About Asher he said, “Asher is blessed with children. Let him be acceptable to his brothers. Let him dip his foot in oil.
Parallel translations
- KJV And of Asher he said, Let Asher be blessed with children; let him be acceptable to his brethren, and let him dip his foot in oil.
- BSB And 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.
- NKJV And of Asher he said: “Asher is most blessed of sons; Let him be favored by his brothers, And let him dip his foot in oil.
- NASB Of Asher he said, “More blessed than sons is Asher; May he be favored by his brothers, And may he dip his foot in olive oil.
- NLT Moses said this about the tribe of Asher: “May Asher be blessed above other sons; may he be esteemed by his brothers; may he bathe his feet in olive oil.
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Quick answer
Asher is blessed with many children, favor among his brothers, and abundant oil. The tribe enjoys prosperity, fellowship, and rich provision.
Overview
Asher's blessing combines fruitfulness in family, good relations with the other tribes, and the rich olive oil for which its land was known ("dip his foot in oil"). These are pictures of a flourishing, harmonious life under God's favor. They illustrate the goodness God delights to give His people, a foretaste of the fuller blessing found in Christ (John 10:10).
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 10
- Gen 49:20“Asher’s food will be rich. He will produce royal dainties.
- Prov 3:3–4Don’t let kindness and truth forsake you. Bind them around your neck. Write them on the tablet of your heart.
- Job 29:6when my steps were washed with butter, and the rock poured out streams of oil for me,
- Rom 14:18For he who serves Christ in these things is acceptable to God and approved by men.
- Ps 128:6Yes, may you see your children’s children. Peace be upon Israel.
- Ps 128:3Your wife will be as a fruitful vine, in the innermost parts of your house; your children like olive plants, around your table.
- Acts 7:10and delivered him out of all his afflictions, and gave him favor and wisdom before Pharaoh, king of Egypt. He made him governor over Egypt and all his house.
- Exod 12:10You shall let nothing of it remain until the morning; but that which remains of it until the morning you shall burn with fire.
- Ps 115:15Blessed are you by Yahweh, who made heaven and earth.
- Rom 15:31that I may be delivered from those who are disobedient in Judea, and that my service which I have for Jerusalem may be acceptable to the saints;
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