Genesis 49:10

The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor the ruler's staff from between his feet, as long as men come to Shiloh; and unto him shall the obedience of the peoples be.

JPS TaNaKH 1917

In The King James Version

The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come; and unto him shall the gathering of the people be.

In Context

9Judah is a lion's whelp; from the prey, my son, thou art gone up. He stooped down, he couched as a lion, and as a lioness; who shall rouse him up?

11Binding his foal unto the vine, and his ass's colt unto the choice vine; he washeth his garments in wine, and his vesture in the blood of grapes;

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Cross References

Numbers 21:18The well, which the princes digged, which the nobles of the people delved, with the sceptre, and with their staves. And from the wilderness to Mattanah;

Numbers 24:19And out of Jacob shall one have dominion, and shall destroy the remnant from the city.

2 Samuel 7:13He shall build a house for My name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom for ever.

1 Chronicles 12:24(12-25) The children of Judah that bore shield and spear were six thousand and eight hundred, armed for war.

Psalms 2:6'Truly it is I that have established My king upon Zion, My holy mountain.'

Psalms 60:9(60-11) Who will bring me into the fortified city? Who will lead me unto Edom?

Matthew Henry on Genesis 49:9-13

8 Judah, thou art he whom thy brethren shall praise: thy hand shall be in the neck of thine enemies; thy father's children shall bow down before thee. 9 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? 10 The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come; and unto him shall the gathering of the people be. 11 Binding his foal unto the vine, and his ass's colt unto the… Read the whole commentary →

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