King James Version

Genesis 49:27

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

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בִּנְיָמִין֙binyaminBenjaminבִּנְיָמִיןnoun, proper name — “Benjamin”H1144Binjamin, youngest son of Jacob; also the tribe descended from him, and its territoryBenjamin.זְאֵ֣בzeevwolfזְאֵבnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “wolf”, the ordinary formH2061a wolfwolf.יִטְרָ֔ףyitrafcatchטָרַףverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “catch”, an unfinished actionH2963to pluck off or pull to pieces; causatively to supply with food (as in morsels)catch, [idiom] without doubt, feed, ravin, rend in pieces, [idiom] surely, tear (in pieces).בַּבֹּ֖קֶרbaboqerin dayבֹּקֶרpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “in day”, the ordinary formH1242properly, dawn (as the break of day); generally, morning([phrase]) day, early, morning, morrow.יֹ֣אכַלyokhaleatאָכַלverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “eat”, an unfinished actionH398to eat (literally or figuratively)[idiom] at all, burn up, consume, devour(-er, up), dine, eat(-er, up), feed (with), food, [idiom] freely, [idiom] in...wise(-deed, plenty), (lay) meat, [idiom] quite.עַ֑דadpreyעַדnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “prey”, the ordinary formH5706bootyprey.וְלָעֶ֖רֶבvelaerevand to evenעֶרֶבconjunction, preposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and to even”, the ordinary formH6153dusk[phrase] day, even(-ing, tide), night.יְחַלֵּ֥קyechaleqseparate selfחָלַקverb, piel, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “separate self”, an unfinished actionH2505to be smooth (figuratively); by implication (as smooth stones were used for lots) to apportion or separatedeal, distribute, divide, flatter, give, (have, im-) part(-ner), take away a portion, receive, separate self, (be) smooth(-er).שָׁלָֽלshalalpreyשָׁלָלnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “prey”, the ordinary formH7998bootyprey, spoil.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

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

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American Standard Version (1901)

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

Young’s Literal Translation

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

World English Bible

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

Darby Translation

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.

Douay-Rheims

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

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

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

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

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

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

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