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Genesis 49

Gen. 49:21 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Naphtali
Naphtaliy (Hebrew #5321)
my wrestling; Naphtali, a son of Jacob, with the tribe descended from him, and its territory
KJV usage: Naphtali.
Pronounce: naf-taw-lee'
Origin: from 6617
is a hind
'ayalah (Hebrew #355)
a doe or female deer
KJV usage: hind.
Pronounce: ah-yaw-law'
Origin: feminine of 354
let loose
shalach (Hebrew #7971)
to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)
KJV usage: X any wise, appoint, bring (on the way), cast (away, out), conduct, X earnestly, forsake, give (up), grow long, lay, leave, let depart (down, go, loose), push away, put (away, forth, in, out), reach forth, send (away, forth, out), set, shoot (forth, out), sow, spread, stretch forth (out).
Pronounce: shaw-lakh'
Origin: a primitive root
: he giveth
nathan (Hebrew #5414)
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
KJV usage: add, apply, appoint, ascribe, assign, X avenge, X be ((healed)), bestow, bring (forth, hither), cast, cause, charge, come, commit, consider, count, + cry, deliver (up), direct, distribute, do, X doubtless, X without fail, fasten, frame, X get, give (forth, over, up), grant, hang (up), X have, X indeed, lay (unto charge, up), (give) leave, lend, let (out), + lie, lift up, make, + O that, occupy, offer, ordain, pay, perform, place, pour, print, X pull , put (forth), recompense, render, requite, restore, send (out), set (forth), shew, shoot forth (up), + sing, + slander, strike, (sub-)mit, suffer, X surely, X take, thrust, trade, turn, utter, + weep, + willingly, + withdraw, + would (to) God, yield.
Pronounce: naw-than'
Origin: a primitive root
goodly
shepher (Hebrew #8233)
beauty
KJV usage: X goodly.
Pronounce: sheh'-fer
Origin: from 8231
words
'emer (Hebrew #561)
something said
KJV usage: answer, X appointed unto him, saying, speech, word.
Pronounce: ay'-mer
Origin: from 559
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Ministry on This Verse

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Gen. 30:8• 8And Rachel said, Wrestlings of God have I wrestled with my sister, and have prevailed; and she called his name Naphtali. (Gen. 30:8)
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Gen. 46:24• 24--And the sons of Naphtali: Jahzeel, and Guni, and Jezer, and Shillem. (Gen. 46:24)
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Deut. 33:23• 23And of Naphtali he said, Naphtali, satisfied with favour, And full of the blessing of Jehovah, Possess thou the west and the south. (Deut. 33:23)
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Josh. 19:32‑39• 32The sixth lot came forth to the children of Naphtali, for the children of Naphtali according to their families.
 33And their border was from Heleph, from the oak of Zaanannim; and Adami-nekeb and Jabneel to Lakkum; and ended at the Jordan;
 34and the border turned westwards to Aznoth-Tabor, and went out from thence to Hukkok, and reached to Zebulun on the south, and reached to Asher on the west, and to Judah upon Jordan towards the sun-rising.
 35And the fortified cities were Ziddim, Zer, and Hammath, Rakkath, and Chinnereth,
 36and Adamah, and Ramah, and Hazor,
 37and Kedesh, and Edrei, and En-Hazor,
 38and Jiron, and Migdal-el, Horem, and Beth-anath, and Beth-shemesh: nineteen cities and their hamlets.
 39This was the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Naphtali according to their families, the cities and their hamlets. (Josh. 19:32‑39)
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Judg. 4:6,10• 6And she sent and called Barak the son of Abinoam out of Kedesh-Naphtali, and said to him, Hath not Jehovah the God of Israel commanded? Go and draw towards mount Tabor, and take with thee ten thousand men of the children of Naphtali and of the children of Zebulun,
 10And Barak called together Zebulun and Naphtali to Kedesh; and there went up at his feet ten thousand men; and Deborah went up with him. (Judg. 4:6,10)
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Judg. 5:18• 18Zebulun is a people that jeoparded their lives unto death, Naphtali also, on the high places of the field. (Judg. 5:18)
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Psa. 18:33‑34• 33Who maketh my feet like hinds' feet, and setteth me upon my high places;
 34Who teacheth my hands to war, and mine arms bend a bow of brass; (Psa. 18:33‑34)
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Matt. 4:15‑16• 15Land of Zabulon and land of Nepthalim, way of the sea beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the nations:
 16--the people sitting in darkness has seen a great light, and to those sitting in the country and shadow of death, to them has light sprung up. (Matt. 4:15‑16)
Nepthalim.
• Future History of the Nation. Naphtali.-The liberty of grace enjoyed and victory celebrated. (“Prophetic Blessings of Jacob and Moses: Genesis 49, Deuteronomy 33” by W. Scott)

J. N. Darby Translation

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Naphtali is a hind let loose; He giveth goodly words.