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21 ‘Naphtali is a doe let loose
    that bears lovely fawns.[a]

22 ‘Joseph is a fruitful bough,
    a fruitful bough by a spring;
    his branches run over the wall.[b]
23 The archers fiercely attacked him;
    they shot at him and pressed him hard.

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  1. Genesis 49:21 Or that gives beautiful words
  2. Genesis 49:22 Meaning of Heb uncertain

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