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Genesis 49:23

21 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.

The archers attacked him with bitterness; they aimed at him in hostility.

24 Yet he steadied his bow, and his strong arms were tempered by the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob, in the name of the Shepherd, the Rock of Israel,

25 by the God of your father who helps you, and by the Almighty who blesses you, with blessings of the heavens above, with blessings of the depths below, with blessings of the breasts and womb.

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BSB
The archers attacked him with bitterness; they aimed at him in hostility.
KJV
The archers have sorely grieved him, and shot at him, and hated him:
WEB
The archers have severely grieved him, shot at him, and persecuted him:
ASV
The archers have sorely grieved him, And shot at him, and persecute him:
DARBY
The archers have provoked him, And shot at, and hated him;
BLB
The masters of arrows—and they have embittered him, and shot and hated him.
ÅB
Og de egger ham og skyter på ham, de forfølger ham - de pileskyttere.
OTB
Bueskytterne angrep ham med bitterhet; de skjøt på ham og plaget ham.
B1930
Og de egger ham og skyter på ham, de forfølger ham - de pileskyttere.

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