Genesis 49:21

Genesis 49:21 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Naphtali is a hind let loose: he giveth goodly words.
• English Standard Version (ESV)"Naphtali is a doe let loose that bears beautiful fawns.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“Naphtali is a deer let loose; He uses beautiful words.
• New Living Translation (NLT)“Naphtali is a doe set free that bears beautiful fawns.

Context of Genesis 49:21

19“Gad will be attacked by a band of raiders, but he will attack them at their heels. 20“Asher’s food will be rich; he will provide delicacies fit for a king. “Naphtali is a doe set free that bears beautiful fawns. 22“Joseph is a fruitful vine, a fruitful vine near a spring, whose branches climb over a wall. 23With bitterness archers attacked him; they shot at him with hostility.

Genesis 49:21 word by word

נַפְתָּלִ֖י אַיָּלָ֣ה שְׁלֻחָ֑ה הַנֹּתֵ֖ן אִמְרֵי־שָֽׁפֶר׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Naphtaliנַפְתָּלִיnaphtâlîy · NaphtaliH5321
• a hindאַיָּלָה'ayâlâh · doeH355
• let looseשָׁלַחshâlach · to send: let goH7971
• he givethנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• goodlyשֶׁ֫פֶרshepher · beautyH8233
• wordsאֵמֶר'êmer · wordH561

Cross-references for Genesis 49:21

• Genesis 30:8Then Rachel said, “I have had a great struggle with my sister, and I have won.” So she named him Naphtali.
• Genesis 46:24The sons of Naphtali: Jahziel, Guni, Jezer and Shillem.
• Deuteronomy 33:23About Naphtali he said: “Naphtali is abounding with the favor of the Lord and is full of his blessing; he will inherit southward to the lake.”
• Joshua 19:32The sixth lot came out for Naphtali according to its clans:
• Judges 4:6She sent for Barak son of Abinoam from Kedesh in Naphtali and said to him, “The Lord, the God of Israel, commands you: ‘Go, take with you ten thousand men of Naphtali and Zebulun and lead them up to Mount Tabor.
• Judges 5:18The people of Zebulun risked their very lives; so did Naphtali on the terraced fields.
• Psalms 18:33He makes my feet like the feet of a deer; he causes me to stand on the heights.
• Matthew 4:15“Land of Zebulun and land of Naphtali, the Way of the Sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles—

Commentaries on Genesis 49:21

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-33Verses 1-33 - Jacob Blesses His Sons 5. מכרה mekêrāh “weapon;” related: כיר kārar or כרה kārāh dig. “Device, design?” related: מכר mākar “sell,” in Arabic “take counsel. Habitation.” 10. מחקק mechoqēq “lawgiver, judge, dispenser of laws.” This word occurs in six other places - Numbers 21:18; Deuteronomy 33:21; Jud. Deuteronomy 5:14; Psalm 60:9; Psalm 108:9; Isaiah 33:22; in five of which it clearly denotes ruler, or judge. The meaning “sceptre” is…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 19-21Verses 19-21 Concerning Gad, Jacob alludes to his name, which signifies a troop, and foresees the character of that tribe. The cause of God and his people, though for a time it may seem to be baffled and run down, will be victorious at last. It represents the Christian's conflict. Grace in the soul is often foiled in its conflicts; troops of corruption overcome it, but the cause is God's, and grace will in the end come off conqueror, yea, more than…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 21Naphtali was like a doe. This may mean the tribe would live as a free people in the mountains (compare Judges 5:18). The tribe of Naphtali settled in the hill country northwest of the Sea of Galilee.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-331. Jacob called unto his sons--It is not to the sayings of the dying saint, so much as of the inspired prophet, that attention is called in this chapter. Under the immediate influence of the Holy Spirit he pronounced his prophetic benediction and described the condition of their respective descendants in the last days, or future times. Ge 49:3, 4. Reuben forfeited by his crime the rights and honors of primogeniture. His posterity never made any figure; no…Read the comment

Topics related to Genesis 49:21

• Death
• Jacob
• Naphtali
• Parents

In the dictionaries

• Naphtali
• Bless
• Blood
• Devour
• Fierce
• Hind
• Naphtali, Tribe of
• Raven
• Rouse
• Shoot

Commentaries on Genesis 49

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings