Genesis 49:24

The mighty God of Jacob. If the last clause is parenthetical, as in the KJV, it may signify either that from the time of Joseph’s exaltation he became the shepherd and the stone of Israel, or that from God, the Mighty One of Jacob, Joseph received strength to become such. In this capacity he then served as a type of the Good Shepherd, who is the Rock, and would become the foundation of His church. If, however, the clause, “the shepherd, the stone of Israel,” is coordinate with the preceding phrase it applies to God Himself. In that case the sentiment is expressed that the hands of Joseph were made strong by the One who is the Shepherd and Stone of Israel (see Deut. 32:4). The Hebrew text permits the second interpretation, which seems preferable to the first.