New American Standard Bible 2020

Genesis 49:8-10

8“As for you, 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 bowH2331downH2331to you.

9Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063is alion’sH743cubגּ֤וּרgurH1482;From the preyמִטֶּ֖רֶףmi.Te.refH2964,my sonבְּנִ֣יbe.NiH1121,you have goneH5927upH5927. Hecrouchesכָּרַ֨עka.Ra'H3766,he liesH7257downרָבַ֧ץra.VatzH7257as a lionH743, And as alionוּכְלָבִ֖יאu.khe.la.Vi'H3833,whoמִ֥יmiH4310dares to stirH6965him upH6965?

10The scepterשֵׁ֙בֶט֙she.vetH7626will not departיָס֥וּרya.SurH5493fromH5493Judahמִֽיהוּדָ֔הmi.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.

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