Genesis 49:27

Genesis 49:27 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Benjamin shall ravin as a wolf: in the morning he shall devour the prey, and at night he shall divide the spoil.
• New International Version (NIV)“Benjamin is a ravenous wolf; in the morning he devours the prey, in the evening he divides the plunder.”
• New King James Version (NKJV)“Benjamin is a ravenous wolf; In the morning he shall devour the prey, And at night he shall divide the spoil.”
• New Living Translation (NLT)“Benjamin is a ravenous wolf, devouring his enemies in the morning and dividing his plunder in the evening.”

Context of Genesis 49:27

25by the God of your father who will help you, by the Almighty who will bless you with blessings of heaven above, blessings of the deep that crouches beneath, blessings of the breasts and of the womb. 26The blessings of your father are mighty beyond the blessings of my parents, up to the bounties of the everlasting hills. May they be on the head of Joseph, and on the brow of him who was set apart from his brothers. "Benjamin is a ravenous wolf, in the morning devouring the prey and at evening dividing the spoil." 28All these are the twelve tribes of Israel. This is what their father said to them as he blessed them, blessing each with the blessing suitable to him. 29Then he commanded them and said to them, "I am to be gathered to my people; bury me with my fathers in the cave that is in the field of Ephron the Hittite,

Genesis 49:27 word by word

בִּנְיָמִין֙ זְאֵ֣ב יִטְרָ֔ף בַּבֹּ֖קֶר יֹ֣אכַל עַ֑ד וְלָעֶ֖רֶב יְחַלֵּ֥ק שָׁלָֽל׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Benjaminבִּנְיָמִיןbinyâmîyn · BenjaminH1144
• shall ravinטָרַףţâraph · to tearH2963
• a wolfזְאֵבze'êb · wolfH2061
• in the morningבֹּ֫קֶרbôqer · morningH1242
• he shall devourאָכַל'âkal · to eatH398
• the preyעַד‛ad · preyH5706
• and at nightעֶ֫רֶב‛ereb · eveningH6153
• he shall divideחָלַקchâlaq · to divideH2505
• the spoilשָׁלָלshâlâl · spoilH7998

Cross-references for Genesis 49:27

• Genesis 35:18And as her soul was departing (for she was dying), she called his name Ben-oni; but his father called him Benjamin.
• Genesis 46:21And the sons of Benjamin: Bela, Becher, Ashbel, Gera, Naaman, Ehi, Rosh, Muppim, Huppim, and Ard.
• Deuteronomy 33:12Of Benjamin he said, "The beloved of the Lord dwells in safety. The High God surrounds him all day long, and dwells between his shoulders."
• Numbers 23:24Behold, a people! As a lioness it rises up and as a lion it lifts itself; it does not lie down until it has devoured the prey and drunk the blood of the slain."
• Judges 3:15Then the people of Israel cried out to the Lord, and the Lord raised up for them a deliverer, Ehud, the son of Gera, the Benjaminite, a left-handed man. The people of Israel sent tribute by him to Eglon the king of Moab.
• Judges 20:21The people of Benjamin came out of Gibeah and destroyed on that day 22,000 men of the Israelites.
• 1 Samuel 11:4When the messengers came to Gibeah of Saul, they reported the matter in the ears of the people, and all the people wept aloud.
• 1 Samuel 14:1One day Jonathan the son of Saul said to the young man who carried his armor, "Come, let us go over to the Philistine garrison on the other side." But he did not tell his father.
• 1 Samuel 17:1Now the Philistines gathered their armies for battle. And they were gathered at Socoh, which belongs to Judah, and encamped between Socoh and Azekah, in Ephes-dammim.
• Acts 8:3But Saul was ravaging the church, and entering house after house, he dragged off men and women and committed them to prison.
• Acts 9:1But Saul, still breathing threats and murder against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest
• Philippians 3:5circumcised on the eighth day, of the people of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew of Hebrews; as to the law, a Pharisee;
• Jeremiah 5:6Therefore a lion from the forest shall strike them down; a wolf from the desert shall devastate them. A leopard is watching their cities; everyone who goes out of them shall be torn in pieces, because their transgressions are many, their apostasies are great.
• Ezekiel 22:25The conspiracy of her prophets in her midst is like a roaring lion tearing the prey; they have devoured human lives; they have taken treasure and precious things; they have made many widows in her midst.
• Hosea 13:7So I am to them like a lion; like a leopard I will lurk beside the way.
• Zephaniah 3:3Her officials within her are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves that leave nothing till the morning.

Commentaries on Genesis 49:27

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-33Verses 1-33 - Jacob Blesses His Sons 5. מכרה mekêrāh “weapon;” related: כיר kārar or כרה kārāh dig. “Device, design?” related: מכר mākar “sell,” in Arabic “take counsel. Habitation.” 10. מחקק mechoqēq “lawgiver, judge, dispenser of laws.” This word occurs in six other places - Numbers 21:18; Deuteronomy 33:21; Jud. Deuteronomy 5:14; Psalm 60:9; Psalm 108:9; Isaiah 33:22; in five of which it clearly denotes ruler, or judge. The meaning “sceptre” is…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 22-27Verses 22-27 The blessing of Joseph is very full. What Jacob says of him, is history as well as prophecy. Jacob reminds him of the difficulties and fiery darts of temptations he had formerly struggled through. His faith did not fail, but through his trials he bore all his burdens with firmness, and did not do anything unbecoming. All our strength for resisting temptations, and bearing afflictions, comes from God; his grace is sufficient. Joseph became the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 27The oracle about Benjamin describes a violent tribe (see Judges 20; 1 Samuel 9:1–2; 19:10; 22:17).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 27-3327. shall ravin like a wolf--This tribe in its early history spent its energies in petty or inglorious warfare and especially in the violent and unjust contest (Jud 19:1-20:48), in which it engaged with the other tribes, when, notwithstanding two victories, it was almost exterminated.Read the comment

Topics related to Genesis 49:27

• Benjamin
• Death
• Jacob
• Parents
• Wolf

In the dictionaries

• Benjamin
• Benjamin, Benjaminite
• Bless
• Blood
• Devour
• Fierce
• Raven
• Rouse
• Shoot
• Troop

Commentaries on Genesis 49

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings