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

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