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Deuteronomy 33:23

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.

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וּלְנַפְתָּלִ֣יulenaftaliand to Naphtaliנַפְתָּלִיconjunction, preposition, noun, proper name — “and to Naphtali”H5321Naphtali, a son of Jacob, with the tribe descended from him, and its territoryNaphtali.אָמַ֔רamarsayאָמַרverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “say”, a completed actionH559to say (used with great latitude)answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [id…נַפְתָּלִי֙naftaliNaphtaliנַפְתָּלִיnoun, proper name — “Naphtali”H5321Naphtali, a son of Jacob, with the tribe descended from him, and its territoryNaphtali.שְׂבַ֣עsevafullשָׂבֵעַadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, construct — “full”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7649satiated (in a pleasant or disagreeable sense)full (of), satisfied (with).רָצ֔וֹןratsonas... wouldרָצוֹןnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “as... would”, the ordinary formH7522delight (especially as shown)(be) acceptable(-ance, -ed), delight, desire, favour, (good) pleasure, (own, self, voluntary) will, as...(what) would.וּמָלֵ֖אumaleand fullמָלֵאconjunction, adjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “and full”, the ordinary formH4392full (literally or figuratively) or filling (literally); also (concretely) fulness; adverbially, fully[idiom] she that was with child, fill(-ed, -ed with), full(-ly), multitude, as is worth.בִּרְכַּ֣תbirkatblessingבְּרָכָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “blessing”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1293benediction; by implication prosperityblessing, liberal, pool, present.יְהוָ֑הyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).יָ֥םyamseaיָםnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “sea”, the ordinary formH3220a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of water; specifically (with the article), the Mediterranean Sea; sometimes a large river, or an artifical basin; locally, the west, or (rarely) the southsea ([idiom] -faring man, (-shore)), south, west (-ern, side, -ward).וְדָר֖וֹםvedaromand southדָּרוֹםconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and south”, the ordinary formH1864the south; poet. the south windsouth.יְרָֽשָׁהyerashahexpelיָרַשׁverb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular, paragogic he — “expel”, a commandH3423to occupy (by driving out previous tenants, and possessing in their place); by implication, to seize, to rob, to inherit; also to expel, to impoverish, to ruincast out, consume, destroy, disinherit, dispossess, drive(-ing) out, enjoy, expel, [idiom] without fail, (give to, leave for) inherit(-ance, -or) [phrase] magistrate, be (make) poor, come to poverty, (give to, make to) possess, get (have)…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And of Naphtali he said: O Naphtali, satisfied with favour, and full with the blessing of the LORD: possess thou the sea and the south.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And of Naphtali he said, O Naphtali, satisfied with favor, And full with the blessing of Jehovah, Possess thou the west and the south.

Young’s Literal Translation

And of Naphtali he said: — O Naphtali, satisfied with pleasure, And full of the blessing of Jehovah, West and south possess thou.

World English Bible

About Naphtali he said, “Naphtali, satisfied with favor, full of Yahweh’s blessing, Possess the west and the south.”

Darby Translation

And of Naphtali he said, Naphtali, satisfied with favour, And full of the blessing of Jehovah, Possess thou the west and the south.

Douay-Rheims

And to Nephtali he said: Nephtali shall enjoy abundance, and shall be full of the blessings of the Lord: he shall possess the sea and the south.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And of Naphtali he said: O Naphtali, satisfied with favour, and full with the blessing of the LORD: possess thou the sea and the south.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And to Nephthali he said, Nephthali has the fulness of good things; and let him be filled with blessing from the Lord: he shall inherit the west and the south.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ τῷ Νεφθαλὶ εἶπε, Νεφθαλὶ πλησμονὴ δεκτῶν· καὶ ἐμπλησθήτω εὐλογία παρὰ Κυρίου· θάλασσαν καὶ Λίβα κληρονομήσει.