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Judah,יְהוּדָהyouאַתָּהyour brothersאַחֶיךָwill praise;יוֹדוּךָyour handיָדְךָwill be on the neckבְּעֹרֶףof your enemies;אֹיְבֶיךָthe sonsבְּנֵיof your fatherאָבִיךָwill bow downיִשְׁתַּחֲוּוּto you.לְךָ
Genesis 49:8
Study it in the app“Judah, 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.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 49:8, word by word
- Judahיְהוּדָהyehuda
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 “yehuda” appears- your brothersאַחֶיache
brother
A son of the same father or the same mother.
Where else “ache” appears- will praiseיוֹדוּyodu
give thanks
To thank YHWH and praise him aloud for what he did.
Where else “yodu” appears- your handיָדְyad
power
Literally "the hand": the strength and control someone has.
Where else “yad” appears- will be on the neckעֹרֶףoref
neck
The back of the head, where the shoulders start.
Where else “oref” appears- of your enemiesאֹיְבֶיoyve
enemy
Enemy, foe: one who hates and opposes another.
Where else “oyve” appears- the sonsבְּנֵיbene
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “bene” appears- of your fatherאָבִיavi
father
The man who begets a child and heads his household.
Where else “avi” appears- will bow downיִשְׁתַּחֲוּוּyishtachauu
bow down
To bow to the ground before someone in respect.
Where else “yishtachauu” appears
Translation note
“Judah” and “will praise you” (yoducha) sound alike, as in 29:35.
The context
7Cursed 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.
8 · This verse (above)
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?
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?