Genesis 49:8-10
Amplified Bible, Classic Edition
8 Judah, you are the one whom your brothers shall praise; your hand shall be on the neck of your enemies; your father’s sons shall bow down to you.
9 Judah, a lion’s cub! With the prey, my son, you have gone high up [the mountain]. He stooped down, he crouched like a lion, and like a lioness—who dares provoke and rouse him?(A)
10 The scepter or leadership shall not depart from Judah, nor the ruler’s staff from between his feet, until Shiloh [the Messiah, the Peaceful One] comes to Whom it belongs, and to Him shall be the obedience of the people.(B)
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Genesis 49:8-10
New King James Version
8 “Judah,(A) you are he whom your brothers shall praise;
(B)Your hand shall be on the neck of your enemies;
(C)Your father’s children shall bow down before you.
9 Judah is (D)a lion’s whelp;
From the prey, my son, you have gone up.
(E)He [a]bows down, he lies down as a lion;
And as a lion, who shall rouse him?
10 (F)The [b]scepter shall not depart from Judah,
Nor (G)a lawgiver from between his feet,
(H)Until Shiloh comes;
(I)And to Him shall be the obedience of the people.
Footnotes
- Genesis 49:9 couches
- Genesis 49:10 A symbol of kingship
Genesis 49:8-10
English Standard Version
8 “Judah, (A)your brothers shall praise you;
(B)your hand shall be on the neck of your enemies;
(C)your father's sons shall bow down before you.
9 Judah is (D)a lion's cub;
from the prey, my son, you have gone up.
(E)He stooped down; he crouched as a lion
and as a lioness; who dares rouse him?
10 The (F)scepter shall not depart from Judah,
nor the ruler's staff (G)from between his feet,
until tribute comes to him;[a]
and to him shall be the obedience of the peoples.
Footnotes
- Genesis 49:10 By a slight revocalization; a slight emendation yields (compare Septuagint, Syriac, Targum) until he comes to whom it belongs; Hebrew until Shiloh comes, or until he comes to Shiloh
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