21.htm" title="And the Amorites, and the Canaanites, and the Girgashites, and the Jebusites.">Genesis 15:21</a>). As Jacob so strongly condemns the conduct of Simeon and Levi (<a href="/context/genesis/49-5.htm" title="Simeon and Levi are brothers; instruments of cruelty are in their habitations.">Genesis 49:5-7</a>), he can scarcely refer to their exploit, and therefore commentators generally suppose that he used the words prophetically, meaning, "which my descendants will, centuries hence, conquer for themselves with their swords and bows." But this is, to take the words of Holy Scripture in a non-natural sense. Jacob was the owner of a strip of this "shoulder-land" in a way in which he was not the owner of any other portion of land in Canaan, except the cave of Machpelah; and we find him sending his cattle to pasture there when he was himself dwelling far away (<a href="/genesis/37-12.htm" title="And his brothers went to feed their father's flock in Shechem.">Genesis 37:12</a>). And it is quite possible that, after the inhuman treatment of the Hivites at Shechem, the Amorites did gather themselves together to avenge the Wrong, but were deterred by the threatening position taken up by Jacob, or even repulsed in an attack. The latter supposition would best harmonise with the fact that "a mighty terror fell upon all the cities round about" (<a href="/genesis/35-5.htm" title="And they journeyed: and the terror of God was on the cities that were round about them, and they did not pursue after the sons of Jacob.">Genesis 35:5</a>), and also with the exultant spirit in which Jacob, a pre-eminently peaceful and timid man, here alludes to the one military exploit of his life. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/genesis/48.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 22. - Moreover (literally, and) I have given - or, I give (Keil), I will give (Kalisch), the preterit being used prophetically as a future, or even as a present, the event being regarded, from its certainty, as already accomplished. It is thus not absolutely clear that Jacob here alludes to any past transaction in his own personal history - to thee one portion - literally, one shoulder, or ridge, or elevated tract of land, שְׁכֶם; unam pattern (Vulgate), with which agree several of the ancient versions (Onkelos, Syriac) - above thy brethren, which I took - or take (Keil), or shall take (Kalisch) - out of the hand of the Amorite - a general name for the inhabitants of Canaan (vide Genesis 15:16) - with my sword and with my bow. As Scripture has preserved no account of any military exploit in the history of Jacob such as is here described, the patriarch's language has been understood as referring to the plot of ground at Shechem which Jacob purchased of Hamor the father of Shechem (<a href="/genesis/33-19.htm">Genesis 33:19</a>), and as signifying either that he had captured it by sword and bow, in the sense that his sons at the head of his armed retainers had put the inhabitants of the town to the sword, and so taken possession of the entire district (Calvin, Rosenmüller, Murphy); or that, though he had peacefully paid for it, he yet required at a subsequent period to recover it by force of arms from the Canaanites (Lawson, Bush, Wordsworth); or that after the terrible tragedy at Shechem, when God put a fear upon the surrounding cities, Jacob and his sons stood in the gate of Shechem in the armed expectation of a hostile attack, and so may be said to have taken it by sword and bow (Rabbi Solomon, Lyra, Willet). It seems, however, better to regard the words as a prophetic utterance pointing forward to the conquest of Canaan, which Jacob here represents himself, in the persons of his descendants, as taking from the Amorites by means of sword and bow, and as intimating that the tribes of Ephraim and Manasseh would receive a double portion of the inheritance, the word שְׁכֶם being probably designed to convey a hint that the tract to be in future assigned to Joseph's descendants would be the region round about the ancient city Shechem (Ainsworth, Keil, Kalisch, Lunge, etc.). <a href="/commentaries/genesis/48-22.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>And to you, לְךָ֛ (lə·ḵā) Preposition | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> as one who is above עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against your brothers, אַחֶ֑יךָ (’a·ḥe·ḵā) Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_251.htm">Strong's 251: </a> A brother, ) I וַאֲנִ֞י (wa·’ă·nî) Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_589.htm">Strong's 589: </a> I give נָתַ֧תִּֽי (nā·ṯat·tî) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> To give, put, set the אַחַ֖ד (’a·ḥaḏ) Number - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_259.htm">Strong's 259: </a> United, one, first ridge of land שְׁכֶ֥ם (šə·ḵem) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7926.htm">Strong's 7926: </a> The neck, as the place of burdens, the spur of a, hill that אֲשֶׁ֤ר (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that I took לָקַ֙חְתִּי֙ (lā·qaḥ·tî) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3947.htm">Strong's 3947: </a> To take from מִיַּ֣ד (mî·yaḏ) Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3027.htm">Strong's 3027: </a> A hand the Amorites הָֽאֱמֹרִ֔י (hā·’ĕ·mō·rî) Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_567.htm">Strong's 567: </a> Amorites -- perhaps 'mountain dwellers', a Canaanite tribe with my sword בְּחַרְבִּ֖י (bə·ḥar·bî) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2719.htm">Strong's 2719: </a> Drought, a cutting instrument, as a, knife, sword and bow.” וּבְקַשְׁתִּֽי׃ (ū·ḇə·qaš·tî) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7198.htm">Strong's 7198: </a> A bow, for, shooting, the iris <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/genesis/48-22.htm">Genesis 48:22 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/genesis/48-22.htm">Genesis 48:22 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/genesis/48-22.htm">Genesis 48:22 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/genesis/48-22.htm">Genesis 48:22 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/genesis/48-22.htm">Genesis 48:22 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/genesis/48-22.htm">Genesis 48:22 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/genesis/48-22.htm">Genesis 48:22 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/genesis/48-22.htm">Genesis 48:22 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/genesis/48-22.htm">Genesis 48:22 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/genesis/48-22.htm">Genesis 48:22 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/genesis/48-22.htm">OT Law: Genesis 48:22 Moreover I have given to you one (Gen. 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