Genesis 49:27 Go deeper

Benjamin shall ravin as a wolf: in the morning he shall devour the prey, and at night he shall divide the spoil. (KJV)

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בִּנְיָמִין֙bin.ya.MinBenjamin

Lemma: בִּנְיָמִין (bin.ya.min) · Strong's: H1144G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Benjamin

Used 157 times. Also: Genesis 35:18, Genesis 35:24, Genesis 42:4, Genesis 42:36, Genesis 43:14, Genesis 43:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1144G; TAHOT Genesis 49:27 word 1

זְאֵ֣בze.'Ev[is] a wolf

Lemma: זְאֵב (ze.ev) · Strong's: H2061

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: wolf

Used 7 times. Also: Isaiah 11:6, Isaiah 65:25, Jeremiah 5:6, Ezekiel 22:27, Habakkuk 1:8, Zephaniah 3:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2061; TAHOT Genesis 49:27 word 2

יִטְרָ֔ףyit.Raf[which] it tears to pieces

Lemma: טָרַף (ta.raph) · Strong's: H2963

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)

Meaning: to tear

Used 25 times. Also: Genesis 37:33, Genesis 44:28, Exodus 22:13, Deuteronomy 33:20, Job 16:9, Job 18:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2963; TAHOT Genesis 49:27 word 3

בַּבֹּ֖קֶרba.Bo.kerin the morning

Lemma: בֹּ֫קֶר (bo.qer) · Strong's: H1242

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: morning

Used 214 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:13, Genesis 1:19, Genesis 1:23, Genesis 1:31 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1242; TAHOT Genesis 49:27 word 4

יֹ֣אכַלYo.khalhe consumes

Lemma: אָכַל (a.khal) · Strong's: H0398

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)

Meaning: to eat

Used 806 times. Also: Genesis 2:16, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0398; TAHOT Genesis 49:27 word 5

עַ֑ד'Adbooty

Lemma: עַד (ad) · Strong's: H5706

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: prey

Used 2 times. Also: Isaiah 33:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5706; TAHOT Genesis 49:27 word 6

וְלָעֶ֖רֶבve.la.'E.revand to the evening

Lemma: עֶ֫רֶב (e.rev) · Strong's: H6153

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: evening

Used 134 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:13, Genesis 1:19, Genesis 1:23, Genesis 1:31 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6153; TAHOT Genesis 49:27 word 7

יְחַלֵּ֥קye.cha.Lekhe divides

Lemma: חָלַק (cha.laq) · Strong's: H2505A

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpi3ms)

Meaning: to divide

Used 56 times. Also: Genesis 14:15, Genesis 49:7, Exodus 15:9, Numbers 26:53, Numbers 26:55, Numbers 26:56 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2505A; TAHOT Genesis 49:27 word 8

שָׁלָֽל\׃sha.Lalplunder

Lemma: שָׁלָל (sha.lal) · Strong's: H7998

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: spoil

Used 72 times. Also: Exodus 15:9, Numbers 31:11, Numbers 31:12, Deuteronomy 2:35, Deuteronomy 3:7, Deuteronomy 13:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7998; TAHOT Genesis 49:27 word 9

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

Benjamin	→	בִּנְיָמִין H1144G Benjamin
is a ravenous wolf	→	זְאֵב H2061 wolf
. . .	→	טָרַף H2963 to tear
in the morning	→	בֹּ֫קֶר H1242 morning
he devours	→	אָכַל H0398 to eat
the prey	→	עַד H5706 prey
in the evening	→	עֶ֫רֶב H6153 evening
he divides	→	חָלַק H2505A to divide
the plunder	→	שָׁלָל H7998 spoil

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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