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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…

They are the ten thousands of Ephraim, and they are the thousands of Manasseh.—Rashi refers this to the ten thousands

Let the blessing come upon the head of Joseph, and upon the top of the head of him that was separated from his brethren. His glory is like the …

His glory is like the firstling. Translators obscure the meaning by translating the word firstling in the nominative case. Howeve…

His glory [is like] the firstling of his bullock Such as were in Bashan, a country possessed by the posterity of Joseph, …

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…
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Albert Barnes
AlbertBarnes