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Cursed beאָרוּרtheir anger,אַפָּםforכִּיit is fierce,עָזand their fury,וְעֶבְרָתָםforכִּיit is cruel.קָשָׁתָהI will divide themאֲחַלְּקֵםin Jacobבְּיַעֲקֹבand scatter themוַאֲפִיצֵםin Israel.בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל
Genesis 49:7
Study it in the app“Cursed be their anger, for it is fierce, and their fury, for it is cruel. I will divide them in Jacob and scatter them in Israel.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 49:7, word by word
- Cursed beאָרוּרarur
curse
Curse: declare someone or something under punishment, deprived of blessing. It is the opposite of bless.
Where else “arur” appears- their angerאַפָּapa
anger
The rage of one who snorts; the "long of nose" is slow to become angry.
Where else “apa” appears- it is fierceעָזaz
fierce
Hard and cruel, not to be softened or moved to pity.
Where else “az” appears- and their furyעֶבְרָתָevrata
fury
Overflowing rage, fury.
Where else “evrata” appears- it is cruelקָשָׁתָהkashata
be hard
To be heavy to bear, or severe.
Where else “kashata” appears- I will divide themאֲחַלְּקֵachalke
divide
To give each one their part.
Where else “achalke” appears- in Jacobיַעֲקֹבyaakov
Jacob
Jacob, the younger son of Isaac and Rebekah, twin brother of Esau and father of the twelve tribes. In Hebrew "Yaakov" sounds like "heel" and "supplant" (Genesis 25:26; 27:36). God later gave him the name Israel; the name also stands for his descendants, the people of Israel.
Where else “yaakov” appears- and scatter themאֲפִיצֵafitse
scatter
To scatter people over many places, as a punishment.
Where else “afitse” appears- in Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael
Israel
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appears
Translation note
So it happened later: the tribe of Levi did not receive its own territory, but cities distributed among the others (Joshua 21), and Simeon received its share within the territory of Judah (Joshua 19:1).
The context
6Into their council let my soul not enter; to their assembly let my honor not be joined; for in their anger they killed men, and at their whim they hamstrung oxen.
7 · This verse (above)
8Judah, you your brothers will praise; your hand will be on the neck of your enemies; the sons of your father will bow down to you.
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?