35 And she conceived again, gave birth to a son, and said, “This time I will praise the Lord.” Therefore she named him Judah.[a](A) Then Leah stopped having children.

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  1. 29:35 In Hb, the name Judah sounds like “praise.”

35 She conceived again, and when she gave birth to a son she said, “This time I will praise the Lord.” So she named him Judah.[a](A) Then she stopped having children.(B)

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  1. Genesis 29:35 Judah sounds like and may be derived from the Hebrew for praise.

Judah, your brothers will praise you.(A)
Your hand will be on the necks of your enemies;
your father’s sons will bow down to you.(B)
Judah is a young lion(C)
my son, you return from the kill.
He crouches; he lies down like a lion
or a lioness—who dares to rouse him?
10 The scepter will not depart from Judah
or the staff from between his feet
until he whose right it is comes[a](D)
and the obedience of the peoples belongs to him.(E)
11 He ties his donkey to a vine,
and the colt of his donkey to the choice vine.
He washes his clothes in wine
and his robes in the blood of grapes.
12 His eyes are darker than wine,
and his teeth are whiter than milk.

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  1. 49:10 Or until tribute comes to him, or until Shiloh comes, or until he comes to Shiloh

“Judah,[a](A) your brothers will praise you;
    your hand will be on the neck(B) of your enemies;
    your father’s sons will bow down to you.(C)
You are a lion’s(D) cub,(E) Judah;(F)
    you return from the prey,(G) my son.
Like a lion he crouches and lies down,
    like a lioness—who dares to rouse him?
10 The scepter will not depart from Judah,(H)
    nor the ruler’s staff from between his feet,[b]
until he to whom it belongs[c] shall come(I)
    and the obedience of the nations shall be his.(J)
11 He will tether his donkey(K) to a vine,
    his colt to the choicest branch;(L)
he will wash his garments in wine,
    his robes in the blood of grapes.(M)
12 His eyes will be darker than wine,
    his teeth whiter than milk.[d](N)

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  1. Genesis 49:8 Judah sounds like and may be derived from the Hebrew for praise.
  2. Genesis 49:10 Or from his descendants
  3. Genesis 49:10 Or to whom tribute belongs; the meaning of the Hebrew for this phrase is uncertain.
  4. Genesis 49:12 Or will be dull from wine, / his teeth white from milk

From Abraham to David

Abraham fathered[a] Isaac,

Isaac fathered Jacob,

Jacob fathered Judah and his brothers,(A)

Judah fathered Perez and Zerah by Tamar,

Perez fathered Hezron,

Hezron fathered Aram,(B)

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  1. 1:2 In vv. 2–16 either a son, as here, or a later descendant, as in v. 8

Abraham was the father of Isaac,(A)

Isaac the father of Jacob,(B)

Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers,(C)

Judah the father of Perez and Zerah, whose mother was Tamar,(D)

Perez the father of Hezron,

Hezron the father of Ram,

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Then one of the elders said to me, “Do not weep. Look, the Lion from the tribe of Judah,(A) the Root of David,(B) has conquered(C) so that he is able to open the scroll and[a] its seven seals.”

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  1. 5:5 Other mss add loose

Then one of the elders said to me, “Do not weep! See, the Lion(A) of the tribe of Judah,(B) the Root of David,(C) has triumphed. He is able to open the scroll and its seven seals.”

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