KJV King James Version
Judah, thou [art he] whom thy brethren shall praise: thy hand [shall be] in the neck of thine enemies; thy father’s children shall bow down before thee.
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Genesis 49:8
Judah, thou [art he] whom thy brethren shall praise: thy hand [shall be] in the neck of thine enemies; thy father’s children shall bow down before thee.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Judah, your brothers shall praise you. Your hand shall be on the necks of your enemies; your father’s sons shall bow down to you.
WEB World English Bible
“Judah, your brothers will praise you. Your hand will be on the neck of your enemies. Your father’s sons will bow down before you.
ASV American Standard Version
Judah, thee shall thy brethren praise: Thy hand shall be on the neck of thine enemies; Thy father’s sons shall bow down before thee.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
Judah! thou—thy brethren praise thee! Thy hand is on the neck of thine enemies, Sons of thy father bow themselves to thee.
Surrounding context — Genesis 49
5 Simeon and Levi [are] brethren; instruments of cruelty [are in] their habitations.
6 O my soul, come not thou into their secret; unto their assembly, mine honour, be not thou united: for in their anger they slew a man, and in their selfwill they digged down a wall.
7 Cursed [be] their anger, for [it was] fierce; and their wrath, for it was cruel: I will divide them in Jacob, and scatter them in Israel.
8 Judah, thou [art he] whom thy brethren shall praise: thy hand [shall be] in the neck of thine enemies; thy father’s children shall bow down before thee.
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:
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יְהוּדָ֗הH3063 · ye.hu.dahJudahאַתָּה֙H859 · at.tahyou(m.s.)יוֹד֣וּךָH3034 · ya.dahto give thanksאַחֶ֔יךָH251 · achbrother: male-siblingיָדְךָ֖H3027 · yadhandבְּעֹ֣רֶףH6203 · o.rephneckאֹיְבֶ֑יךָH341 · o.yevenemyיִשְׁתַּחֲוּ֥וּH7812 · sha.chahto bowלְךָ֖H9031 · kayouבְּנֵ֥יH1121 · benson: childאָבִֽיךָ׃H1 · avfather
Cross-references
Hebrews 7:14For [it is] evident that our Lord sprang out of Juda; of which tribe Moses spake nothing concerning priesthood.1 Chronicles 5:2For Judah prevailed above his brethren, and of him [came] the chief ruler; but the birthright [was] Joseph’s:)Genesis 27:29Let people serve thee, and nations bow down to thee: be lord over thy brethren, and let thy mother’s sons bow down to thee: cursed [be] every one that curseth thee, and blessed [be] he that blesseth thee.Deuteronomy 33:7And this [is the blessing] of Judah: and he said, Hear, LORD, the voice of Judah, and bring him unto his people: let his hands be sufficient for him; and be thou an help [to him] from his enemies.Joshua 10:24And it came to pass, when they brought out those kings unto Joshua, that Joshua called for all the men of Israel, and said unto the captains of the men of war which went with him, Come near, put your feet upon the necks of these kings. And they came near, and put their feet upon the necks of them.Psalm 18:40-43Thou hast also given me the necks of mine enemies; that I might destroy them that hate me.Genesis 29:35And she conceived again, and bare a son: and she said, Now will I praise the LORD: therefore she called his name Judah; and left bearing.2 Chronicles 14:8And Asa had an army [of men] that bare targets and spears, out of Judah three hundred thousand; and out of Benjamin, that bare shields and drew bows, two hundred and fourscore thousand: all these [were] mighty men of valour.Judges 20:18And the children of Israel arose, and went up to the house of God, and asked counsel of God, and said, Which of us shall go up first to the battle against the children of Benjamin? And the LORD said, Judah [shall go up] first.Genesis 46:12And the sons of Judah; Er, and Onan, and Shelah, and Pharez, and Zerah: but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. And the sons of Pharez were Hezron and Hamul.Philippians 2:10-11That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of [things] in heaven, and [things] in earth, and [things] under the earth;Isaiah 9:7Of the increase of [his] government and peace [there shall be] no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will perform this.2 Chronicles 11:12-17And in every several city [he put] shields and spears, and made them exceeding strong, having Judah and Benjamin on his side.1 Kings 4:1-34So king Solomon was king over all Israel.2 Samuel 24:9And Joab gave up the sum of the number of the people unto the king: and there were in Israel eight hundred thousand valiant men that drew the sword; and the men of Judah [were] five hundred thousand men.Hebrews 10:13From henceforth expecting till his enemies be made his footstool.2 Samuel 22:41Thou hast also given me the necks of mine enemies, that I might destroy them that hate me.2 Chronicles 17:14-16And these [are] the numbers of them according to the house of their fathers: Of Judah, the captains of thousands; Adnah the chief, and with him mighty men of valour three hundred thousand.
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