21 (A)“Naphtali is a doe let loose
    that bears beautiful fawns.[a]

22 “Joseph is (B)a fruitful bough,
    a fruitful bough by a spring;
    his branches run over the wall.[b]
23 The archers (C)bitterly attacked him,
    shot at him, and harassed him severely,
24 yet (D)his bow remained unmoved;
    his arms[c] were made agile
by the hands of the (E)Mighty One of Jacob
    (from there is (F)the Shepherd,[d] (G)the Stone of Israel),
25 (H)by the God of your father who will help you,
    by (I)the Almighty[e] (J)who will bless you
    with blessings of heaven above,
blessings of the deep that crouches beneath,
    blessings of the breasts and of the womb.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 49:21 Or he gives beautiful words, or that bears fawns of the fold
  2. Genesis 49:22 Or Joseph is a wild donkey, a wild donkey beside a spring, his wild colts beside the wall
  3. Genesis 49:24 Hebrew the arms of his hands
  4. Genesis 49:24 Or by the name of the Shepherd
  5. Genesis 49:25 Hebrew Shaddai

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)
24 But his bow remained steady,(H)
    his strong arms(I) stayed[c] limber,
because of the hand of the Mighty One of Jacob,(J)
    because of the Shepherd,(K) the Rock of Israel,(L)
25 because of your father’s God,(M) who helps(N) you,
    because of the Almighty,[d](O) who blesses you
with blessings of the skies above,
    blessings of the deep springs below,(P)
    blessings of the breast(Q) and womb.(R)

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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
  3. Genesis 49:24 Or archers will attack … will shoot … will remain … will stay
  4. Genesis 49:25 Hebrew Shaddai