21 ¶ Naphtali shall be a hind let go, giving [a]goodly words.

22 ¶ Joseph shall be [b]a fruitful bough, even a fruitful bough by the well side: the [c]small boughs shall turn upon the wall:

23 [d]And the archers grieved him, and shot against him, and hated him.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 49:21 Overcoming more by fair words than by force.
  2. Genesis 49:22 Hebrew, a son of increase.
  3. Genesis 49:22 Hebrew, daughters.
  4. Genesis 49:23 As his brethren when they were his enemies, Potiphar and others.

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

22 “Joseph(C) is a fruitful vine,(D)
    a fruitful vine near a spring,
    whose branches(E) climb over a wall.[b]
23 With bitterness archers attacked him;(F)
    they shot at him with hostility.(G)

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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