And of Naphtali he said, O Naphtali, satisfied with favor, and full with the blessing of the LORD: possess you the west and the south.
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George Leo Haydock
AD 1849
The sea. The lake of Genesareth. (Challoner)
South. That lake forms the southern extremity of the tribe of Nephthali. (Haydock)
The Mediterranean, and the countries south of Palestine, are commonly understood in this manner, but they cannot be understood here. (Calmet)
By means of their neighbours of Tyre and Sidon, (Menochius) and of Zabulon, who lay on the west, (Haydock) they would be supplied with all the luxuries of the sea and of the south. (Menochius)
