Genesis 49:27
Benjamin shall raven as a wolf: in the morning he shall devour the prey, and at night he shall divide the spoil.In other versions
Benjamin is a wolf that raveneth: In the morning she shall devour the prey, And at even he shall divide the spoil.
ASV
Benjamin is a wolf, searching for meat: in the morning he takes his food, and in the evening he makes division of what he has taken.
BBE
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.
DBY
"Benjamin is a ravenous wolf. In the morning he will devour the prey. At evening he will divide the spoil."
WEB
Benjamin! a wolf teareth; In the morning he eateth prey, And at evening he apportioneth spoil.'
YLT
Benjamin shall ravin as a wolf: in the morning he shall devour the prey, and at night he shall divide the spoil.
ENG
Benjamin shall raven as a wolf: in the morning he shall devour the prey, and at night he shall divide the spoil.
WBT
Benjamin is a ravenous wolf; in the morning he devours the prey, in the evening he divides the plunder.”
BSB
In context
25Even by the God of thy father, who shall help thee; and by the Almighty, who shall bless thee with blessings of heaven above, blessings of the deep that lieth under, blessings of the breasts, and of the womb:
26The blessings of thy father have prevailed above the blessings of my progenitors unto the utmost bound of the everlasting hills: they shall be on the head of Joseph, and on the crown of the head of him that was separate from his brethren.
27Benjamin shall raven as a wolf: in the morning he shall devour the prey, and at night he shall divide the spoil.
28All these are the twelve tribes of Israel: and this is it that their father spake unto them, and blessed them; every one according to his blessing he blessed them.
29And he charged them, and said unto them, I am to be gathered unto my people: bury me with my fathers in the cave that is in the field of Ephron the Hittite,
Cross-references
People in this verse
- Benjamin