8Judah, 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.
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Let people serve thee, and nations bow down to thee: be lord over thy brethren, and let thy mother's sons bow down to thee: cursed be every one that curseth thee, and blessed be he that blesseth thee.
For it is evident that our Lord sprang out of Juda; of which tribe Moses spake nothing concerning priesthood.
For Judah prevailed above his brethren, and of him came the chief ruler; but the birthright was Joseph's:)
And it came to pass, when they brought out those kings unto Joshua, that Joshua called for all the men of Israel, and said unto the captains of the men of war which went with him, Come near, put your feet upon the necks of these kings. And they came near, and put their feet upon the necks of them.
And she conceived again, and bare a son: and she said, Now will I praise the LORD: therefore she called his name Judah; and left bearing.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 8-12)Glorious things are here said of Judah. The mention of the crimes of the three elder of his sons had not so put the dying patriarch out of humour but that he had a blessing ready for Judah, to whom blessings belonged. Judah’s name signifies praise , in allusion to which he says, Thou art he whom thy brethren shall praise , Gen. 49:8. God was praised for him (Gen. 29:35), praised by him, and praise…
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