Genesis 49:27 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Benjamin shall ravin as a wolf: in the morning he shall devour the prey, and at night he shall divide the spoil.”
Genesis 49:27 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Genesis 49:27 in 6 Bible Translations
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Genesis 49:27 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
““Benjamin is a ravenous wolf. In the morning he will devour the prey. At evening he will divide the plunder.””
Genesis 49:27 — World English Bible
Genesis 49:27 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Benjamin is a wolf that raveneth: In the morning he shall devour the prey, And at even he shall divide the spoil. ”
Genesis 49:27 — American Standard Version
Genesis 49:27 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Benjamin! a wolf teareth; In the morning he eateth prey, And at evening he apportioneth spoil.'”
Genesis 49:27 — Young's Literal Translation
Genesis 49:27 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Benjamin — [as] a wolf will he tear to pieces; In the morning he will devour the prey, And in the evening he will divide the booty. ”
Genesis 49:27 — Darby Translation
Genesis 49:27 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Beniamin shall rauine as a wolfe: in the morning he shall deuoure the pray, and at night he shall deuide the spoyle.”
Genesis 49:27 — Geneva Bible
Genesis 49:27 in Context — Genesis 49
25 Even by the God of thy father, who shall help thee; and by the Almighty, who shall bless thee with blessings of heaven above, blessings of the deep that lieth under, blessings of the breasts, and of the womb:
26 The blessings of thy father have prevailed above the blessings of my progenitors unto the utmost bound of the everlasting hills: they shall be on the head of Joseph, and on the crown of the head of him that was separate from his brethren.
27 Benjamin shall ravin as a wolf: in the morning he shall devour the prey, and at night he shall divide the spoil.
28 All these are the twelve tribes of Israel: and this is it that their father spake unto them, and blessed them; every one according to his blessing he blessed them.
29 And he charged them, and said unto them, I am to be gathered unto my people: bury me with my fathers in the cave that is in the field of Ephron the Hittite,
What Does Genesis 49:27 Mean?
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