10 The scepter will not depart from Judah,(A)
    nor the ruler’s staff from between his feet,[a]
until he to whom it belongs[b] shall come(B)
    and the obedience of the nations shall be his.(C)

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  1. Genesis 49:10 Or from his descendants
  2. Genesis 49:10 Or to whom tribute belongs; the meaning of the Hebrew for this phrase is uncertain.

10 The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come; and unto him shall the gathering of the people be.

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10 (A)The [a]scepter shall not depart from Judah,
Nor (B)a lawgiver from between his feet,
(C)Until Shiloh comes;
(D)And to Him shall be the obedience of the people.

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  1. Genesis 49:10 A symbol of kingship

10 The (A)scepter shall not depart from Judah,
    nor the ruler's staff (B)from between his feet,
until tribute comes to him;[a]
    and to him shall be the obedience of the peoples.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 49:10 By a slight revocalization; a slight emendation yields (compare Septuagint, Syriac, Targum) until he comes to whom it belongs; Hebrew until Shiloh comes, or until he comes to Shiloh

Your throne, O God,[a] will last for ever and ever;(A)
    a scepter of justice will be the scepter of your kingdom.

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  1. Psalm 45:6 Here the king is addressed as God’s representative.

Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: the sceptre of thy kingdom is a right sceptre.

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(A)Your throne, O God, is forever and ever;
A (B)scepter of righteousness is the scepter of Your kingdom.

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(A)Your throne, O God, is forever and ever.
    The (B)scepter of your kingdom is a scepter of uprightness;

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The Lord has broken the rod(A) of the wicked,(B)
    the scepter(C) of the rulers,

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The Lord hath broken the staff of the wicked, and the sceptre of the rulers.

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The Lord has broken (A)the staff of the wicked,
The scepter of the rulers;

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The Lord has broken the (A)staff of the wicked,
    the (B)scepter of rulers,

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17 Mourn for her, all who live around her,
    all who know her fame;(A)
say, ‘How broken is the mighty scepter,(B)
    how broken the glorious staff!’

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17 All ye that are about him, bemoan him; and all ye that know his name, say, How is the strong staff broken, and the beautiful rod!

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17 Bemoan him, all you who are around him;
And all you who know his name,
Say, (A)‘How the strong staff is broken,
The beautiful rod!’

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17 (A)Grieve for him, all you who are around him,
    and all who know his name;
say, (B)‘How the mighty scepter is broken,
    the glorious staff.’

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