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Genesis 49:21-23
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21     Naphtali is a beautiful doe, wild and free,
        that bears lovely fawns.[a]

22     Joseph is a fruitful plant[b] that grows beside a spring,
        its fruitful branches reaching over the wall.
23     The archers fiercely attacked him,
        shot at him, and pressed hard against him.

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Footnotes

  1. 49:21 Meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain.
  2. 49:22 Meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain.
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Genesis 49:21-23
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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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Footnotes

  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
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