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Genesis 49:21 KJV
Genesis · chapter 49 · verse 21
Naphtali is a hind let loose: he giveth goodly words.Genesis 49:21 · King James Version
Genesis 49:21 in context
19Gad, a troop shall overcome him: but he shall overcome at the last.
20Out of Asher his bread shall be fat, and he shall yield royal dainties.
21Naphtali is a hind let loose: he giveth goodly words.
22Joseph is a fruitful bough, even a fruitful bough by a well; whose branches run over the wall:
23The archers have sorely grieved him, and shot at him, and hated him:
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- NaphtaliNaphtâlîyNaphtali, a son of Jacob, with the tribe descended from him, and its territoryH5321 →
- givethnâthanto give, used with greatest latitude of applicationH5414 →
- goodlyshepherbeautyH8233 →
- looseshâlachto send away, for, or outH7971 →
- hindʼayâlâha doe or female deerH355 →
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Here we have Jacob's prophecy concerning six of his sons. I. Concerning Zebulun (Gen 49:13), that his posterity should have their lot upon the seacoast, and should be merchants, and mariners, and traders at sea.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 13-21