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The scepterשֵׁבֶטwill notלֹאdepartיָסוּרfrom Judah,מִיהוּדָהnor the ruler’s staffוּמְחֹקֵקfrom betweenמִבֵּיןhis feet,רַגְלָיוuntilעַד כִּיShilohשִׁילוֹcomes,יָבֹאand to himוְלוֹwill be the obedienceיִקְּהַתof the peoples.עַמִּים
Genesis 49:10
Study it in the app“The scepter will not depart from Judah, nor the ruler’s staff from between his feet, until Shiloh comes, and to him will be the obedience of the peoples.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 49:10, word by word
- The scepterשֵׁבֶטshevet
rod
A stick for guiding or correcting; the king's sign of power.
Where else “shevet” appears- departיָסוּרyasur
turn aside
To leave the road, go away.
Where else “yasur” appears- from Judahיהוּדָהyhuda
Judah
Judah, the fourth son of Jacob and Leah; also the tribe that came from him and its land, and later the southern kingdom; King David came from it. The name sounds like "give thanks". Borne also by other Israelites.
Where else “yhuda” appears- nor the ruler’s staffמְחֹקֵקmechokek
ruler's staff
The staff of the ruler.
Where else “mechokek” appears- his feetרַגְלָיraglay
foot
The part of the body that supports and makes one walk.
Where else “raglay” appears- Shilohשִׁילוֹshilo
Shiloh
Shiloh: a word in Jacob's blessing of Judah ("until Shiloh comes") whose meaning is debated; it is read as a name or title of the coming ruler, or as "until he comes to whom it belongs".
Where else “shilo” appears- comesיָבֹאyavo
come
To come, arrive: "days are coming".
Where else “yavo” appears- will be the obedienceיִקְּהַתyikhat
obedience
Obedience. It occurs only in Genesis 49:10 and Proverbs 30:17.
Where else “yikhat” appears- of the peoplesעַמִּיםamim
people
A group of people united by family, land and customs: a nation.
Where else “amim” appears
Translation note
The meaning of “Shiloh” here is uncertain. The Hebrew text writes the word with a final he (שילה), and the traditional reading with a vav (שִׁילוֹ). Shiloh is also the name of a city (Joshua 18:1).
The context
9A lion’s cub is Judah; from the prey, my son, you have gone up. He crouches, he lies down like a lion, and like a lioness; who dares rouse him?
10 · This verse (above)
11Binding his foal to the vine, and his donkey’s colt to the choice vine, he washes his garment in wine and his robe in the blood of grapes.
To study Genesis 49 in a group
1. What it says
What did Jacob say about Judah and Joseph in his blessings (vv. 8-12, 22-26)?
2. What it means
What does it show that Jacob gave each son a different blessing (v. 28)?
3. How I live it
How can you recognize what is distinct and unique in each person in your family?