Revised Literal Translation

Genesis 49:8-10

8Judahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063, thou art hewhom thy brethrenאַחֶ֔יךָ'a.Chei.khaH251shall praiseיוֹד֣וּךָyo.Du.khaH3034:thy handיָדְךָ֖ya.de.KhaH3027shall bein the neckבְּעֹ֣רֶףbe.'O.refH6203of thine enemiesאֹיְבֶ֑יךָ'o.ye.Vei.khaH341;thy father’sאָבִֽיךָ׃'a.Vi.khaH1childrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121shall bow downיִשְׁתַּחֲוּ֥וּyish.ta.cha.VuH7812before thee.

9Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063isa lion’sאַרְיֵה֙'ar.YehH738whelpגּ֤וּרgurH1482:from the preyמִטֶּ֖רֶףmi.Te.refH2964,my sonבְּנִ֣יbe.NiH1121,thou art gone upעָלִ֑יתָ'a.Li.taH5927:he stooped downכָּרַ֨עka.Ra'H3766,he couchedרָבַ֧ץra.VatzH7257as a lionכְּאַרְיֵ֛הke.'ar.YehH738,and as an old lionוּכְלָבִ֖יאu.khe.la.Vi'H3833;who shall rouse him upיְקִימֶֽנּוּ׃ye.ki.Me.nuH6965?

10The sceptreשֵׁ֙בֶט֙she.vetH7626shall not departיָס֥וּרya.SurH5493from Judahמִֽיהוּדָ֔הmi.hu.DahH3063,nor a lawgiverוּמְחֹקֵ֖קu.me.cho.KekH2710from between his feetרַגְלָ֑יוrag.LavH7272,untilכִּֽי־ki-H3588Shilohשִׁיל֔וֹshi.lohH7886comeיָבֹ֣אya.Vo'H935; and unto him shallthe gatheringיִקְּהַ֥תyi.ke.HatH3349of the peopleעַמִּֽים׃'a.MimH5971be.

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