23Concerning 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.”
Focused Passage
Deuteronomy 33:23
Moses Blesses the Tribes Under the LORD's Eternal Refuge
Moses blesses Israel before his death by first presenting the LORD as the covenant King who came from Sinai with instruction, then speaking tribe-specific blessings, and finally declaring Israel blessed because the eternal God is their refuge, help, shield, and sword.
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Verse 23
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Concerning Naphtaliוּלְנַפְתָּלִ֣יH5321Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singularhe saidאָמַ֔רH559Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularNaphtaliנַפְתָּלִי֙H5321Noun - proper - masculine singularis aboundingשְׂבַ֣עH7649Adjective - masculine singular constructwith favorרָצ֔וֹןH7522Noun - masculine singularfullוּמָלֵ֖אH4392Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine singularof the blessingבִּרְכַּ֣תH1293Noun - feminine singular constructof the LORDיְהוָ֑הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularhe shall take possessionיְרָֽשָׁה׃סH3423Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | third person feminine singularof the seaיָ֥םH3220Noun - masculine singularand the southוְדָר֖וֹםH1864Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular
BSB notes
- Or the west