KJV King James Version
His eyes [shall be] red with wine, and his teeth white with milk.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Genesis 49:12
His eyes [shall be] red with wine, and his teeth white with milk.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
His eyes are darker than wine, and his teeth are whiter than milk.
WEB World English Bible
His eyes will be red with wine, his teeth white with milk.
ASV American Standard Version
His eyes shall be red with wine, And his teeth white with milk.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
Red are eyes with wine, And white are teeth with milk!
Surrounding context — Genesis 49
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].
11 Binding his foal unto the vine, and his ass’s colt unto the choice vine; he washed his garments in wine, and his clothes in the blood of grapes:
12 His eyes [shall be] red with wine, and his teeth white with milk.
13 Zebulun shall dwell at the haven of the sea; and he [shall be] for an haven of ships; and his border [shall be] unto Zidon.
14 Issachar [is] a strong ass couching down between two burdens:
15 And he saw that rest [was] good, and the land that [it was] pleasant; and bowed his shoulder to bear, and became a servant unto tribute.
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