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Judah is a lion’s whelp: from the prey, my son, thou art gone up: he stooped down, he couched as a lion, and as an old lion; who shall rouse him up? (KJV)

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גּ֤וּרgur[is] a cub of

Lemma: גּוּר (gur) · Strong's: H1482

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: whelp

Used 7 times. Also: Deuteronomy 33:22, Lamentations 4:3, Ezekiel 19:2, Ezekiel 19:3, Ezekiel 19:5, Nahum 2:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1482; TAHOT Genesis 49:9 word 1

אַרְיֵה֙'ar.Yeha lion

Lemma: אַרְיֵה (ar.yeh) · Strong's: H0738B

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

Meaning: lion

Used 46 times. Also: Deuteronomy 33:22, Judges 14:8, Judges 14:9, 2 Samuel 17:10, 1 Kings 13:24, 1 Kings 13:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0738B; TAHOT Genesis 49:9 word 2

יְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahJudah

Lemma: יְהוּדָה (ye.hu.dah) · Strong's: H3063G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Judah

Used 810 times. Also: Genesis 29:35, Genesis 35:23, Genesis 37:26, Genesis 38:1, Genesis 38:2, Genesis 38:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3063G; TAHOT Genesis 49:9 word 3

מִטֶּ֖רֶףmi.Te.reffrom prey

Lemma: טֶ֫רֶף (te.reph) · Strong's: H2964

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

Meaning: prey

Used 22 times. Also: Numbers 23:24, Job 4:11, Job 24:5, Job 29:17, Job 38:39, Psalms 76:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2964; TAHOT Genesis 49:9 word 4

בְּנִ֣יbe.NiO son my

Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: son: child

Used 3039 times. Also: Genesis 3:16, Genesis 4:17, Genesis 4:25, Genesis 4:26, Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1121A; TAHOT Genesis 49:9 word 5

עָלִ֑יתָ'a.Li.tayou have gone up

Lemma: עָלָה (a.lah) · Strong's: H5927G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqp2ms)

Meaning: to ascend: rise

Used 615 times. Also: Genesis 2:6, Genesis 13:1, Genesis 17:22, Genesis 19:28, Genesis 19:30, Genesis 24:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5927G; TAHOT Genesis 49:9 word 6

כָּרַ֨עka.Ra'he bows down

Lemma: כָּרַע (ka.ra) · Strong's: H3766

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)

Meaning: to bow

Used 36 times. Also: Numbers 24:9, Judges 5:27, Judges 7:5, Judges 7:6, Judges 11:35, 1 Samuel 4:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3766; TAHOT Genesis 49:9 word 7

רָבַ֧ץra.Vatzhe lies down

Lemma: רָבַץ (ra.vats) · Strong's: H7257

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)

Meaning: to stretch

Used 30 times. Also: Genesis 4:7, Genesis 29:2, Genesis 49:14, Genesis 49:25, Exodus 23:5, Numbers 22:27 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7257; TAHOT Genesis 49:9 word 8

כְּאַרְיֵ֛הke.'ar.Yehlike a lion

Lemma: אַרְיֵה (ar.yeh) · Strong's: H0738B

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

Meaning: lion

Used 46 times. Also: Deuteronomy 33:22, Judges 14:8, Judges 14:9, 2 Samuel 17:10, 1 Kings 13:24, 1 Kings 13:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0738B; TAHOT Genesis 49:9 word 9

וּכְלָבִ֖יאu.khe.la.Vi'and like a lion

Lemma: לָבִיא (la.vi) · Strong's: H3833C

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

Meaning: lion

Used 11 times. Also: Numbers 23:24, Numbers 24:9, Deuteronomy 33:20, Job 4:11, Job 38:39, Isaiah 5:29 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3833C; TAHOT Genesis 49:9 word 10

מִ֥יmiwho?

Lemma: מִי (mi) · Strong's: H4310

Parsing: Pronoun · Interrogative (HPi)

Meaning: who?

Used 423 times. Also: Genesis 3:11, Genesis 19:12, Genesis 21:7, Genesis 21:26, Genesis 24:23, Genesis 24:47 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4310; TAHOT Genesis 49:9 word 11

יְקִימֶֽנּוּ\׃ye.ki.Me.nuwill he rouse him

Lemma: קוּם (qum) · Strong's: H6965B

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhi3ms)

Meaning: to arise: rise

Used 376 times. Also: Genesis 4:8, Genesis 13:17, Genesis 18:16, Genesis 19:1, Genesis 19:14, Genesis 19:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6965B; TAHOT Genesis 49:9 word 12

How the BSB renders it

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

Judah	→	יְהוּדָה H3063G Judah
is a young	→	גּוּר H1482 whelp
lion	→	אַרְיֵה H0738B lion
my son	→	בֵּן H1121A son: child
you return	→	עָלָה H5927G to ascend: rise
from the prey	→	טֶ֫רֶף H2964 prey
Like a lion	→	אַרְיֵה H0738B lion
he crouches	→	כָּרַע H3766 to bow
[and] lies down	→	רָבַץ H7257 to stretch
like a lioness	→	לָבִיא H3833C lion
who	→	מִי H4310 who?
dares to rouse him	→	קוּם H6965B to arise: rise

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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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