The Meaning of Genesis 49:20 Explained

Genesis 49:20

KJV: Out of Asher his bread shall be fat, and he shall yield royal dainties.

YLT: Out of Asher his bread is fat; And he giveth dainties of a king.

Darby: Out of Asher, his bread shall be fat, And he will give royal dainties.

ASV: Out of the Asher his bread shall be fat, And he shall yield royal dainties.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Out of Asher  his bread  [shall be] fat,  and he shall yield  royal  dainties. 

What does Genesis 49:20 Mean?

Context Summary

Genesis 49:13-27 - Joseph Specially Blessed
The position of Zebulun and the following tribes in the land of promise is accurately foretold. Compare the allotments of Joshua 18:1-28. Notice the exclamation of the dying man in Genesis 49:18. Such a spirit of waiting cannot be disappointed. See Isaiah 26:8-9. Joseph's blessing is pre-eminently beautiful: Fruitful! This is mentioned twice, reminding us of John 15:8. But fruitfulness is only possible where there is the wall for separation, and the well for communion. When these are present, the branches droop over the wall with clusters of blessings to a thirsty world. Let us seek divine strength and ask that the mighty hands of the God of Jacob may be placed under our own poor weak hands! See Psalms 141:1. The separated life is the crowned life. To the heart of the dying man came the memory of his native land and its mountains. What mountains are to a country, God is to His people! [source]

Chapter Summary: Genesis 49

1  Jacob calls his sons to bless them
3  Their blessing in particular
29  He charges them about his burial
33  He dies

What do the individual words in Genesis 49:20 mean?

From Asher rich bread [shall be] and he shall yield delicacies royal -
מֵאָשֵׁ֖ר שְׁמֵנָ֣ה לַחְמ֑וֹ וְה֥וּא יִתֵּ֖ן מַֽעֲדַנֵּי־ מֶֽלֶךְ ס

מֵאָשֵׁ֖ר  From  Asher 
Parse: Preposition-m, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: אָשֵׁר  
Sense: son of Jacob and Zilpah.
שְׁמֵנָ֣ה  rich 
Parse: Adjective, feminine singular
Root: שָׁמֵן  
Sense: fat, rich, robust.
לַחְמ֑וֹ  bread  [shall  be] 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: לֶחֶם  
Sense: bread, food, grain.
וְה֥וּא  and  he 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Pronoun, third person masculine singular
Root: הוּא 
Sense: he, she, it.
יִתֵּ֖ן  shall  yield 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: יָתַן 
Sense: to give, put, set.
מַֽעֲדַנֵּי־  delicacies 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: מַעֲדַנִּים  
Sense: dainty (food), delight.
מֶֽלֶךְ  royal 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: מֶלֶךְ 
Sense: king.
ס  - 
Parse: Punctuation

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