KJV King James Version
And of Naphtali he said, O Naphtali, satisfied with favour, and full with the blessing of the LORD: possess thou the west and the south.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Deuteronomy 33:23
And of Naphtali he said, O Naphtali, satisfied with favour, and full with the blessing of the LORD: possess thou the west and the south.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Concerning Naphtali he said: “Naphtali is abounding with favor, full of the blessing of the LORD; he shall take possession of the sea and the south.”
WEB World English Bible
Of Naphtali he said, “Naphtali, satisfied with favor, full of the blessing of Yahweh, Possess the west and the south.”
ASV American Standard Version
And of Naphtali he said, O Naphtali, satisfied with favor, And full with the blessing of Jehovah, Possess thou the west and the south.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And of Naphtali he said:—O Naphtali, satisfied with pleasure, And full of the blessing of Jehovah, West and south possess thou.
Surrounding context — Deuteronomy 33
20 And of Gad he said, Blessed [be] he that enlargeth Gad: he dwelleth as a lion, and teareth the arm with the crown of the head.
21 And he provided the first part for himself, because there, [in] a portion of the lawgiver, [was he] seated; and he came with the heads of the people, he executed the justice of the LORD, and his judgments with Israel.
22 And of Dan he said, Dan [is] a lion’s whelp: he shall leap from Bashan.
23 And of Naphtali he said, O Naphtali, satisfied with favour, and full with the blessing of the LORD: possess thou the west and the south.
24 And of Asher he said, [Let] Asher [be] blessed with children; let him be acceptable to his brethren, and let him dip his foot in oil.
25 Thy shoes [shall be] iron and brass; and as thy days, [so shall] thy strength [be].
26 [There is] none like unto the God of Jeshurun, [who] rideth upon the heaven in thy help, and in his excellency on the sky.
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וּלְנַפְתָּלִ֣יH5321 · naph.ta.liNaphtaliאָמַ֔רH559 · a.marto sayנַפְתָּלִי֙H5321 · naph.ta.liNaphtaliשְׂבַ֣עH7649 · sa.ve.asatedרָצ֔וֹןH7522 · ra.tsonacceptanceוּמָלֵ֖אH4392 · ma.lefullבִּרְכַּ֣תH1293 · be.ra.khahblessingיְהוָ֑הH3068 · ye.ho.vahLORDיָ֥םH3220 · yamseaוְדָר֖וֹםH1864 · da.romsouthיְרָֽשָׁה׃ סH3423 · ya.rashto possess: possess
Cross-references
Genesis 49:21Naphtali [is] a hind let loose: he giveth goodly words.Jeremiah 31:14And I will satiate the soul of the priests with fatness, and my people shall be satisfied with my goodness, saith the LORD.Psalm 36:8They shall be abundantly satisfied with the fatness of thy house; and thou shalt make them drink of the river of thy pleasures.Matthew 4:16The people which sat in darkness saw great light; and to them which sat in the region and shadow of death light is sprung up.Matthew 4:13And leaving Nazareth, he came and dwelt in Capernaum, which is upon the sea coast, in the borders of Zabulon and Nephthalim:Psalm 90:14O satisfy us early with thy mercy; that we may rejoice and be glad all our days.Joshua 19:32-39The sixth lot came out to the children of Naphtali, [even] for the children of Naphtali according to their families.Isaiah 9:1-2Nevertheless the dimness [shall] not [be] such as [was] in her vexation, when at the first he lightly afflicted the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, and afterward did more grievously afflict [her by] the way of the sea, beyond Jordan, in Galilee of the nations.Matthew 11:28Come unto me, all [ye] that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
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