Genesis 49:21
19 Gad will be attacked by raiders, but he will attack their heels.
20 Asher’s food will be rich; he shall provide royal delicacies.
Naphtali is a doe set free that bears beautiful fawns.
22 Joseph is a fruitful vine— a fruitful vine by a spring, whose branches scale the wall.
23 The archers attacked him with bitterness; they aimed at him in hostility.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Naphtali is a doe set free that bears beautiful fawns.
- KJV
- Naphtali is a hind let loose: he giveth goodly words.
- WEB
- “Naphtali is a doe set free, who bears beautiful fawns.
- ASV
- Naphtali is a hind let loose: He giveth goodly words.
- DARBY
- Naphtali is a hind let loose; He giveth goodly words.
- BLB
- Naphtali [is] a doe set free, the one giving sayings of beauty.
- ÅB
- Naftali er en lekende hind; liflig er ordet han taler.
- OTB
- «Naftali er en fri hind; han taler med nåde.
- B1930
- Naftali er en lekende hind; liflig er ordet han taler.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Deuteronomy 33:23
Concerning Naphtali he said: “Naphtali is abounding with favor, full of the blessing of the LORD; he shall take possession of the sea and the south.”
Read in contextGenesis 30:8
Then Rachel said, “In my great struggles, I have wrestled with my sister and won.” So she named him Naphtali.
Read in contextJoshua 19:32–39
The sixth lot came out for the clans of the tribe of Naphtali:
Read in contextJudges 4:10
where he summoned Zebulun and Naphtali. Ten thousand men followed him, and Deborah also went with him.
Read in contextJudges 5:18
Zebulun was a people who risked their lives; Naphtali, too, on the heights of the battlefield.
Read in contextGenesis 46:24
The sons of Naphtali: Jahzeel, Guni, Jezer, and Shillem.
Read in contextJudges 4:6
She summoned Barak son of Abinoam from Kedesh in Naphtali and said to him, “Surely the LORD, the God of Israel, is commanding you: ‘Go and march to Mount Tabor, taking with you ten thousand men of Naphtali and Zebulun.
Read in contextMatthew 4:15–16
“Land of Zebulun and land of Naphtali, the Way of the Sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles—
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