GEN 49:8 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) ⇔ Yehudah, you’ll be praised by your brothers.
⇔ You’ll be a powerful force against your enemies.
⇔ Your father’s sons will bow down to you.

49:8 Note: BHS has been faithful to the Leningrad Codex where there might be a question of the validity of the form and we keep the same form as BHS.

Key: khaki:verbs.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

BrLXX Ἰούδα, σὲ αἰνέσαισαν οἱ ἀδελφοί σου· αἱ χεῖρές σου ἐπὶ νώτου τῶν ἐχθρῶν σου· προσκυνήσουσί σοι οἱ υἱοὶ τοῦ πατρός σου.
(Youda, se ainesaisan hoi adelfoi sou; hai ⱪeires sou epi nōtou tōn eⱪthrōn sou; proskunaʸsousi soi hoi huioi tou patros sou. )

BrTr Juda, thy brethren have praised thee, and thy hands shall be on the back of thine enemies; thy father's sons shall do thee reverence.

ULT ⇔ “Judah, it is you your brothers will praise.
⇔  Your hand will be on the neck of those opposing you.
⇔  The sons of your father will bow down to you.

UST ⇔ “Judah, your brothers and their descendants will highly praise you and your descendants.
⇔  You will conquer your enemies.
⇔  Then my other sons will prostrate themselves before you and your descendants in respect.

BSB ⇔ Judah,[fn] your brothers shall praise you.
⇔ Your hand shall be on the necks of your enemies;
⇔ your father’s sons shall bow down to you.

OEB ⇔ Judah, your brothers praise you!
⇔ Your hand is on the neck of your enemies.
⇔ Before you your father’s sons bow down.

WEBBE ⇔ “Judah, your brothers will praise you.
⇔ Your hand will be on the neck of your enemies.
⇔ Your father’s sons will bow down before you.

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 Judah, your brothers will praise you.
⇔ Your hand will be on the neck of your enemies,
⇔ your father’s sons will bow down before you.

LSV Judah! Your brothers praise you! Your hand [is] on the neck of your enemies,
Sons of your father bow themselves to you.

FBV Judah, your brothers will praise you. You will defeat your enemies. Your father's sons shall bow down to you in respect.

T4T Judah, your older and younger brothers will praise you.
⇔ They will bow down before you,
⇔ because you will thoroughly defeat [MTY] your enemies.

LEB • as for you, your brothers shall praise you. Your hand shall be on the neck of your enemies. • The sons of your father shall bow down to you.

BBE To you, Judah, will your brothers give praise: your hand will be on the neck of your haters; your father's sons will go down to the earth before you.

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JPS Judah, thee shall thy brethren praise; thy hand shall be on the neck of thine enemies; thy father's sons shall bow down before thee.

ASV Judah, thee shall thy brethren praise:
⇔ Thy hand shall be on the neck of thine enemies;
⇔ Thy father’s sons shall bow down before thee.

DRA Juda, thee shall thy brethren praise: thy hands shall be on the necks of thy enemies: the sons of thy father shall bow down to thee.

YLT Judah! thou — thy brethren praise thee! Thy hand [is] on the neck of thine enemies, Sons of thy father bow themselves to thee.

Drby Judah — [as to] thee, thy brethren will praise thee; Thy hand will be upon the neck of thine enemies; Thy father's children will bow down to thee.

RV Judah, thee shall thy brethren praise: Thy hand shall be on the neck of thine enemies; Thy father’s sons shall bow down before thee.

Wbstr Judah, thou art he whom thy brethren shall praise; thy hand shall be on the neck of thy enemies: thy father's children shall bow down before thee.

KJB-1769 ¶ Judah, thou art he whom thy brethren shall praise: thy hand shall be in the neck of thine enemies; thy father’s children shall bow down before thee.
(¶ Yudah, thou/you art he whom thy/your brethren/brothers shall praise: thy/your hand shall be in the neck of thine/your enemies; thy/your father’s children shall bow down before thee/you. )

KJB-1611 ¶ Iudah, thou art he whom thy brethren shall praise: thy hand shall be in the necke of thine enemies, thy fathers children shall bow downe before thee.
(¶ Yudah, thou/you art he whom thy/your brethren/brothers shall praise: thy/your hand shall be in the necke of thine/your enemies, thy/your fathers children shall bow down before thee/you.)

Bshps Iuda, thou art he whom thy brethren shall prayse: Thy hande shalbe in the necke of thine enemies, thy fathers children shall stowpe before thee.
(Yudah, thou/you art he whom thy/your brethren/brothers shall prayse: Thy hand shall be in the necke of thine/your enemies, thy/your fathers children shall stoop before thee/you.)

Gnva Thou Iudah, thy brethre shall praise thee: thine hande shalbe in the necke of thine enemies: thy fathers sonnes shall bowe downe vnto thee.
(Thou Yudah, thy/your brethren/brothers shall praise thee/you: thine/your hand shall be in the necke of thine/your enemies: thy/your fathers sons shall bow down unto thee/you. )

Cvdl Iuda, thou art he. Thy brethren shall prayse the: for thy hade shal be in thine enemies neck: thy fathers children shall stoupe vnto the.
(Yudah, thou/you art he. Thy brethren/brothers shall praise them: for thy/your hade shall be in thine/your enemies neck: thy/your fathers children shall stoop unto them.)

Wycl Judas, thi britheren schulen preise thee, thin hondis schulen be in the nollis of thin enemyes; the sones of thi fadir schulen worschipe thee.
(Yudas, thy/your brethren/brothers should preise thee/you, thin hands should be in the nollis of thine/your enemies; the sons of thy/your father should worship thee/you.)

Luth Juda, du bist‘s, dich werden deine Brüder loben. Deine Hand wird deinen Feinden auf dem Halse sein; vor dir werden deines Vaters Kinder sich neigen.
(Yuda, you bist‘s, you/yourself become your brothers loben. Deine hand becomes deinen enemies on to_him Halse sein; before/in_front_of you/to_you become yours father children itself/yourself/themselves neigen.)

ClVg Juda, te laudabunt fratres tui: manus tua in cervicibus inimicorum tuorum, adorabunt te filii patris tui.[fn]
(Yuda, you(sg) laudabunt brothers tui: hands your in cervicibus of_enemies tuorum, adorabunt you(sg) children of_the_father tui. )

49.8 Juda, te laudabunt, etc. HIERON., ubi supra. Quia Juda confessio vel laus interpretatur, etc., usque ad juxta eumdem sensum aliis verbis Ecclesia monstratur, de qua dicitur Matth. 5: Non potest civitas abscondi super montem posita.

49.8 Yuda, you(sg) laudabunt, etc. HIERON., where supra. Because Yuda confessio or laus interpretatur, etc., until to next_to eumdem sensum aliis verbis Ecclesia monstratur, about which it_is_said Matth. 5: Non potest city abscondi over montem posita.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

יְהוּדָ֗ה אַתָּה֙ יוֹד֣וּ⁠ךָ אַחֶ֔י⁠ךָ

Yehuda you(ms) praise,you brothers,your

In the Hebrew text, the pronoun you is emphatic, and it has an emphatic position in the sentence. Consider what is the best way to communicate that emphasis in your language. Alternate translation: “Judah, you are the one whom your brothers will praise.” or “Judah, you and your descendants will be highly praised by your brothers and their descendants.”

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

יָדְ⁠ךָ֖ בְּ⁠עֹ֣רֶף

hand,your in/on/at/with,neck

Consider what is the best way to translate this Hebrew idiom in your language. Also, if your translation includes Judah’s descendants in the previous sentence, make sure that the pronouns your and you are plural in this sentence. Alternate translation: “You will be victorious over” or “You will defeat”

אֹיְבֶ֑י⁠ךָ

enemies,your

Alternate translation: “those who are against you.” or “your adversaries.”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / 123person

בְּנֵ֥י אָבִֽי⁠ךָ

sons_of I_will_show=you(ms)

Make sure that your translation of your father refers to Jacob. Alternate translation: “Your brothers”

Note 3 topic: translate-symaction

יִשְׁתַּחֲוּ֥וּ לְ⁠ךָ֖

bow_down to/for=yourself(m)

Consider again how you translated bow down in the book of Genesis. See Gen 18:2; 19:1; 22:5; 23:7, 12; 24:26, 48, 52; 27:29; 33:3, 6-7; 37:7, 9-10; 42:6; 43:26, 28; 47:31; 48:12; 49:8. Also see how you translated a similar phrase in Gen 17:3, 17. Alternate translation: “and their descendants will bow themselves before you and your descendants in submission.”

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