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Berean Standard Bible

“Yet he steadied his bow, and his strong arms were tempered by the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob, in the name of the Shepherd, the Rock of Israel,”

Genesis 49:24

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Before he dies, Jacob gathers his twelve sons and speaks over each of them. When he reaches Joseph, he describes a life marked by attack and hardship yet upheld by a strength beyond his own.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

Yet he steadied his bow, and his strong arms were tempered by the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob, in the name of the Shepherd, the Rock of Israel,

World English Bible (WEB)

But his bow remained strong. The arms of his hands were made strong, by the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob, (from there is the shepherd, the stone of Israel),

King James Version (KJV)

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:)

American Standard Version (ASV)

But his bow abode in strength, And the arms of his hands were made strong, By the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob, (From thence is the shepherd, the stone of Israel),

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

But their bows were broken by a strong one, and the cords of their arms were cut by the Strength of Jacob, by the name of the Stone of Israel:

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Mas su arco quedó en fortaleza, y los brazos de sus manos se corroboraron por las manos del Fuerte de Jacob, (de allí el pastor, y la piedra de Israel,)

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Pero su arma se mantuvo firme, sus brazos fueron fortalecidos por el Dios poderoso de Jacob, por el que es el Pastor y la Roca de Israel.

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