Genesis 49:22
Modern Translations
New International Version
"Joseph is a fruitful vine, a fruitful vine near a spring, whose branches climb over a wall.

New Living Translation
“Joseph is the foal of a wild donkey, the foal of a wild donkey at a spring— one of the wild donkeys on the ridge.

English Standard Version
“Joseph is a fruitful bough, a fruitful bough by a spring; his branches run over the wall.

Berean Study Bible
Joseph is a fruitful vine—a fruitful vine by a spring, whose branches scale the wall.

New American Standard Bible
“Joseph is a fruitful branch, A fruitful branch by a spring; Its branches hang over a wall.

NASB 1995
"Joseph is a fruitful bough, A fruitful bough by a spring; Its branches run over a wall.

NASB 1977
“Joseph is a fruitful bough, A fruitful bough by a spring; Its branches run over a wall.

Amplified Bible
“Joseph is a fruitful bough (a main branch of the vine), A fruitful bough by a spring (a well, a fountain); Its branches run over the wall [influencing others].

Christian Standard Bible
Joseph is a fruitful vine, a fruitful vine beside a spring; its branches climb over the wall.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Joseph is a fruitful vine, a fruitful vine beside a spring; its branches climb over the wall.

Contemporary English Version
Joseph, you are a fruitful vine growing near a stream and climbing a wall.

Good News Translation
"Joseph is like a wild donkey by a spring, A wild colt on a hillside.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
"[Joseph] is a fruitful tree, a fruitful tree by a spring, with branches climbing over a wall.

International Standard Version
"Joseph is descended from a fruitful vine, a fruitful vine planted near springs of water. His branches climb over walls.

NET Bible
Joseph is a fruitful bough, a fruitful bough near a spring whose branches climb over the wall.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
Joseph is a fruitful bough, even a fruitful bough by a well; whose branches run over the wall:

New King James Version
“Joseph is a fruitful bough, A fruitful bough by a well; His branches run over the wall.

King James 2000 Bible
Joseph is a fruitful bough, even a fruitful bough by a well; whose branches run over the wall:

New Heart English Bible
Joseph is a fruitful son, a fruitful son by a spring. His branches run over a wall.

World English Bible
"Joseph is a fruitful vine, a fruitful vine by a spring. His branches run over the wall.

American King James Version
Joseph is a fruitful bough, even a fruitful bough by a well; whose branches run over the wall:

American Standard Version
Joseph is a fruitful bough, A fruitful bough by a fountain; His branches run over the wall.

A Faithful Version
Joseph is a fruitful bough, a fruitful bough by a well, whose branches run over the wall.

Darby Bible Translation
Joseph is a fruitful bough; A fruitful bough by a well; [His] branches shoot over the wall.

English Revised Version
Joseph is a fruitful bough, A fruitful bough by a fountain; His branches run over the wall.

Webster's Bible Translation
Joseph is a fruitful bough, even a fruitful bough by a well; whose branches run over the wall:

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
Ioseph shalbe a fruitefull bough, euen a fruitful bough by the well side: the smal boughs shall runne vpon the wall.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
Ioseph is lyke a floryshyng bough, a bough floryshyng by a well syde whose small boughes ran vpon the wall.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
The fruteful sonne Ioseph, that florishinge sonne to loke vpon, the doughters go vpo the wall.

Tyndale Bible of 1526
That florishynge childe Ioseph that florishing childe and goodly vn to the eye: the doughters come forth to bere ruele.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
Joseph [is] a fruitful son; A fruitful son by a fountain, "" Daughters step over the wall;

Young's Literal Translation
Joseph is a fruitful son; A fruitful son by a fountain, Daughters step over the wall;

Smith's Literal Translation
Joseph a fruitful son, a fruitful son upon a fountain, the daughters mounting over a wall.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Joseph is a growing son, a growing son and comely to behold; the daughters run to and fro upon the wall.

Catholic Public Domain Version
Joseph is a growing son, a growing son and stately to behold; the daughters run back and forth on the wall.

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
Yoseph is the son of increase; the son of increase goes up as a spring with a vine supported, going up on the wall:

Lamsa Bible
Joseph is a disciplined son, an educated son; a fruitful bough by a spring, whose branches run over the wall.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
Joseph is a fruitful vine, A fruitful vine by a fountain; Its branches run over the wall.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
Joseph is a son increased; my dearly loved son is increased; my youngest son, turn to me.
















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