Genesis 49:9 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 49:9 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
גּ֤וּר
gûwr
H1482
cub
אַרְיֵה֙
ʼărîy
H738
lion
יְהוּדָ֔ה
Yᵉhûwdâh
H3063
Judah
מִטֶּ֖רֶף
ṭereph
H2964
prey
בְּנִ֣י
bên
H1121
son
עָלִ֑יתָ
ʻâlâh
H5927
to go up
כָּרַ֨ע
kâraʻ
H3766
to bow
רָבַ֧ץ
râbats
H7257
to lie down
כְּאַרְיֵ֛ה
ʼărîy
H738
lion
וּכְלָבִ֖יא
lâbîyʼ
H3833
lion
מִ֥י
mîy
H4310
who
יְקִימֶֽנּוּ
qûwm
H6965
to rise
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
Judah is a lion's cub. From the prey, my son, you have gone up. He stooped down, he crouched as a lion, As a lioness. Who will rouse him up?
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King James Version Public Domain
Judah is a lion's whelp: from the prey, my son, thou art gone up: he stooped down, he couched as a lion, and as an old lion; who shall rouse him up?
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Judah the cub of a lion. From the prey, my son, you have gone up. He crouches lies down like a lion. And like a lioness, who will rouse him?
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).