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20 “Asher will dine on rich foods
    and produce food fit for kings.

21 “Naphtali is a doe set free
    that bears beautiful fawns.

22 “Joseph is the foal of a wild donkey,
    the foal of a wild donkey at a spring—
    one of the wild donkeys on the ridge.[a]

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  1. 49:22 Or Joseph is a fruitful tree, / a fruitful tree beside a spring. / His branches reach over the wall. The meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain.

20 “Asher’s(A) food will be rich;(B)
    he will provide delicacies fit for a king.(C)

21 “Naphtali(D) is a doe set free
    that bears beautiful fawns.[a](E)

22 “Joseph(F) is a fruitful vine,(G)
    a fruitful vine near a spring,
    whose branches(H) climb over a wall.[b]

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  1. Genesis 49:21 Or free; / he utters beautiful words
  2. Genesis 49:22 Or Joseph is a wild colt, / a wild colt near a spring, / a wild donkey on a terraced hill