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Genesis 49:21-23
Good News Translation
Genesis 49:21-23
Good News Translation
21 “Naphtali is a deer that runs free,
Who bears lovely fawns.[a]
22 “Joseph is like a wild donkey by a spring,
A wild colt on a hillside.[b]
23 His enemies attack him fiercely
And pursue him with their bows and arrows.
Footnotes
- Genesis 49:21 Naphtali … fawns or Naphtali is a spreading tree that puts out lovely branches.
- Genesis 49:22 Joseph … hillside; or Joseph is like a tree by a spring, a fruitful tree that spreads over a wall.
Genesis 49:21-23
King James Version
Genesis 49:21-23
King James Version
21 Naphtali is a hind let loose: he giveth goodly words.
22 Joseph is a fruitful bough, even a fruitful bough by a well; whose branches run over the wall:
23 The archers have sorely grieved him, and shot at him, and hated him:
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