Genesis 49:20 BSB — MannaFest

Original language & word study

7 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
מֵאָשֵׁ֖ר	me.'a.Sher	from Asher	H836 →
שְׁמֵנָ֣ה	she.me.Nah	[will be] rich	H8082 →
לַחְמ֑וֹ	lach.Mo	food his	H3899 →
וְה֥וּא	ve.Hu'	and he	H1931 →
יִתֵּ֖ן	yi.Ten	he will provide	H5414 →
מַֽעֲדַנֵּי־	ma.'a.da.nei-	delicacies of	H4574 →
מֶֽלֶךְ׃ ס	Me.lekh	a king	H4428 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Genesis 30:13
Leah said, “How happy I am! For the women call me happy.” So she named him Asher.
leads to
- Genesis 35:26
  And the sons of Leah’s maidservant Zilpah were Gad and Asher. These are the sons of Jacob, who were born to him in Paddan-aram.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Luke 1:48
  For He has looked with favor on the humble state of His servant. From now on all generations will call me blessed.
- Proverbs 31:28
  Her children rise up and call her blessed; her husband praises her as well:
- Song of Solomon 6:9
  but my dove, my perfect one, is unique, the favorite of the mother who bore her. The maidens see her and call her blessed; the queens and concubines sing her praises.
- Genesis 46:17
  The children of Asher: Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, Beriah, and their sister Serah. The sons of Beriah: Heber and Malchiel.
Through
Genesis 46:17
The children of Asher: Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, Beriah, and their sister Serah. The sons of Beriah: Heber and Malchiel.
leads to
- Genesis 30:13
  Leah said, “How happy I am! For the women call me happy.” So she named him Asher.
- 1 Chronicles 2:2
  Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun, Dan, Joseph, Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.
- Numbers 1:13
  from Asher, Pagiel son of Ocran;

The gold bar shows how strongly the cross-reference sources tie the two verses together: a long bar means many compiled references make the connection, a short one means few.

Deuteronomy 33:24And concerning Asher he said: “May Asher be the most blessed of sons; may he be the most favored among his brothers and dip his foot in oil.Deuteronomy 33:24–25And concerning Asher he said: “May Asher be the most blessed of sons; may he be the most favored among his brothers and dip his foot in oil.Genesis 30:13Leah said, “How happy I am! For the women call me happy.” So she named him Asher.Genesis 46:17The children of Asher: Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, Beriah, and their sister Serah. The sons of Beriah: Heber and Malchiel.Joshua 19:24–31The fifth lot came out for the clans of the tribe of Asher:Genesis 40:17In the top basket were all sorts of baked goods for Pharaoh, but the birds were eating them out of the basket on my head.”Numbers 1:40From the sons of Asher, according to the records of their clans and families, counting the names of all those twenty years of age or older who could serve in the army,Joshua 19:31This was the inheritance of the clans of the tribe of Asher, including these cities and their villages.Genesis 27:28May God give to you the dew of heaven and the richness of the earth—an abundance of grain and new wine.

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