3 And after he was awake in the morning, he said to them, I am dying; and they believed him not. (T12) 4 And as he glorified the Lord, he grew strong and said that after yesterday's feast he should die. (T12) 5 And he began then to say: Hear, my children, ye sons of Naphtali, hear the words of your father. (T12)
Testament of Naphtali 1:3–5
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