OET interlinear GEN 49:9

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / exmetaphor

גּ֤וּר אַרְיֵה֙ יְהוּדָ֔ה מִ⁠טֶּ֖רֶף בְּנִ֣⁠י עָלִ֑יתָ

cub_of lion's Yehuda from,prey my_son_of,my gone_up

Alternate translation: [Judah, you, my son, are like a powerful young lion that kills its prey and returns to its den]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / simile

כָּרַ֨ע רָבַ֧ץ כְּ⁠אַרְיֵ֛ה

crouches lies_down like,a_lion

Here in verse 9 Jacob switches to using third person references (“he, his, him”) for Judah. For some languages it is better to use second person references (“you, your”) throughout verses 8-12. Do what is best in your language. Alternate translation: [You are like a lion that stretches out and lies down to rest after eating]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

וּ⁠כְ⁠לָבִ֖יא מִ֥י יְקִימֶֽ⁠נּוּ

and,like,a_lion who? will,he_rouse_him

This sentence forms a parallelism with the previous sentence to emphasize Judah’s authority. Also, Jacob uses a rhetorical question here to emphasize the respect that people will have for Judah. Some languages must use a statement here instead. Do what is best in your language. Alternate translation: [Yes, you are like a lion that no one dares to awaken] or [No one dares to disrespect that lion]