Genesis 49:8 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Judah, thou art he whom thy brethren shall praise: thy hand shall be in the neck of thine enemies; thy father’s children shall bow down before thee.”
Genesis 49:8 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Genesis 49:8 in 6 Bible Translations
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Genesis 49:8 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
““Judah, your brothers will praise you. Your hand will be on the neck of your enemies. Your father’s sons will bow down before you.”
Genesis 49:8 — World English Bible
Genesis 49:8 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Judah, thee shall thy brethren praise: Thy hand shall be on the neck of thine enemies; Thy father’s sons shall bow down before thee. ”
Genesis 49:8 — American Standard Version
Genesis 49:8 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Judah! thou--thy brethren praise thee! Thy hand <FI>is<Fi> on the neck of thine enemies, Sons of thy father bow themselves to thee.”
Genesis 49:8 — Young's Literal Translation
Genesis 49:8 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Judah — [as to] thee, thy brethren will praise thee; Thy hand will be upon the neck of thine enemies; Thy father's children will bow down to thee. ”
Genesis 49:8 — Darby Translation
Genesis 49:8 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Thou Iudah, thy brethre shall praise thee: thine hande shalbe in the necke of thine enemies: thy fathers sonnes shall bowe downe vnto thee.”
Genesis 49:8 — Geneva Bible
Genesis 49:8 in Context — Genesis 49
6 O my soul, come not thou into their secret; unto their assembly, mine honour, be not thou united: for in their anger they slew a man, and in their selfwill they digged down a wall.
7 Cursed be their anger, for it was fierce; and their wrath, for it was cruel: I will divide them in Jacob, and scatter them in Israel.
8 Judah, thou art he whom thy brethren shall praise: thy hand shall be in the neck of thine enemies; thy father’s children shall bow down before thee.
9 Judah is a lion’s whelp: from the prey, my son, thou art gone up: he stooped down, he couched as a lion, and as an old lion; who shall rouse him up?
10 The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come; and unto him shall the gathering of the people be.
What Does Genesis 49:8 Mean?
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