The emblem of the tribe of Naftali is a hind, a female deer without antlers. The text is from the Song of Deborah, who praised the tribe for its eagerness to defend the people of Israel during a military conflict.
The text
נפתלי אילה שלחה הנתן אמרי שפר
Naphtali is a hind let loose; he gives goodly words.
Genesis 49:21, along the foot of the wall
בפרע פרעות בישראל בהתנדב עם ברכו ה'. שמעו מלכים האזינו רזנים אנכי לה' אנכי אשירה אזמר לה' אלהי ישראל.
When locks go untrimmed in Israel, when people dedicate themselves, bless the Lord. Hear, O kings; give ear, O princes. I will sing to the Lord, I will sing praise to the Lord, the God of Israel.
Judges 5:2 to 3, the Song of Deborah
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