And of Naphtaliוּלְנַפְתָּלִיhe said,אָמַר“Naphtali,נַפְתָּלִיsatisfiedשְׂבַעwith favorרָצוֹןand fullוּמָלֵאof the blessingבִּרְכַּתof YHWH,יְהוָהtake possession ofיְרָשָׁהthe seaיָםand the south.”וְדָרוֹם
Deuteronomy 33:23
Study it in the app“And of Naphtali he said, “Naphtali, satisfied with favor and full of the blessing of YHWH, take possession of the sea and the south.””
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Deuteronomy 33:23, word by word
- And of Naphtaliנַפְתָּלִיnaftali
Naphtali
Naphtali, a son of Jacob and Bilhah; also the tribe that came from him and its land. The name sounds like "wrestle".
Where else “naftali” appears- he saidאָמַרamar
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “amar” appears- satisfiedשְׂבַעseva
satisfied, full
Satisfied, full, having enough; of an old man, full of days, with a complete life. Also of having too much of trouble.
Where else “seva” appears- with favorרָצוֹןratson
favor
The goodwill with which one looks on another.
Where else “ratson” appears- and fullמָלֵאmale
full
Full, complete. "Full silver" is the full price.
Where else “male” appears- of the blessingבִּרְכַּתbirkat
blessing
The good God gives, or words asking for it.
Where else “birkat” appears- of YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- take possession ofיְרָשָׁyerasha
possess
To occupy a land and make it one's own.
Where else “yerasha” appears- the seaיָםyam
sea
The sea, or a large lake.
Where else “yam” appears- and the southדָרוֹםdarom
south
The south; in poetry, the south wind.
Where else “darom” appears
The context
22And of Dan he said, “Dan is a lion’s cub; he leaps from Bashan.”
23 · This verse (above)
24And of Asher he said, “Most blessed of sons be Asher; let him be the favored one of his brothers, and let him dip his foot in oil.