Comparing the words of Moses with those of Jacob, it will be seen that the patriarch dwells with emphasis on the severe conflicts which Joseph, tha…

And of Joseph he said. —The remark of Rashi is especially applicable here. “You will find in the case of all the tribes, …

And for the deep that coucheth beneath,

These are the deep, eternal springs from which we drink the divine water that springs forth…

And of Joseph he said. Moses repeats some portions of the blessing of Jacob; nor with respect to any other tribe does he approach so close…

And of Joseph he said
The tribe of Joseph, as the Targums of Jonathan and Jerusalem:

blessed of t…

The order in which the tribes are blessed here is not the same as is observed elsewhere. The blessing of Judah may refer to the whole tribe in gene…