Genesis
Genesis 49:27
27Benjamin is a ravenous wolf;
in the morning he devours the prey,
in the evening he divides the plunder.”
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin | בִּנְיָמִין֙ | bin·yā·mîn | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1144 Binjamin |
| is a ravenous wolf | זְאֵ֣ב | zə·’êḇ | Noun - masculine singular | H2061 wolf |
| in the morning | בַּבֹּ֖קֶר | bab·bō·qer | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H1242 morning |
| he devours | יֹ֣אכַל | yō·ḵal | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H398 eat |
| the prey | עַ֑ד | ‘aḏ | Noun - masculine singular | H5706 booty, prey |
| in the evening | וְלָעֶ֖רֶב | wə·lā·‘e·reḇ | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H6153 (sun)set, evening |
| he divides | יְחַלֵּ֥ק | yə·ḥal·lêq | Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H2505 divide, share |
| the plunder | שָׁלָֽל׃ | šā·lāl | Noun - masculine singular | H7998 prey, spoil, plunder, booty |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Judges 20:25 · Judges 20:21 · Genesis 35:18 · Genesis 46:21 · Ezekiel 22:27 · Numbers 23:24
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.