Genesis 49:12

His eyes shall be darker with yayin, 1 and his shinayim (teeth) whiter than cholov (milk). 1

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

His eyes shall be red with wine, and his teeth white with milk.

In Context

11He ties his foal unto the gefen (vine), 1 and his donkeyʼs colt unto the choice vine; 1 he will wash his levush (garments) in yayin, 1 and his robe in the dahm anavim (blood of grapes); 1

13Zevulun shall dwell at the seashore; 1 and he shall be a haven for oniyyot (ships); 1 and his border shall be unto Tzidon. 1

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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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