27Benjamin! a wolf teareth; In the morning he eateth prey, And at evening he apportioneth spoil.'


In Context

24 And his bow abideth in strength, And strengthened are the arms of his hands By the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob, Whence is a shepherd, a son of Israel.

25 By the God of thy father who helpeth thee, And the Mighty One who blesseth thee, Blessings of the heavens from above, Blessings of the deep lying under, Blessings of breasts and womb; —

26 Thy father's blessings have been mighty Above the blessings of my progenitors, Unto the limit of the heights age-during They are for the head of Joseph, And for the crown of the one Separate from his brethren.

27 Benjamin! a wolf teareth; In the morning he eateth prey, And at evening he apportioneth spoil.'

28 All these are the twelve tribes of Israel, and this is that which their father hath spoken unto them, and he blesseth them; each according to his blessing he hath blessed them.

29 And he commandeth them, and saith unto them, 'I am being gathered unto my people; bury me by my fathers, at the cave which is in the field of Ephron the Hittite;

Genesis 49:27 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

49:27Benjamin shall ravin [as] a wolf: in the morning he shall devour the prey, and at night he shall divide the spoil.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

49:27"Benjamin is a ravenous wolf; in the morning he devours the prey, in the evening he divides the plunder."

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

49:27Benjamin shall shred as a wolf: in the morning he shall devour the prey, and at night he shall divide the spoil.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

49:27Benjamin a ravenous wolf, in the morning shall eat the prey, and in the evening shall divide the spoil.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

49:27Benjamin is a wolf that raveneth: In the morning she shall devour the prey, And at even he shall divide the spoil.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

49:27Benjamin as a wolf will he tear to pieces; In the morning he will devour the prey, And in the evening he will divide the booty.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

49:27Benjamin is a wolf that ravineth: In the morning he shall devour the prey, And at even he shall divide the spoil.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

49:27Benjamin shall raven as a wolf: in the morning he shall devour the prey, and at night he shall divide the spoil.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

49:27|Benjamin is a ravenous wolf. In the morning he will devour the prey. At evening he will divide the spoil.|