Genesis 49:8

Translations

Modern

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

Traditional

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.

Literal

Judah—you, your brothers shall praise you. Your hand shall be on the neck of your enemies; sons of your father shall bow down to you.

Latin

Juda, te laudabunt fratres tui: manus tua in cervicibus inimicorum tuorum, adorabunt te filii patris tui.

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English

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

Notes

Genesis 49:8–12

The blessing for Judah is the most notable. In this message, Jacob said that Judah would be strong like a lion and would defeat his enemies. His brothers would also honor and praise him (compare 29:35; see, for example, Ruth 4:11–12; 1 Samuel 18:6–7; Psalms 2, 45, 72; Isaiah 11:1–13).

Genesis 49:1–28

By faith, and as one who speaks for God, Jacob looked ahead to Israel’s future in the land and beyond to a greater future still.

At the end of the time of the patriarchs (the early fathers of Israel), he spoke about what would happen to each tribe. He did this as he considered each of his sons, one by one, just as Noah had done earlier (compare 9:25–27).

The character and actions of each ancestor affected the lives of their descendants (Exodus 20:5–6; 34:6–7; Numbers 14:18; Jeremiah 32:18).

Theme notes and profiles

Egypt Jacob Judah Blessing Symbolic Numbers The Promise of Dynasty

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Genesis 27:29
May peoples serve you and nations bow down to you. May you be the master of your brothers, and may the sons of your mother bow down to you. May those who curse you be cursed, and those who bless you be blessed.”
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For it is clear that our Lord descended from Judah, a tribe as to which Moses said nothing about priests.
1 Chronicles 5:2
And though Judah prevailed over his brothers and a ruler came from him, the birthright belonged to Joseph.
Deuteronomy 33:7
And concerning Judah he said: “O LORD, hear the cry of Judah and bring him to his people. With his own hands he defends his cause, but may You be a help against his foes.”
Joshua 10:24
When they had brought the kings to Joshua, he summoned all the men of Israel and said to the army commanders who had accompanied him, “Come here and put your feet on the necks of these kings.” So the commanders came forward and put their feet on their necks.
Psalm 18:40–43
You have made my enemies retreat before me; I destroyed those who hated me.
Genesis 29:35
And once more she conceived and gave birth to a son and said, “This time I will praise the LORD.” So she named him Judah. Then Leah stopped having children.
Genesis 42:6
Now Joseph was the ruler of the land; he was the one who sold grain to all its people. So when his brothers arrived, they bowed down before him with their faces to the ground.
2 Samuel 5:3
So all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron, where King David made with them a covenant before the LORD. And they anointed him king over Israel.
Psalm 78:68–71
But He chose the tribe of Judah, Mount Zion, which He loved.
2 Chronicles 15:9
And he assembled all Judah and Benjamin, along with those from the tribes of Ephraim, Manasseh, and Simeon who had settled among them, for great numbers had come over to him from Israel when they saw that the LORD his God was with him.
Judges 1:1–2
After the death of Joshua, the Israelites inquired of the LORD, “Who will be the first to go up and fight for us against the Canaanites?”

People

Judah: Israelite tribe, kingdom, and province

Glossary

Birthright Book of Exodus Concubinage, Concubines Genesis, Book of Jacob Jew Judah (Person) Judah, Tribe of Patriarchs, Period of the Poetry, Biblical Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs

Topics

Children: Male: Received the Blessing of Their Father Before his Death Death: Scenes of Death of Jacob Jacob: His Final Prophetic Benedictions Upon his Sons: Judah Judah: Son of Jacob: Prophetic Benediction of his Father Upon Parents: Paternal Blessings of Jacob Patriarchal Government: Exercised in Blessing and Cursing Their Children Salutations by Bowing The First Born: Privileges of Could be Forfeited by Misconduct the Tribe of Judah: Predictions Respecting The Tribes of Israel: Predictions Respecting Each of Wine: Places Celebrated For: Possessions of Judah

Genesis 49:8

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