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Genesis 49:9–10

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9You are a lion’sp cub,q Judah;r

you return from the prey,s my son.

Like a lion he crouches and lies down,

like a lioness—who dares to rouse him?

10The scepter will not depart from Judah,t

nor the ruler’s staff from between his feet,c

until he to whom it belongsd shall comeu

and the obedience of the nations shall be his.v

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Genesis 49:10: The scepter shall not depart from Judah, nor the ruler’s staff from between his feet, until tribute comes to him; and to him shall be the obedience of the peoples.

Footnotes

  1. cOr from his descendants
  2. dOr to whom tribute belongs; the meaning of the Hebrew for this phrase is uncertain.

Cross references

  1. pNu 24:9; Ps 7:2; 10:9; Eze 19:5; Mic 5:8
  2. qEze 19:2
  3. rRev 5:5
  4. sver 27; Nu 23:24; Job 38:39; Ps 17:12; 22:13; 104:21
  5. tNu 24:17, 19; Jdg 1:1–2; 20:18; 1 Ch 5:2; 28:4; Ps 60:7; 108:8
  6. uEze 21:27
  7. vPs 2:9; 72:8–11; 98:3; 110:2; Isa 2:4; 26:18; 42:1, 4; 45:22; 48:20; 49:6; 51:5

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Judah is a lion’s cub;

from the prey, my son, you have gone up.

He stooped down; he crouched as a lion

and as a lioness; who dares rouse him?

The scepter shall not depart from Judah,

nor the ruler’s staff from between his feet,

until tribute comes to him;

and to him shall be the obedience of the peoples.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Judah is a young lion—

my son, you return from the kill.

He crouches; he lies down like a lion

or a lioness—who dares to rouse him?

The scepter will not depart from Judah

or the staff from between his feet

until he whose right it is comes

and the obedience of the peoples belongs to him.

NLTNew Living Translation

Judah, my son, is a young lion

that has finished eating its prey.

Like a lion he crouches and lies down;

like a lioness—who dares to rouse him?

The scepter will not depart from Judah,

nor the ruler’s staff from his descendants,

until the coming of the one to whom it belongs,

the one whom all nations will honor.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Judah is a lion’s cub.

From the prey, my son, you have gone up.

He bowed down; he crouched like a lion and as a lioness.

Who shall rouse him?

The scepter shall not depart from Judah,

nor the ruler’s staff between his feet,

until Shiloh comes.

And to him shall be the obedience of nations.

KJV 1900King James Version

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?

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.