Genesis 49:20-22

Contemporary English Version

²⁰Asher, you will eat food
fancy enough for a king.

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

²²Joseph, you are a fruitful vine
growing near a stream
and climbing a wall.^[b]

Genesis 49:20-22

New International Version

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]

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

Contemporary English Version (CEV)

New International Version (NIV)