Genesis 49:21 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Bible Comments

“Naphtali is a hind released, he gives goodly words.”

Naphtali has clearly been the surprise among the brothers. He is like a trapped hind which has been let loose, in that he has moved from being merely the quiet one to becoming a teacher of wisdom (see Proverbs 15:26; Proverbs 16:24). Wisdom teaching was well established in Egypt.

Genesis 49:21

21 Naphtali is a hind let loose: he giveth goodly words.