Genesis 49:27 — King James Version← Study notes

“Benjamin shall ravin as a wolf: in the morning he shall devour the prey, and at night he shall divide the spoil.”

Genesis 49:27 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Genesis 49:279 words

HebrewMeaning

בִּנְיָמִין֙binəyāmiyn

BenjaminnounH1144

זְאֵ֣בzəʾēb

is a wolfnounH2061

יִטְרָ֔ףyiṭərāp

which it tears to piecesverbH2963

without doubt · feed · ravin · rend in pieces ···

בַּ/בֹּ֖קֶרbabōqer

in the morningpronH1242

early · morning · morrow

יֹ֣אכַלyōʾkal

he consumesverbH398

at all · consume · devour(-er · up) ···

עַ֑דʿad

bootynounH5706

וְ/לָ/עֶ֖רֶבwəlāʿereb

and to the eveningconjH6153

day · tide) · night

יְחַלֵּ֥קyəḥalēq

he dividesverbH2505

distribute · divide · flatter · give ···

שָׁלָֽלšālāl

plundernounH7998

spoil

ℹWords are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

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