Genesis 49:9 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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?”
Genesis 49:9 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Genesis 49:9 in 6 Bible Translations
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Genesis 49:9 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Judah is a lion’s cub. From the prey, my son, you have gone up. He stooped down, he crouched as a lion, as a lioness. Who will rouse him up?”
Genesis 49:9 — World English Bible
Genesis 49:9 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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 a lioness; who shall rouse him up? ”
Genesis 49:9 — American Standard Version
Genesis 49:9 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“A lion's whelp <FI>is<Fi> Judah, For prey, my son, thou hast gone up; He hath bent, he hath crouched as a lion, And as a lioness; who causeth him to arise?”
Genesis 49:9 — Young's Literal Translation
Genesis 49:9 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Judah is a young lion; From the prey, my son, thou art gone up. He stoopeth, he layeth himself down as a lion, And as a lioness: who will rouse him up? ”
Genesis 49:9 — Darby Translation
Genesis 49:9 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Iudah, as a Lions whelpe shalt thou come vp from the spoyle, my sonne. He shall lye downe and couche as a Lion, and as a Lionesse: Who shall stirre him vp?”
Genesis 49:9 — Geneva Bible
Genesis 49:9 in Context — Genesis 49
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.
11 Binding his foal unto the vine, and his ass’s colt unto the choice vine; he washed his garments in wine, and his clothes in the blood of grapes:
What Does Genesis 49:9 Mean?
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