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Genesis 49:21-23
Contemporary English Version

21 Naphtali, you are a wild deer
    with lovely fawns.[a]

22 Joseph, you are a fruitful vine
growing near a stream
    and climbing a wall.[b]
23 Enemies attacked with arrows,
    refusing to show mercy.

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  1. 49.21 with lovely fawns: Or “speaking lovely words.”
  2. 49.22 wall: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text.
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Genesis 49:21-23
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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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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
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