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Genesis 49:9
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9 (A) My son, you are a lion
    ready to eat your victim!
You are terribly fierce;
    no one will bother you.

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Genesis 49:9
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9 You are a lion’s(A) cub,(B) Judah;(C)
    you return from the prey,(D) my son.
Like a lion he crouches and lies down,
    like a lioness—who dares to rouse him?

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Genesis 12:3
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3 (A) I will bless those who bless you, but I will put a curse on anyone who puts a curse on you. Everyone on earth will be blessed because of you.[a]

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  1. 12.3 Everyone … you: Or “Everyone on earth will ask me to bless them as I have blessed you.”
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Genesis 12:3
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3 I will bless those who bless you,
    and whoever curses you I will curse;(A)
and all peoples on earth
    will be blessed through you.(B)”[a]

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  1. Genesis 12:3 Or earth / will use your name in blessings (see 48:20)
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