Genesis 49:20-22

Easy-to-Read Version

²⁰“Asher’s land will grow much good food.
He will have food fit for a king!

²¹“Naphtali is like a deer running free,
and his words are beautiful.

²²“Joseph is like a wild donkey,
like a young donkey by a spring,
like colts grazing in a pasture.^[a]

Genesis 49:22 Or “Joseph is very successful. Joseph is like a vine covered with fruit, like a vine growing by a spring, like a vine growing along a fence.”

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

Easy-to-Read Version (ERV)

New International Version (NIV)