Genesis 30:8
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And Rachel said, With great wrestlings have I wrestled with my sister, and I have prevailed: and she called his name Naphtali.Then Rachel said, “In my great struggles, I have wrestled with my sister and won.” So she named him Naphtali.
In other translations
And Rachel said, With great wrestlings have I wrestled with my sister, and I have prevailed: and she called his name Naphtali.Then Rachel said, “In my great struggles, I have wrestled with my sister and won.” So she named him Naphtali.
Hebrew words
וַתֹּאמֶרvatomerand she saidH559רָחֵלrachelRachelH7354נַפְתּוּלֵיnaftuleiwrestling<s> ofH5319אֱלֹהִים׀'elohimGodH430נִפְתַּלְתִּיniftaltiI have wrestledH6617עִם־'im-withH5973אֲחֹתִי'achotisister myH269גַּם־gam-alsoH1571יָכֹלְתִּיyakholetiI have prevailedH3201וַתִּקְרָאvatikra'and she calledH7121שְׁמוֹshemoname hisH8034נַפְתָּלִי׃naftaliNaphtaliH5321
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