Lehi argues that, he, since the Lord had decided that Israel should be distributed among all the nations, would willingly go to the land of promise, when called upon to do so. How could, otherwise, the blessing of Jacob upon Joseph (Gen. 49:22-6) "His branches [literally, "daughters"] run over the wall," have been fulfilled? He was to have the blessings of his father "unto the utmost bound of the everlasting hills."