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Genesis 49:21-23
Contemporary English Version

21 Naphtali, you are a wild deer
    with lovely fawns.[a]

22 Joseph, you are a fruitful vine
growing near a stream
    and climbing a wall.[b]
23 Enemies attacked with arrows,
    refusing to show mercy.

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Footnotes

  1. 49.21 with lovely fawns: Or “speaking lovely words.”
  2. 49.22 wall: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text.
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