¶ Thou Judah, thy brethren shall praise thee: thy hand shall be in the neck of thine enemies: thy father’s son shall [a]bow down before unto thee.

Judah as a Lion’s whelp shalt thou come up from the spoil, my son. He shall lie down and couch a Lion, and as a Lioness: [b]Who shall stir him up?

10 The [c]Sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a Lawgiver from between his feet, until [d]Shiloh come, and the people shall be gathered unto him.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 49:8 As was verified in David and Christ.
  2. Genesis 49:9 His enemies shall so fear him.
  3. Genesis 49:10 Or, Kingdom.
  4. Genesis 49:10 Which is Christ the Messiah, the giver of prosperity who shall call the Gentiles to salvation.

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