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10 Men from Judah’s family will be kings.
    Someone from Judah will always be on the throne.
Judah will rule until the real king comes.
    And the nations will obey him.
11 He ties his donkey to a grapevine.
    He ties his young donkey to the best branch.
He can afford to use wine to wash his clothes.
    He even uses grape juice to wash his robes.
12 His eyes are bright from drinking wine.
    His teeth are white from drinking milk.

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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)
11 He will tether his donkey(D) to a vine,
    his colt to the choicest branch;(E)
he will wash his garments in wine,
    his robes in the blood of grapes.(F)
12 His eyes will be darker than wine,
    his teeth whiter than milk.[c](G)

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Footnotes

  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.
  3. Genesis 49:12 Or will be dull from wine, / his teeth white from milk