| 9. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Genesis 49:9:1 ⧉גּ֤וּרgura cub Genesis 49:9:2 ⧉אַרְיֵה֙aryehlion Genesis 49:9:3 ⧉יְהוּדָ֔הyehudaJudah Genesis 49:9:4 ⧉מִטֶּ֖רֶףmittereffrom prey Genesis 49:9:5 ⧉בְּנִ֣יbenimy son Genesis 49:9:6 ⧉עָלִ֑יתָalitayou have gone up Genesis 49:9:7 ⧉כָּרַ֨עkarahe crouched Genesis 49:9:8 ⧉רָבַ֧ץravatshe lay down Genesis 49:9:9 ⧉כְּאַרְיֵ֛הkearyehlike a lion Genesis 49:9:10 ⧉וּכְלָבִ֖יאukelaviand like a lioness Genesis 49:9:11 ⧉מִ֥יmiwho Genesis 49:9:12 ⧉יְקִימֶֽנּוּ׃yekimennuwill rouse him? |
| 9. Formal Translation A lion’s cub is Judah; from the prey, my son, you have arisen. He crouched and lay down like a lion, like a lioness—who will rouse him? |
| 9. Dynamic Translation Judah is a young lion; from the kill you rise up, my son. He settles low and lies like a lion, like a lioness—who would dare stir him? |