# General Information:

Jacob continues to bless Joseph and his descendants.

# the ancient mountains

The meaning of the original language is not certain. Some Bible translations have "my ancestors" instead of "ancient mountains."

# May they be on the head of Joseph

Here "they" refers to the blessings of his father.

# upon the crown of the head of the prince of his brothers

Jacob desires for these blessings to be passed on to even the most important of his descendants. AT: "on the head of the most important of Joseph's descendants" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

# prince of his brothers

"most important of his brothers"

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/bless]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/crown]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/prince]]