GEN 49:12 Parallel Verse View

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BrLXX Χαροποιοὶ οἱ ὀφθαλμοὶ αὐτοῦ ὑπὲρ οἶνον· καὶ λευκοὶ οἱ ὀδόντες αὐτοῦ ἢ γάλα.
(Ⱪaropoioi hoi ofthalmoi autou huper oinon; kai leukoi hoi odontes autou aʸ gala. )

ULT His eyes will be brilliant from wine,
⇔  and his teeth will be white from milk.

UST Your eyes will be bright from drinking abundant wine,
⇔  and your teeth will be white from drinking abundant milk.

BSB His eyes are darker than wine, and his teeth are whiter than milk.
⇔ 
⇔ 

OEB His eyes are red with wine,
⇔ and his teeth are white with milk.

WEBBE His eyes will be red with wine,
⇔ his teeth white with milk.

WMBB (Same as above)

MSG ^(8-12)You, Judah, your brothers will praise you:
  Your fingers on your enemies’ throat,
  while your brothers honor you.
You’re a lion’s cub, Judah,
  home fresh from the kill, my son.
Look at him, crouched like a lion, king of beasts;
  who dares mess with him?
The scepter shall not leave Judah;
  he’ll keep a firm grip on the command staff
Until the ultimate ruler comes
  and the nations obey him.
He’ll tie up his donkey to the grapevine,
  his purebred prize to a sturdy branch.
He will wash his shirt in wine
  and his cloak in the blood of grapes,
His eyes will be darker than wine,
  his teeth whiter than milk.

NET His eyes will be dark from wine,
⇔ and his teeth white from milk.

LSV Red [are] eyes with wine,
And white [are] teeth with milk!

FBV His eyes sparkle more than wine, and his teeth are whiter than milk.

T4T Their eyes will be red because of drinking too much wine,
⇔ but their teeth will be very white because of drinking much milk from the cows.

LEB No LEB GEN book available

BBE His eyes will be dark with wine, and his teeth white with milk.

Moff No Moff GEN book available

JPS His eyes shall be red with wine, and his teeth white with milk.

ASV His eyes shall be red with wine,
⇔ And his teeth white with milk.

DRA His eyes are more beautiful than wine, and his teeth whiter than milk.

YLT Red [are] eyes with wine, And white [are] teeth with milk!

Drby The eyes are red with wine, And the teeth [are] white with milk.

RV His eyes shall be red with wine, And his teeth white with milk.

SLT The eyes flashing from wine, the teeth white from milk.

Wbstr His eyes shall be red with wine, and his teeth white with milk.

KJB-1769 His eyes shall be red with wine, and his teeth white with milk.

KJB-1611 His eyes shall be red with wine, and his teeth white with milke.

Bshps No Bshps GEN book available

Gnva His eyes shalbe red with wine, and his teeth white with milke.
(His eyes shall be red with wine, and his teeth white with milke. )

Cvdl No Cvdl GEN book available

Wycl No Wycl GEN book available

Luth No Luth GEN book available

ClVg Pulchriores sunt oculi ejus vino, et dentes ejus lacte candidiores.[fn]
(Pulchriores are eyes his wine, and teeth his milk candidiores. )

49.12 Pulchriores oculi, etc. ISID. Quia doctrina eorum austeritatem veteris legis exsuperat, et evangelica præcepta clariora sunt quam legis mandata. Lacte, id est doctrina legis, quæ carnalem populum vel parvulum lacte alebat: sed candidiores, Ecclesiæ doctores, qui fortem et validum verbi cibum manducant, et distribuunt. Unde Hebr. 5: Perfectorum est solidus cibus, qui bene candidiores lacte dicuntur, quia candidi, puri et ab omni macula liberi.

49.12 Pulchriores eyes, etc. ISID. Because teaching/instruction their austeritatem veteris law exsuperat, and evangelica commands(n) clariora are how law commands. Lacte, id it_is teaching/instruction law, which carnalem the_people or parvulum milk alebat: but candidiores, Assemblies/Churches teachers, who perhapsm and validum verbi food manducant, and distribuunt. Whence Hebr. 5: Perfectorum it_is solidus food, who well candidiores milk are_said, because candidi, puri and away all macula liberi.

RP-GNT No RP-GNT GEN book available

UTN uW Translation Notes:

עֵינַ֖יִם

eyes

Alternate translation: [Their eyes] or [You will be so blessed that your eyes]

חַכְלִילִ֥י & מִ⁠יָּ֑יִן

darker_of & than,wine

The Hebrew text is ambiguous here. It could mean: (1) “will be bright from drinking abundant wine,” or (2) “will be darker than wine,” In both interpretations the emphasis is that Judah’s descendants will be blessed with an abundance of the best foods, including wine and milk, which are examples of the most valuable foods that were produced in the land.

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / infostructure

וּ⁠לְבֶן־שִׁנַּ֖יִם מֵ⁠חָלָֽב

and,whiter_of teeth than,milk

The Hebrew text is ambiguous here. It could mean: (1) “and their/your teeth will be white from drinking abundant milk.” or (2) “and their/your teeth will be whiter than milk.” Make sure that the way you translate this phrase fits with the interpretation you used for the first part of this verse. For some languages it may be clearer or more natural to change the order of some of these phrases and say, “They/You will be so blessed/wealthy that they/you will have plenty of the best foods, including abundant wine and milk.” Do what is best in your language.

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