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Benjaminבִּנְיָמִיןis a wolfזְאֵבthat tears;יִטְרָףin the morningבַּבֹּקֶרhe devoursיֹאכַלthe prey,עַדand at eveningוְלָעֶרֶבhe dividesיְחַלֵּקthe spoil.”שָׁלָל
Genesis 49:27
Study it in the app“Benjamin is a wolf that tears; in the morning he devours the prey, and at evening he divides the spoil.””
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 49:27, word by word
- Benjaminבִּנְיָמִיןbinyamin
Benjamin
Benjamin, the youngest son of Jacob and Rachel; also the tribe that came from him and its land. The name means "son of the right hand".
Where else “binyamin” appears- is a wolfזְאֵבzeev
wolf
Wolf.
Where else “zeev” appears- that tearsיִטְרָףyitraf
tear
To tear prey apart with claws and teeth, as a wild beast does.
Where else “yitraf” appears- in the morningבֹּקֶרboker
morning
Morning, dawn.
Where else “boker” appears- he devoursיֹאכַלyochal
devour
Literally "eat": to destroy something, as fire burns everything up.
Where else “yochal” appears- the preyעַדad
prey, plunder
Prey, plunder.
Where else “ad” appears- and at eveningעֶרֶבerev
evening
Evening, when the sun goes down. Each day of Genesis 1 is counted "evening and morning"; so in Israel the day begins at sunset.
Where else “erev” appears- he dividesיְחַלֵּקyechalek
divide
To give each one their part.
Where else “yechalek” appears- the spoilשָׁלָלshalal
spoil, plunder
Spoil: what is taken from a defeated enemy.
Where else “shalal” appears
The context
26The blessings of your father have prevailed over the blessings of my ancestors, up to the bounds of the eternal hills. May they be on the head of Joseph, on the crown of the head of the one consecrated among his brothers.
27 · This verse (above)
28All these are the twelve tribes of Israel, and this is what their father spoke to them when he blessed them; each according to his blessing he blessed them.
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?