Genesis 49:24
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
But his bowקַשְׁתֹּ֔ו
(kash·tov,)
7198: a bowperhaps from qush
remainedוַתֵּ֤שֶׁב
(vat·te·shev)
3427: to sit, remain, dwella prim. root
firm,בְּאֵיתָן֙
(be·'ei·tan)
386: perennial, ever-flowing, permanencefrom an unused word
And his armsזְרֹעֵ֣י
(ze·ro·'ei)
2220: arm, shoulder, strengthfrom an unused word
were agile,וַיָּפֹ֖זּוּ
(vai·ya·foz·zu)
6339: to be supple or agilea prim. root
From the handsיָדָ֑יו
(ya·dav;)
3027: handa prim. root
of the Mighty Oneאֲבִ֣יר
(a·vir)
46: strongfrom the same as abar
of Jacobיַעֲקֹ֔ב
(ya·'a·kov,)
3290: a son of Isaac, also his desc.from the same as aqeb
(From thereמִשָּׁ֥ם
(mi·sham)
8033: there, thithera prim. adverb
is the Shepherd,רֹעֶ֖ה
(ro·'eh)
7462a: to pasture, tend, grazea prim. root
the Stoneאֶ֥בֶן
(e·ven)
68: a stonea prim. root
of Israel),יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃
(yis·ra·'el.)
3478: "God strives," another name of Jacob and his desc.from sarah and el


















KJV Lexicon
But his bow
qesheth  (keh'-sheth)
of bending: a bow, for shooting (hence, figuratively, strength) or the iris -- arch(-er), + arrow, bow(-man, -shot).
abode
yashab  (yaw-shab')
to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
in strength
'eythan  (ay-thawn')
from an unused root (meaning to continue); permanence; hence (concrete) permanent; specifically a chieftain -- hard, mighty, rough, strength, strong.
and the arms
zrowa`  (zer-o'-ah)
the arm (as stretched out), or (of animals) the foreleg; figuratively, force -- arm, + help, mighty, power, shoulder, strength.
of his hands
yad  (yawd)
a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),
were made strong
pazaz  (paw-zaz')
to solidify (as if by refining); also to spring (as if separating the limbs) -- leap, be made strong.
by the hands
yad  (yawd)
a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),
of the mighty
'abiyr  (aw-beer')
mighty (spoken of God) -- mighty (one).
God of Jacob
Ya`aqob  (yah-ak-obe')
heel-catcher (i.e. supplanter); Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarch -- Jacob.
from thence is the shepherd
ra`ah  (raw-aw')
to tend a flock; i.e. pasture it; intransitively, to graze; generally to rule; by extension, to associate with (as a friend)
the stone
'eben  (eh'-ben)
a stone -- + carbuncle, + mason, + plummet, (chalk-, hail-, head-, sling-)stone(-ny), (divers) weight(-s).
of Israel
Yisra'el  (yis-raw-ale')
he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity: --Israel.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
But his bow remained firm, And his arms were agile, From the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob (From there is the Shepherd, the Stone of Israel),

King James Bible
But his bow abode in strength, and the arms of his hands were made strong by the hands of the mighty God of Jacob; (from thence is the shepherd, the stone of Israel:)

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Yet his bow remained steady, and his strong arms were made agile by the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob, by the name of the Shepherd, the Rock of Israel,

International Standard Version
nevertheless his bow remained steady and his arms kept in shape by the strength of Jacob's Mighty One, in the name of the Shepherd, Israel's Rock,

NET Bible
But his bow will remain steady, and his hands will be skillful; because of the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob, because of the Shepherd, the Rock of Israel,

GOD'S WORD® Translation
But his bow stayed steady, and his arms remained limber because of the help of the Mighty One of Jacob, because of the name of the Shepherd, the Rock of Israel,

King James 2000 Bible
But his bow abode in strength, and the arms of his hands were made strong by the hands of the mighty God of Jacob; (from there is the Shepherd, the Rock of Israel:)
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