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.
Parallel translations
- WEB About Naphtali he said, “Naphtali, satisfied with favor, full of Yahweh’s blessing, Possess the west and the south.”
- BSB 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.”
- NKJV And of Naphtali he said: “O Naphtali, satisfied with favor, And full of the blessing of the Lord, Possess the west and the south.”
- NASB Of Naphtali he said, “Naphtali, satisfied with favor, And full of the blessing of the Lord, Take possession of the sea and the south.”
- NLT Moses said this about the tribe of Naphtali: “O Naphtali, you are rich in favor and full of the Lord’s blessings; may you possess the west and the south.”
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Naphtali is satisfied with God's favor and full of His blessing, taking possession of the west and south. The tribe enjoys God's abundant goodness in a rich land.
Overview
Naphtali is described as "satisfied with favor" and "full of Yahweh's blessing," inheriting fertile territory around the Sea of Galilee. This region would later be the very area where Jesus centered much of His ministry (Matt. 4:13-16), fulfilling Isaiah's promise of light to the land of Naphtali. Thus a tribe blessed with God's favor became a place of the dawning of gospel light.
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- Gen 49:21Naphtali is a hind let loose: he giveth goodly words.
- Matt 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.
- Ps 36:8They shall be abundantly satisfied with the fatness of thy house; and thou shalt make them drink of the river of thy pleasures.
- Jer 31:14And I will satiate the soul of the priests with fatness, and my people shall be satisfied with my goodness, saith the LORD.
- Matt 4:13And leaving Nazareth, he came and dwelt in Capernaum, which is upon the sea coast, in the borders of Zabulon and Nephthalim:
- Ps 90:14O satisfy us early with thy mercy; that we may rejoice and be glad all our days.
- Josh 19:32–39The sixth lot came out to the children of Naphtali, even for the children of Naphtali according to their families.
- Matt 11:28Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
- Isa 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.
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