Deuteronomy 33:23

And to Naphtali he said: “Naphtali shall enjoy abundance, and he shall be full of the blessings of the Lord. He shall possess the sea and the Meridian.”

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In The 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.

In Context

22Likewise, to Dan he said: “Dan is a young lion. He shall flow plentifully from Bashan.”

24Likewise, to Asher he said: “Let Asher be blessed with sons. Let him be pleasing to his brothers, and let him dip his foot in oil.

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Cross References

Joshua 19:32The sixth lot fell to the sons of Naphtali, by their families.

Psalms 90:14Because he has hoped in me, I will free him. I will protect him because he has known my name.

Jeremiah 31:14And I will inebriate the soul of the priests with fatness, and my people will be filled with my good things, says the Lord.”

Matthew 4:16A people who were sitting in darkness have seen a great light. And unto those sitting in the region of the shadow of death, a light has risen.”

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 33:23-26

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. Here is, I. The blessing of Dan, v. 22 . Jacob in his blessing had compared him to a… Read the whole commentary →

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