14 For it is evident that our Lord [a]was (A)descended from Judah, a tribe with reference to which Moses said nothing concerning priests.

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  1. Hebrews 7:14 Lit has arisen from

14 For it is clear that our Lord descended from Judah,(A) and in regard to that tribe Moses said nothing about priests.

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And one of the elders *said to me, “Stop weeping; behold, the (A)Lion that is (B)from the tribe of Judah, the (C)Root of David, has overcome so as to be able to open the scroll and its seven seals.”

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Then one of the elders said to me, “Do not weep! See, the Lion(A) of the tribe of Judah,(B) the Root of David,(C) has triumphed. He is able to open the scroll and its seven seals.”

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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.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 49:9 Lit bows down
  2. Genesis 49:9 Lit lioness
  3. Genesis 49:9 Lit shall
  4. Genesis 49:10 Or Until he comes to Shiloh; or Until he comes to whom it belongs

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)

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 49:10 Or from his descendants
  2. Genesis 49:10 Or to whom tribute belongs; the meaning of the Hebrew for this phrase is uncertain.