(A)Let my soul not enter into their council;
Let not my glory be united with their assembly;
Because in their anger they slew [a]men,
And in their self-will they lamed [b]oxen.
“Cursed be their anger, for it is fierce;
And their wrath, for it is cruel.
(B)I will [c]disperse them in Jacob,
And scatter them in Israel.

“Judah, your brothers shall praise you;
Your hand shall be on the neck of your enemies;
(C)Your father’s sons shall bow down to you.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 49:6 Lit a man
  2. Genesis 49:6 Lit an ox
  3. Genesis 49:7 Lit divide

Let me not enter their council,
    let me not join their assembly,(A)
for they have killed men in their anger(B)
    and hamstrung(C) oxen as they pleased.
Cursed be their anger, so fierce,
    and their fury,(D) so cruel!(E)
I will scatter them in Jacob
    and disperse them in Israel.(F)

“Judah,[a](G) your brothers will praise you;
    your hand will be on the neck(H) of your enemies;
    your father’s sons will bow down to you.(I)

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 49:8 Judah sounds like and may be derived from the Hebrew for praise.