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21 Naphtali is a wild doe
        that gives birth to beautiful fawns.[a]
22 Joseph is a young bull,[b]
        a young bull by a spring,
        who strides with oxen.[c]
23 They attacked him fiercely and fired arrows;
        the archers attacked him furiously.

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  1. Genesis 49:21 Or who gives beautiful words
  2. Genesis 49:22 Heb uncertain
  3. Genesis 49:22 Heb uncertain

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)

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  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