4 And when Levi became as a sun, lo, a certain young man gave to him twelve branches of palm; and Judah was bright as the moon, and under their feet were twelve rays. (T12) 5 And the two, Levi and Judah, ran, and laid hold of them. (T12) 6 And lo, a bull upon the earth, with two great horns, and an eagle's wings upon its back; and we wished to seize him, but could not. (T12)
Testament of Naphtali 2:4–6
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