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Genesis 49:9-10
New International Version
Genesis 49:9-10
New International Version
9 You are a lion’s(A) cub,(B) Judah;(C)
you return from the prey,(D) my son.
Like a lion he crouches and lies down,
like a lioness—who dares to rouse him?
10 The scepter will not depart from Judah,(E)
nor the ruler’s staff from between his feet,[a]
until he to whom it belongs[b] shall come(F)
and the obedience of the nations shall be his.(G)
Footnotes
- Genesis 49:10 Or from his descendants
- Genesis 49:10 Or to whom tribute belongs; the meaning of the Hebrew for this phrase is uncertain.
Genesis 49:9-10
King James Version
Genesis 49:9-10
King James Version
9 Judah is a lion's whelp: from the prey, my son, thou art gone up: he stooped down, he couched as a lion, and as an old lion; who shall rouse him up?
10 The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come; and unto him shall the gathering of the people be.
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Genesis 49:9-10
New King James Version
Genesis 49:9-10
New King James Version
9 Judah is (A)a lion’s whelp;
From the prey, my son, you have gone up.
(B)He [a]bows down, he lies down as a lion;
And as a lion, who shall rouse him?
10 (C)The [b]scepter shall not depart from Judah,
Nor (D)a lawgiver from between his feet,
(E)Until Shiloh comes;
(F)And to Him shall be the obedience of the people.
Footnotes
- Genesis 49:9 couches
- Genesis 49:10 A symbol of kingship
Genesis 49:9-10
English Standard Version
Genesis 49:9-10
English Standard Version
9 Judah is (A)a lion's cub;
from the prey, my son, you have gone up.
(B)He stooped down; he crouched as a lion
and as a lioness; who dares rouse him?
10 The (C)scepter shall not depart from Judah,
nor the ruler's staff (D)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
Genesis 49:9-10
New American Standard Bible
Genesis 49:9-10
New American Standard Bible
9 Judah is a (A)lion’s cub;
From the prey, my son, you have gone up.
(B)He [a]crouches, he lies down as a lion,
And as a [b]lion, who [c]dares to stir him up?
10 (C)The scepter will not depart from Judah,
Nor the ruler’s staff from between his feet,
[d]Until Shiloh comes,
And (D)to him shall be the obedience of the peoples.
Footnotes
- Genesis 49:9 Lit bows down
- Genesis 49:9 Lit lioness
- Genesis 49:9 Lit shall
- Genesis 49:10 Or Until he comes to Shiloh; or Until he comes to whom it belongs
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