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Genesis 49:8 — King James Version← Study notes

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.


Genesis 49:8Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Genesis 49:811 words
HebrewMeaning
יְהוּדָ֗הyəhwdāh
O JudahnounH3063
אַתָּה֙ʾatāh
youprepH859
thou · ye · you
יוֹד֣וּ/ךָywōdwkā
they will praise youverbH3034
confess · praise · shoot · thank(-ful ···
אַחֶ֔י/ךָʾaḥeykā
brothers yournounH251
brother; kindred · like · other. Compare also the proper names beginning with 'Ah-' or 'Ahi-'
יָדְ/ךָ֖yādəkā
hand yournounH3027
about · armholes · at · axletree ···
בְּ/עֹ֣רֶףbəʿōrep
will be on the neck ofpronH6203
אֹיְבֶ֑י/ךָʾōyəbeykā
enemies yourverbH341
foe
יִשְׁתַּחֲוּ֥וּyišətaḥăww
they will bow downverbH7812
crouch · fall down · humbly beseech · do obeisance ···
לְ/ךָ֖ləkā
pron
בְּנֵ֥יbənēy
the sons ofnounH1121
afflicted · ite · ed one · appointed to ···
אָבִֽי/ךָʾābiykā
father yournounH1
father · patrimony · principal. Compare names in 'Abi-'
Words 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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Carlos RiveraNote1mo ago
Judah, Your Brothers Will Bow Down to You
To Judah, Jacob says his siblings will bow down to him. From the tribe of Judah, the royalty will come. This is Judah's elevation - from the man who suggested selling Joseph to the man whose lineage p...
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