Yahweh said, “Judah shall go up. Behold, I have delivered the land into his hand.”
Parallel translations
- KJV And the LORD said, Judah shall go up: behold, I have delivered the land into his hand.
- BSB “Judah shall go up,” answered the LORD. “Indeed, I have delivered the land into their hands.”
- NKJV And the Lord said, “Judah shall go up. Indeed I have delivered the land into his hand.”
- NASB The Lord said, “Judah shall go up; behold, I have handed the land over to him.”
- NLT The Lord answered, “Judah, for I have given them victory over the land.”
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- Rev 5:5One of the elders said to me, “Don’t weep. Behold, the Lion who is of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has overcome; he who opens the book and its seven seals.”
- Heb 7:14For it is evident that our Lord has sprung out of Judah, about which tribe Moses spoke nothing concerning priesthood.
- Num 2:3Those who encamp on the east side toward the sunrise shall be of the standard of the camp of Judah, according to their divisions: and the prince of the children of Judah shall be Nahshon the son of Amminadab.
- Gen 49:8–10“Judah, your brothers will praise you. Your hand will be on the neck of your enemies. Your father’s sons will bow down before you.
- Num 7:12He who offered his offering the first day was Nahshon the son of Amminadab, of the tribe of Judah,
- Ps 78:68–70But chose the tribe of Judah, Mount Zion which he loved.
- Rev 19:11–16I saw the heaven opened, and behold, a white horse, and he who sat on it is called Faithful and True. In righteousness he judges and makes war.
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