Genesis 49:27

In 11 translations

BSB

Benjamin is a ravenous wolf; in the morning he devours the prey, in the evening he divides the plunder.”

KJV

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

WEB

“Benjamin is a ravenous wolf. In the morning he will devour the prey. At evening he will divide the plunder.”

ASV

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

LSV

Benjamin! A wolf tears; In the morning he eats prey, || And at evening he apportions spoil.”

YLT

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

DBY

Benjamin — [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.

DRC

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

GNV

Beniamin shall rauine as a wolfe: in the morning he shall deuoure the pray, and at night he shall deuide the spoyle.

JPS

Benjamin is a wolf that raveneth; in the morning he devoureth the prey, and at even he divideth the spoil.'

LXXE

Benjamin, as a ravening wolf, shall eat still in the morning, and at evening he gives food.

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WLC

בִּנְיָמִין֙ זְאֵ֣ב יִטְרָ֔ף בַּבֹּ֖קֶר יֹ֣אכַל עַ֑ד וְלָעֶ֖רֶב יְחַלֵּ֥ק שָׁלָֽל׃

LXX-Br

Βενιαμὶν λύκος ἅρπαξ, τὸ πρωϊνὸν ἔδεται ἔτι, καὶ εἰς τὸ ἑσπέρας δίδωσι τροφήν.

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• Judges 20:21And the Benjamites came out of Gibeah and cut down 22,000 Israelites on the battlefield that day.
• Judges 20:25That same day the Benjamites came out against them from Gibeah and cut down another 18,000 Israelites, all of them armed with swords.
• Numbers 23:24Behold, the people rise like a lioness; they rouse themselves like a lion, not resting until they devour their prey and drink the blood of the slain.”
• Genesis 46:21The sons of Benjamin: Bela, Becher, Ashbel, Gera, Naaman, Ehi, Rosh, Muppim, Huppim, and Ard.
• Genesis 35:18And with her last breath—for she was dying—she named him Ben-oni. But his father called him Benjamin.
• Ezekiel 22:27Her officials within her are like wolves tearing their prey, shedding blood, and destroying lives for dishonest gain.
• Jeremiah 5:6Therefore a lion from the forest will strike them down, a wolf from the desert will ravage them. A leopard will lie in wait near their cities, and everyone who ventures out will be torn to pieces. For their rebellious…
• Ezekiel 22:25The conspiracy of the princes in her midst is like a roaring lion tearing its prey. They devour the people, seize the treasures and precious things, and multiply the widows within her.
• Philippians 3:5circumcised on the eighth day, of the people of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin; a Hebrew of Hebrews; as to the law, a Pharisee;
• Acts 8:3But Saul began to destroy the church. Going from house to house, he dragged off men and women and put them in prison.
• Hosea 13:7–8So like a lion I will pounce on them; like a leopard I will lurk by the path. Like a bear robbed of her cubs I will attack them, and I will tear open their chests. There I will devour them like a lion, like a wild…
• Acts 20:29I know that after my departure, savage wolves will come in among you and will not spare the flock.
• 1 Samuel 14:1–15One day Jonathan son of Saul said to the young man bearing his armor, “Come, let us cross over to the Philistine outpost on the other side.” But Jonathan did not tell his father. Meanwhile, Saul was staying under the…
• Zephaniah 3:3Her princes are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves, leaving nothing for the morning.
• 1 Samuel 17:1–58Now the Philistines gathered their forces for war at Socoh in Judah, and they camped between Socoh and Azekah in Ephes-dammim. Saul and the men of Israel assembled and camped in the Valley of Elah, arraying themselves…
• Deuteronomy 33:12Concerning Benjamin he said: “May the beloved of the LORD rest secure in Him; God shields him all day long, and upon His shoulders he rests.”

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