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Naphtaliנַפְתָּלִיis a doeאַיָּלָהlet loose,שְׁלֻחָהwho givesהַנֹּתֵןbeautifulשָׁפֶרwords.אִמְרֵי
Genesis 49:21
Study it in the app“Naphtali is a doe let loose, who gives beautiful words.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 49:21, word by word
- 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- is a doeאַיָּלָהayala
doe
Doe, female deer.
Where else “ayala” appears- let looseשְׁלֻחָהshelucha
send
To send someone or something.
Where else “shelucha” appears- who givesנֹּתֵןnoten
give
To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.
Where else “noten” appears- beautifulשָׁפֶרshafer
beauty
Beauty. It occurs only in Genesis 49:21.
Where else “shafer” appears- wordsאִמְרֵיimre
words, sayings
Words, sayings. In Genesis 49:21, some read "fawns".
Where else “imre” appears
The context
20From Asher rich will be his bread, and he will provide delicacies fit for a king.
21 · This verse (above)
22Joseph is a fruitful bough, a fruitful bough by a spring; its branches run over the wall.
To study Genesis 49 in a group
1. What it says
What did Jacob say about Judah and Joseph in his blessings (vv. 8-12, 22-26)?
2. What it means
What does it show that Jacob gave each son a different blessing (v. 28)?
3. How I live it
How can you recognize what is distinct and unique in each person in your family?