New American Standard Bible 1995

Genesis 49:8-12

8“Judahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063,your brothersאַחֶ֔יךָ'a.Chei.khaH251shall praiseיוֹד֣וּךָyo.Du.khaH3034you;Your handיָדְךָ֖ya.de.KhaH3027shall be on the neckבְּעֹ֣רֶףbe.'O.refH6203of your enemiesH340;Your father’sאָבִֽיךָ׃'a.Vi.khaH1sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121shall bowיִשְׁתַּחֲוּ֥וּyish.ta.cha.VuH7812downH7812to you.

9Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063is alion’sH743whelpגּ֤וּרgurH1482;From the preyמִטֶּ֖רֶףmi.Te.refH2964,my sonבְּנִ֣יbe.NiH1121,you have goneעָלִ֑יתָ'a.Li.taH5927up. Hecouchesכָּרַ֨עka.Ra'H3766,he liesH7257downרָבַ֧ץra.VatzH7257as a lionH743, And as alionוּכְלָבִ֖יאu.khe.la.Vi'H3833,whoמִ֥יmiH4310dares rouseיְקִימֶֽנּוּ׃ye.ki.Me.nuH6965him up?

10The scepterשֵׁ֙בֶט֙she.vetH7626shall not departיָס֥וּרya.SurH5493from Judahמִֽיהוּדָ֔הmi.hu.DahH3063,Norלֹֽא־lo'-H3808the ruler’sוּמְחֹקֵ֖קu.me.cho.KekH2710staffH2710from betweenמִבֵּ֣יןmi.BeinH996his feetרַגְלָ֑יוrag.LavH7272,Untilעַ֚ד כִּֽי־'ad ki-H5704 H3588Shilohשִׁיל֔וֹshi.lohH7886comesיָבֹ֣אya.Vo'H935, And to him shall bethe obedienceיִקְּהַ֥תyi.ke.HatH3349of the peoplesעַמִּֽים׃'a.MimH5971.

11He tiesאֹסְרִ֤י'o.se.RiH631hisfoalעִיר֔וֹi.roH5895to the vineלַגֶּ֙פֶן֙la.Ge.fenH1612,And his donkey’sאֲתֹנ֑וֹ'a.to.NoH860coltבְּנִ֣יbe.NiH1121to the choiceוְלַשֹּׂרֵקָ֖הve.la.so.re.KahH8321vineH8321;He washesכִּבֵּ֤סki.BesH3526his garmentsלְבֻשׁ֔וֹle.vu.ShoH3830in wineבַּיַּ֙יִן֙bai.Ya.yinH3196,And his robesסוּתֽוֹ׃su.toH5497in the bloodוּבְדַם־u.ve.dam-H1818of grapesעֲנָבִ֖ים'a.na.VimH6025.

12His eyesעֵינַ֖יִם'ei.Na.yimH5869aredullחַכְלִילִ֥יchakh.li.LiH2447from wineמִיָּ֑יִןmi.Ya.yinH3196,And his teethשִׁנַּ֖יִםshi.Na.yimH8127whiteוּלְבֶן־u.le.ven-H3836from milkמֵחָלָֽב׃ פme.cha.LavH2461.

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