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Genesis 49:8-12

8Judahיְהוּדָ֗ה אַתָּה֙ye.hu.Dah 'a.TahH3063 H859,your brothersאַחֶ֔יךָ'a.Chei.khaH251shall praise youיוֹד֣וּךָyo.Du.khaH3034.Your handיָדְךָ֖ya.de.KhaH3027shall be on the necksבְּעֹ֣רֶףbe.'O.refH6203of your enemiesאֹיְבֶ֑יךָ'o.ye.Vei.khaH341;your father’sאָבִֽיךָ׃'a.Vi.khaH1sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121shall bow downיִשְׁתַּחֲוּ֥וּyish.ta.cha.VuH7812to you.

9Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063is a youngגּ֤וּרgurH1482lionאַרְיֵה֙'ar.YehH738—my sonבְּנִ֣יbe.NiH1121,you returnעָלִ֑יתָ'a.Li.taH5927from the preyמִטֶּ֖רֶףmi.Te.refH2964.Like a lionכְּאַרְיֵ֛הke.'ar.YehH738he crouchesכָּרַ֨עka.Ra'H3766andlies downרָבַ֧ץra.VatzH7257;like a lionessוּכְלָבִ֖יאu.khe.la.Vi'H3833,whoמִ֥יmiH4310dares to rouse himיְקִימֶֽנּוּ׃ye.ki.Me.nuH6965?

10The scepterשֵׁ֙בֶט֙she.vetH7626will notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808departיָס֥וּרya.SurH5493from Judahמִֽיהוּדָ֔הmi.hu.DahH3063,nor the staffוּמְחֹקֵ֖קu.me.cho.KekH2710from betweenמִבֵּ֣יןmi.BeinH996his feetרַגְלָ֑יוrag.LavH7272,untilעַ֚ד כִּֽי־'ad ki-H5704 H3588Shilohשִׁיל֔וֹshi.lohH7886comesיָבֹ֣אya.Vo'H935and the allegianceיִקְּהַ֥תyi.ke.HatH3349of the nationsעַמִּֽים׃'a.MimH5971is his.

11He tiesאֹסְרִ֤י'o.se.RiH631his donkeyעִיר֔וֹi.roH5895to the vineלַגֶּ֙פֶן֙la.Ge.fenH1612,his coltבְּנִ֣י אֲתֹנ֑וֹbe.Ni 'a.to.NoH1121 H860to the choicest branchוְלַשֹּׂרֵקָ֖הve.la.so.re.KahH8321.He washesכִּבֵּ֤סki.BesH3526his garmentsלְבֻשׁ֔וֹle.vu.ShoH3830in wineבַּיַּ֙יִן֙bai.Ya.yinH3196,his robesסוּתֽוֹ׃su.toH5497in the bloodוּבְדַם־u.ve.dam-H1818of grapesעֲנָבִ֖ים'a.na.VimH6025.

12His eyesעֵינַ֖יִם'ei.Na.yimH5869are darkerחַכְלִילִ֥יchakh.li.LiH2447than wineמִיָּ֑יִןmi.Ya.yinH3196,and his teethשִׁנַּ֖יִםshi.Na.yimH8127are whiterוּלְבֶן־u.le.ven-H3836than milkמֵחָלָֽב׃ פme.cha.LavH2461.

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