Genesis 49:21 BSB — MannaFest

Original language & word study

6 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
נַפְתָּלִ֖י	naf.ta.Li	Naphtali	H5321 →
אַיָּלָ֣ה	'ai.ya.Lah	[is] a doe	H355 →
שְׁלֻחָ֑ה	she.lu.Chah	let loose	H7971 →
הַנֹּתֵ֖ן	ha.no.Ten	the [one which] utters	H5414 →
אִמְרֵי־	'im.rei-	words of	H561 →
שָֽׁפֶר׃ ס	Sha.fer	beauty	H8233 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Deuteronomy 33:23
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.”
leads to
- Matthew 4:13
  Leaving Nazareth, He went and lived in Capernaum, which is by the sea in the region of Zebulun and Naphtali,
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Jeremiah 31:14
  I will fill the souls of the priests abundantly, and will fill My people with My goodness,” declares the LORD.
- Psalms 36:8
  They feast on the abundance of Your house, and You give them drink from Your river of delights.
- Matthew 4:16
  the people living in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of the shadow of death, a light has dawned.”
- Psalms 90:14
  Satisfy us in the morning with Your loving devotion, that we may sing for joy and be glad all our days.
Through
Judges 5:18
Zebulun was a people who risked their lives; Naphtali, too, on the heights of the battlefield.
leads to
- Judges 4:10
  where he summoned Zebulun and Naphtali. Ten thousand men followed him, and Deborah also went with him.
- Judges 4:6
  She summoned Barak son of Abinoam from Kedesh in Naphtali and said to him, “Surely the LORD, the God of Israel, is commanding you: ‘Go and march to Mount Tabor, taking with you ten…
Through
Genesis 30:8
Then Rachel said, “In my great struggles, I have wrestled with my sister and won.” So she named him Naphtali.
leads to
- Genesis 32:24–25
  So Jacob was left all alone, and there a man wrestled with him until daybreak.

The gold bar shows how strongly the cross-reference sources tie the two verses together: a long bar means many compiled references make the connection, a short one means few.

Deuteronomy 33:23Concerning 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.”Genesis 30:8Then Rachel said, “In my great struggles, I have wrestled with my sister and won.” So she named him Naphtali.2 Chronicles 10:7They replied, “If you will be kind to these people and please them by speaking kind words to them, they will be your servants forever.”Judges 5:18Zebulun was a people who risked their lives; Naphtali, too, on the heights of the battlefield.Matthew 4:15–16“Land of Zebulun and land of Naphtali, the Way of the Sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles—Psalms 18:33–34He makes my feet like those of a deer and stations me upon the heights.Genesis 46:24The sons of Naphtali: Jahzeel, Guni, Jezer, and Shillem.Judges 4:6She summoned Barak son of Abinoam from Kedesh in Naphtali and said to him, “Surely the LORD, the God of Israel, is commanding you: ‘Go and march to Mount Tabor, taking with you ten thousand men of Naphtali and Zebulun.Joshua 19:32–39The sixth lot came out for the clans of the tribe of Naphtali:Judges 4:10where he summoned Zebulun and Naphtali. Ten thousand men followed him, and Deborah also went with him.Numbers 1:42From the sons of Naphtali, according to the records of their clans and families, counting the names of all those twenty years of age or older who could serve in the army,

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