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and to him shall be the obedience of the peoples. <a href="/bsb/genesis/49.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> The scepter will not depart from Judah, nor the staff from between his feet, until Shiloh comes and the allegiance of the nations is his. <a href="/kjv/genesis/49.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/genesis/49.htm">New King James Version</a> The scepter shall not depart from Judah, Nor a lawgiver from between his feet, Until Shiloh comes; And to Him shall be the obedience of the people. <a href="/nasb_/genesis/49.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> “The scepter will not depart from Judah, Nor the ruler’s staff from between his feet, Until Shiloh comes, And to him shall be the obedience of the peoples. <a href="/nasb/genesis/49.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220The scepter shall not depart from Judah, Nor the ruler&#8217s staff from between his feet, Until Shiloh comes, And to him shall be the obedience of the peoples. <a href="/nasb77/genesis/49.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “The scepter shall not depart from Judah, Nor the ruler’s staff from between his feet, Until Shiloh comes, And to him shall be the obedience of the peoples. <a href="/lsb/genesis/49.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> The scepter shall not depart from Judah, Nor the ruler’s staff from between his feet, Until Shiloh comes, And to him shall be the obedience of the peoples. <a href="/amp/genesis/49.htm">Amplified Bible</a> “The scepter [of royalty] shall not depart from Judah, Nor the ruler’s staff from between his feet, Until Shiloh [the Messiah, the Peaceful One] comes, And to Him shall be the obedience of the peoples. <a href="/csb/genesis/49.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> The scepter will not depart from Judah or the staff from between his feet until he whose right it is comes and the obedience of the peoples belongs to him. <a href="/hcsb/genesis/49.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> The scepter will not depart from Judah or the staff from between his feet until He whose right it is comes and the obedience of the peoples belongs to Him. <a href="/asv/genesis/49.htm">American Standard Version</a> The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, Nor the ruler's staff from between his feet, Until Shiloh come: And unto him shall the obedience of the peoples be. <a href="/cev/genesis/49.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> You will have power and rule until nations obey you and come bringing gifts. <a href="/erv/genesis/49.htm">English Revised Version</a> The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, Nor the ruler's staff from between his feet, Until Shiloh come; And unto him shall the obedience of the peoples be. <a href="/gwt/genesis/49.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> A scepter will never depart from Judah nor a ruler's staff from between his feet until Shiloh comes and the people obey him. <a href="/gnt/genesis/49.htm">Good News Translation</a> Judah will hold the royal scepter, And his descendants will always rule. Nations will bring him tribute And bow in obedience before him. <a href="/isv/genesis/49.htm">International Standard Version</a> The scepter will never depart from Judah, nor a ruler's staff from between his feet, until the One comes, who owns them both, and to him will belong the allegiance of nations. <a href="/msb/genesis/49.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> The scepter will not depart from Judah, nor the staff from between his feet, until Shiloh comes and the allegiance of the nations is his. <a href="/net/genesis/49.htm">NET Bible</a> The scepter will not depart from Judah, nor the ruler's staff from between his feet, until he comes to whom it belongs; the nations will obey him. <a href="/nheb/genesis/49.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> The scepter will not depart from Judah, nor the ruler?s staff from between his feet, until he comes to whom it belongs. And it is he whom the peoples will obey. <a href="/wbt/genesis/49.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> The scepter shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh shall come: and to him shall be the gathering of the people. <a href="/web/genesis/49.htm">World English Bible</a> The scepter will not depart from Judah, nor the ruler’s staff from between his feet, until he comes to whom it belongs. The obedience of the peoples will be to him. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/genesis/49.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> The scepter does not turn aside from Judah, "" And a lawgiver from between his feet, "" Until his Seed comes; And His [is] the obedience of peoples. <a href="/ylt/genesis/49.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> The sceptre turneth not aside from Judah, And a lawgiver from between his feet, Till his Seed come; And his is the obedience of peoples. <a href="/slt/genesis/49.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> The rod shall not depart from Judah, and a leader from between his feet, till that Shiloh shall come: and to him the obedience of the nations.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/genesis/49.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> The sceptre shall not be taken away from Juda, nor a ruler from his thigh, till he come that is to be sent, and he shall be the expectation of nations. <a href="/cpdv/genesis/49.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> The scepter from Judah and the leader from his thigh will not be taken away, until he who will be sent arrives, and he will be the expectation of Gentiles. <a href="/nabre/genesis/49.htm">New American Bible</a> The scepter shall never depart from Judah, or the mace from between his feet, Until tribute comes to him, and he receives the people’s obedience. <a href="/nrsvce/genesis/49.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> The scepter shall not depart from Judah, nor the ruler’s staff from between his feet, until tribute comes to him; and the obedience of the peoples is his.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/genesis/49.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until the coming of the One to whom the sceptre belongs, to whom the Gentiles shall look forward. <a href="/hpbt/genesis/49.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> The scepter will not depart from Yehuda nor a Prophet from between his feet, until he will come whose it is, and the nations will look for him.<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/genesis/49.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, Nor the ruler's staff from between his feet, As long as men come to Shiloh; And unto him shall the obedience of the peoples be. <a href="/sep/genesis/49.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> A ruler shall not fail from Juda, nor a prince from his loins, until there come the things stored up for him; and he is the expectation of nations. <a href="/parallel/genesis/49-10.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7ehevn8iSgc?start=12871" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/genesis/49.htm">Jacob Blesses His Sons</a> …9Judah is a young lion—my son, you return from the prey. Like a lion he crouches and lies down; like a lioness, who dares to rouse him? 10<a href="/hebrew/7626.htm" title="7626: šê·ḇeṭ (N-ms) -- Rod, staff, club, scepter, tribe. From an unused root probably meaning to branch off; a scion, i.e. a stick Or a clan.">The scepter</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō- (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">will not</a> <a href="/hebrew/5493.htm" title="5493: yā·sūr (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To turn aside. Or suwr; a primitive root; to turn off.">depart</a> <a href="/hebrew/3063.htm" title="3063: mî·hū·ḏāh (Prep-m:: N-proper-ms) -- From yadah; celebrated; Jehudah, the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory.">from Judah,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2710.htm" title="2710: ū·mə·ḥō·qêq (Conj-w:: V-Piel-Prtcpl-ms) -- To cut in, inscribe, decree. A primitive root; properly, to hack, i.e. Engrave; by implication, to enact or Prescribe.">nor the staff</a> <a href="/hebrew/996.htm" title="996: mib·bên (Prep-m) -- An interval, space between. ">from between</a> <a href="/hebrew/7272.htm" title="7272: raḡ·lāw (N-fdc:: 3ms) -- Foot. From ragal; a foot; by implication, a step; by euphem. The pudenda.">his feet,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5704.htm" title="5704: ‘aḏ (Prep) -- As far as, even to, up to, until, while. Properly, the same as ad; as far as, whether of space or time or degree.">until</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/7886.htm" title="7886: šī·lōh (N-proper-ms) -- Perhaps he whose it is, a Messianic title. From shalah; tranquil; Shiloh, an epithet of the Messiah.">Shiloh</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: yā·ḇō (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">comes</a> <a href="/hebrew/3349.htm" title="3349: yiq·qə·haṯ (N-fsc) -- Obedience. From the same as Yaqeh; obedience.">and the allegiance</a> <a href="/hebrew/5971.htm" title="5971: ‘am·mîm (N-mp) -- From amam; a people; specifically, a tribe; hence troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock.">of the nations</a> <a href="/hebrew/wə·lōw (Conj-w:: Prep:: 3ms) -- ">is his.</a> 11He ties his donkey to the vine, his colt to the choicest branch. He washes his garments in wine, his robes in the blood of grapes.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/isaiah/11-1.htm">Isaiah 11:1-10</a> Then a shoot will spring up from the stump of Jesse, and a Branch from his roots will bear fruit. / The Spirit of the LORD will rest on Him—the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and strength, the Spirit of knowledge and fear of the LORD. / And He will delight in the fear of the LORD. He will not judge by what His eyes see, and He will not decide by what His ears hear, ... <a href="/micah/5-2.htm">Micah 5:2</a> But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, who are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come forth for Me One to be ruler over Israel—One whose origins are of old, from the days of eternity. <a href="/numbers/24-17.htm">Numbers 24:17</a> I see him, but not now; I behold him, but not near. A star will come forth from Jacob, and a scepter will arise from Israel. He will crush the skulls of Moab and strike down all the sons of Sheth. <a href="/psalms/2-6.htm">Psalm 2:6-9</a> “I have installed My King on Zion, upon My holy mountain.” / I will proclaim the decree spoken to Me by the LORD: “You are My Son; today I have become Your Father. / Ask Me, and I will make the nations Your inheritance, the ends of the earth Your possession. ... <a href="/ezekiel/21-27.htm">Ezekiel 21:27</a> A ruin, a ruin, I will make it a ruin! And it will not be restored until the arrival of Him to whom it belongs, to whom I have assigned the right of judgment.’ <a href="/jeremiah/23-5.htm">Jeremiah 23:5-6</a> Behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch, and He will reign wisely as King and will administer justice and righteousness in the land. / In His days Judah will be saved, and Israel will dwell securely. And this is His name by which He will be called: The LORD Our Righteousness. <a href="/zechariah/9-9.htm">Zechariah 9:9-10</a> Rejoice greatly, O Daughter of Zion! Shout in triumph, O Daughter of Jerusalem! See, your King comes to you, righteous and victorious, humble and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey. / And I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim and the horse from Jerusalem, and the bow of war will be broken. Then He will proclaim peace to the nations. His dominion will extend from sea to sea, and from the Euphrates to the ends of the earth. <a href="/2_samuel/7-12.htm">2 Samuel 7:12-16</a> And when your days are fulfilled and you rest with your fathers, I will raise up your descendant after you, who will come from your own body, and I will establish his kingdom. / He will build a house for My Name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever. / I will be his Father, and he will be My son. When he does wrong, I will discipline him with the rod of men and with the blows of the sons of men. ... <a href="/isaiah/9-6.htm">Isaiah 9:6-7</a> For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given, and the government will be upon His shoulders. And He will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. / Of the increase of His government and peace there will be no end. He will reign on the throne of David and over his kingdom, to establish and sustain it with justice and righteousness from that time and forevermore. The zeal of the LORD of Hosts will accomplish this. <a href="/revelation/5-5.htm">Revelation 5:5</a> Then one of the elders said to me, “Do not weep! Behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has triumphed to open the scroll and its seven seals.” <a href="/matthew/1-1.htm">Matthew 1:1-2</a> This is the record of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham: / Abraham was the father of Isaac, Isaac the father of Jacob, and Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers. <a href="/luke/1-32.htm">Luke 1:32-33</a> He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David, / and He will reign over the house of Jacob forever. His kingdom will never end!” <a href="/john/18-36.htm">John 18:36-37</a> Jesus answered, “My kingdom is not of this world; if it were, My servants would fight to prevent My arrest by the Jews. But now My kingdom is not of this realm.” / “Then You are a king!” Pilate said. “You say that I am a king,” Jesus answered. “For this reason I was born and have come into the world, to testify to the truth. Everyone who belongs to the truth listens to My voice.” <a href="/hebrews/7-14.htm">Hebrews 7:14</a> For it is clear that our Lord descended from Judah, a tribe as to which Moses said nothing about priests. <a href="/revelation/19-11.htm">Revelation 19:11-16</a> Then I saw heaven standing open, and there before me was a white horse. And its rider is called Faithful and True. With righteousness He judges and wages war. / He has eyes like blazing fire, and many royal crowns on His head. He has a name written on Him that only He Himself knows. / He is dressed in a robe dipped in blood, and His name is The Word of God. ...</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>The scepter shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come; and to him shall the gathering of the people be.sceptre.<a href="/numbers/24-17.htm">Numbers 24:17</a> I shall see him, but not now: I shall behold him, but not nigh: there shall come a Star out of Jacob, and a Sceptre shall rise out of Israel, and shall smite the corners of Moab, and destroy all the children of Sheth.<a href="/psalms/60-7.htm">Psalm 60:7</a> Gilead is mine, and Manasseh is mine; Ephraim also is the strength of mine head; Judah is my lawgiver;<a href="/jeremiah/30-21.htm">Jeremiah 30:21</a> And their nobles shall be of themselves, and their governor shall proceed from the midst of them; and I will cause him to draw near, and he shall approach unto me: for who is this that engaged his heart to approach unto me? saith the LORD.lawgiver.<a href="/numbers/21-18.htm">Numbers 21:18</a> The princes digged the well, the nobles of the people digged it, by the direction of the lawgiver, with their staves. And from the wilderness they went to Mattanah:<a href="/psalms/60-7.htm">Psalm 60:7</a> Gilead is mine, and Manasseh is mine; Ephraim also is the strength of mine head; Judah is my lawgiver;<a href="/psalms/108-8.htm">Psalm 108:8</a> Gilead is mine; Manasseh is mine; Ephraim also is the strength of mine head; Judah is my lawgiver;between.<a href="/deuteronomy/28-57.htm">Deuteronomy 28:57</a> And toward her young one that cometh out from between her feet, and toward her children which she shall bear: for she shall eat them for want of all things secretly in the siege and straitness, wherewith thine enemy shall distress thee in thy gates.until.<a href="/isaiah/9-6.htm">Isaiah 9:6</a> For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counseller, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.<a href="/isaiah/11-1.htm">Isaiah 11:1-5</a> And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots: … <a href="/isaiah/62-11.htm">Isaiah 62:11</a> Behold, the LORD hath proclaimed unto the end of the world, Say ye to the daughter of Zion, Behold, thy salvation cometh; behold, his reward is with him, and his work before him.the gathering.<a href="/psalms/72-8.htm">Psalm 72:8-11</a> He shall have dominion also from sea to sea, and from the river unto the ends of the earth… <a href="/isaiah/2-2.htm">Isaiah 2:2</a> And it shall come to pass in the last days, that the mountain of the LORD'S house shall be established in the top of the mountains, and shall be exalted above the hills; and all nations shall flow unto it.<a href="/isaiah/11-10.htm">Isaiah 11:10,12,13</a> And in that day there shall be a root of Jesse, which shall stand for an ensign of the people; to it shall the Gentiles seek: and his rest shall be glorious… <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/genesis/41-35.htm">Authority</a> <a href="/genesis/31-37.htm">Belongs</a> <a href="/genesis/45-17.htm">Depart</a> <a href="/genesis/43-24.htm">Feet</a> <a href="/genesis/1-10.htm">Gathering</a> <a href="/genesis/49-9.htm">Judah</a> <a href="/james/4-12.htm">Lawgiver</a> <a href="/genesis/48-19.htm">Nations</a> <a href="/3_john/1-4.htm">Obedience</a> <a href="/genesis/48-4.htm">Peoples</a> <a href="/genesis/48-18.htm">Right</a> <a href="/genesis/30-37.htm">Rod</a> <a href="/genesis/37-8.htm">Rule</a> <a href="/luke/8-49.htm">Ruler's</a> <a href="/revelation/19-15.htm">Scepter</a> <a href="/hebrews/1-8.htm">Sceptre</a> <a href="/jeremiah/41-5.htm">Shiloh</a> <a href="/genesis/47-31.htm">Staff</a> <a href="/genesis/49-8.htm">Themselves</a> <a href="/genesis/42-24.htm">Turneth</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/exodus/21-8.htm">Authority</a> <a href="/exodus/9-4.htm">Belongs</a> <a href="/exodus/1-10.htm">Depart</a> <a href="/genesis/49-33.htm">Feet</a> <a href="/exodus/16-17.htm">Gathering</a> <a href="/exodus/1-2.htm">Judah</a> <a href="/numbers/21-18.htm">Lawgiver</a> <a href="/exodus/15-14.htm">Nations</a> <a href="/2_samuel/22-45.htm">Obedience</a> <a href="/genesis/49-33.htm">Peoples</a> <a href="/exodus/8-26.htm">Right</a> <a href="/exodus/4-2.htm">Rod</a> <a href="/exodus/21-31.htm">Rule</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/33-21.htm">Ruler's</a> <a href="/numbers/21-18.htm">Scepter</a> <a href="/numbers/21-18.htm">Sceptre</a> <a href="/joshua/16-6.htm">Shiloh</a> <a href="/exodus/4-2.htm">Staff</a> <a href="/genesis/50-15.htm">Themselves</a> <a href="/genesis/50-14.htm">Turneth</a><div class="vheading2">Genesis 49</div>1. <a href="/genesis/49-1.htm">Jacob calls his sons to bless them.</a> 3. <a href="/genesis/49-3.htm">Their blessing in particular.</a> 29. <a href="/genesis/49-29.htm">He charges them about his burial.</a> 33. <a href="/genesis/49-33.htm">He dies.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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In ancient times, a scepter was a symbol of royal power and governance. Judah, one of the twelve tribes of Israel, is prophesied to hold a position of prominence and leadership among the tribes. This prophecy is fulfilled in the line of David, who is from the tribe of Judah, and ultimately in Jesus Christ, who is often referred to as the Lion of the tribe of Judah (<a href="/revelation/5-5.htm">Revelation 5:5</a>). The promise of a scepter indicates a continuous line of rulership, suggesting a divine plan for leadership through Judah.nor the staff from between his feet The staff, like the scepter, is a symbol of authority and governance. The phrase "from between his feet" can be understood as a reference to lineage and progeny, indicating that the leadership will be passed down through generations. This imagery reinforces the idea of a stable and enduring dynasty. Historically, the tribe of Judah maintained a significant role in the leadership of Israel, with Jerusalem as its capital. The Davidic line, which comes from Judah, is a central theme in the Old Testament, pointing to the coming of a Messiah.until Shiloh comes The term "Shiloh" is often interpreted as a reference to the Messiah, a figure of peace and ultimate authority. The word "Shiloh" can be translated to mean "he to whom it belongs" or "the one who brings peace." This phrase suggests a future fulfillment when the rightful ruler, the Messiah, will come. In Christian theology, this is seen as a prophecy of Jesus Christ, who is believed to fulfill the role of the promised ruler bringing peace and salvation. The anticipation of Shiloh's coming is a theme that runs throughout the Old Testament, with various prophecies pointing to a future deliverer.and the allegiance of the nations is his This phrase indicates that the coming ruler will not only have authority over Israel but will also command the allegiance of the nations. It suggests a universal reign, extending beyond the boundaries of Israel to include all peoples. This is seen as a prophetic vision of the Messianic kingdom, where the Messiah will reign over all nations. In the New Testament, this is fulfilled in the Great Commission (<a href="/matthew/28-19.htm">Matthew 28:19</a>), where Jesus commands his disciples to make disciples of all nations, and in the vision of every nation worshiping before the throne in <a href="/revelation/7-9.htm">Revelation 7:9</a>. The global scope of this prophecy underscores the inclusive nature of the Messiah's reign.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a> The fourth son of Jacob and Leah, Judah is the forefather of the tribe of Judah, which becomes one of the most prominent tribes in Israel. This prophecy indicates the leadership role that his descendants will play. 2. <a href="/topical/j/jacob.htm">Jacob</a> The patriarch who is blessing his sons in <a href="/bsb/genesis/49.htm">Genesis 49</a>. He is the father of the twelve tribes of Israel and is delivering prophetic blessings to each of his sons. 3. <a href="/topical/s/shiloh.htm">Shiloh</a> A term that is often interpreted as a reference to the Messiah. The word "Shiloh" is understood to mean "He to whom it belongs" or "He whose right it is," indicating a future ruler. 4. <a href="/topical/s/scepter.htm">Scepter</a> A symbol of kingship and authority. In this context, it represents the leadership and ruling power that will remain with the tribe of Judah. 5. <a href="/topical/n/nations.htm">Nations</a> Refers to the peoples or Gentiles who will ultimately come under the rule of the one who is to come from Judah, indicating a universal reign.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/m/messianic_prophecy.htm">Messianic Prophecy</a> <a href="/genesis/49-10.htm">Genesis 49:10</a> is a foundational messianic prophecy, pointing to Jesus Christ as the ultimate fulfillment. Believers can find assurance in the continuity and fulfillment of God's promises through Christ. <a href="/topical/l/leadership_and_authority.htm">Leadership and Authority</a> The scepter symbolizes authority and leadership. Christians are called to recognize and submit to the authority of Christ in their lives, acknowledging Him as the rightful ruler. <a href="/topical/u/universal_reign.htm">Universal Reign</a> The prophecy indicates that the Messiah's reign will extend to all nations. This encourages believers to participate in the Great Commission, spreading the gospel to all peoples. <a href="/topical/f/faithfulness_of_god.htm">Faithfulness of God</a> The fulfillment of this prophecy in Christ demonstrates God's faithfulness to His promises. Believers can trust in God's unchanging nature and His commitment to His word.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_genesis_49.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Genesis 49</a> <a href="/q/how_is_gen_49_10_reconciled_with_no_king.htm">In Genesis 49:10, how can the claim that “the scepter shall not depart from Judah” be reconciled with historical periods when no Davidic king ruled? </a> <a href="/q/what_does_'scepter_not_depart'_mean.htm">What does "scepter not depart from Judah" mean?</a> <a href="/q/what_does_easter_signify.htm">What does 'scepter not depart from Judah' mean?</a> <a href="/q/how_did_david_become_king.htm">How did David rise from shepherd to king?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/genesis/49.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(10) The sceptre shall not depart from Judah.--Heb., a sceptre. The staff, adorned with carvings, and handed down from father to son, soon became the emblem of authority (see Note on <a href="/genesis/38-18.htm" title="And he said, What pledge shall I give you? And she said, Your signet, and your bracelets, and your staff that is in your hand. And he gave it her, and came in to her, and she conceived by him.">Genesis 38:18</a>). It probably indicates here tribal rather than royal rank, and means that Judah would continue, until the time indicated, to be a self-governed and legally-constituted tribe.Nor a lawgiver from between his feet.--Most modern critics translate ruler's staff, but "lawgiver" has the support of all the ancient versions, the Targums paraphrasing it by scribe, and the Syriac in a similar way by expounder--i.e., of the law. Ruler's, staffs has the parallelism in its favour, but the ancient versions must not be lightly disregarded, and, besides, everywhere else the word means law-giver (see <a href="/deuteronomy/33-21.htm" title="And he provided the first part for himself, because there, in a portion of the lawgiver, was he seated; and he came with the heads of the people, he executed the justice of the LORD, and his judgments with Israel.">Deuteronomy 33:21</a>; <a href="/judges/5-14.htm" title="Out of Ephraim was there a root of them against Amalek; after you, Benjamin, among your people; out of Machir came down governors, and out of Zebulun they that handle the pen of the writer.">Judges 5:14</a>; <a href="/isaiah/33-22.htm" title="For the LORD is our judge, the LORD is our lawgiver, the LORD is our king; he will save us.">Isaiah 33:22</a>). "From between his feet" means, "from among his descendants." The Targum of Onkelos renders, "from his children's children."Until Shiloh come.--Many modern critics translate, "until he come to Shiloh," but this is to be rejected, first, as being contrary to all the ancient versions; and, secondly, as turning sense into nonsense. The town of Shiloh was in the tribe of Ephraim, and we know of no way in which Judah ever went thither. The ark was for a time at Shiloh, but the place lost all importance and sank into utter obscurity after its destruction by the Philistines, long before Judah took the leading part in the commonwealth of Israel.Shiloh.--There are several interpretations of this word, depending upon different ways of spelling it. First, Jerome, in the Vulg., translates it, "He who shall be sent." He read, therefore, Shalu'ch. which differs from the reading in the Hebrew text by omitting the yod, and putting the guttural for h (Heb., ) as the final letter. We have, secondly, Shiloh, the reading of the present Hebrew text. This would mean, Peaceful, or Peace-maker, and agrees with the title given to the Messiah by Isaiah (<a href="/genesis/9-6.htm" title="Whoever sheds man's blood, by man shall his blood be shed: for in the image of God made he man.">Genesis 9:6</a>). But, thirdly, all the versions excepting the Vulg. read Sheloh. Thus, the LXX. has, "He for whom it is laid up" (or, according to other MSS., "the things laid up for him."). With the former reading, Aquila and Symmachus agree; with the latter, Theodotion, Epiphanius, and others, showing that Sheloh was the reading in the centuries immediately after the Nativity of our Lord. The Samaritan transcript of the Hebrew text into Samaritan letters reads Sheloh, and the translation into Aramaic treats the word as a proper name, and renders, "Until Sheloh come." Onkelos boldly paraphrases, "Until Messiah come, whose is the kingdom;" and, finally, the Syriac has, "Until he come, whose it is." There is thus overwhelming evidence in favour of the reading Sheloh, and to this we must add that Sheloh is the reading even of several Hebrew MSS. We may, in fact, sum up the evidence by saying that the reading Shiloh, even in the Hebrew text, has only modern authority in its favour, and that all ancient authorities are in favour of Sheloh; for even Jerome omits the yod, though he changes the aspirate at the end into a guttural. . . . <a href="/commentaries/genesis/49-10.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>The scepter שֵׁ֙בֶט֙ (šê·ḇeṭ) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7626.htm">Strong's 7626: </a> Rod, staff, club, scepter, tribe will not לֹֽא־ (lō-) Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no depart יָס֥וּר (yā·sūr) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5493.htm">Strong's 5493: </a> To turn aside from Judah, מִֽיהוּדָ֔ה (mî·hū·ḏāh) Preposition-m | Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3063.htm">Strong's 3063: </a> Judah -- 'praised', a son of Jacob, also the southern kingdom, also four Israelites nor the staff וּמְחֹקֵ֖ק (ū·mə·ḥō·qêq) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2710.htm">Strong's 2710: </a> To hack, engrave, to enact, prescribe from between מִבֵּ֣ין (mib·bên) Preposition-m <a href="/hebrew/strongs_996.htm">Strong's 996: </a> An interval, space between his feet, רַגְלָ֑יו (raḡ·lāw) Noun - fdc | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7272.htm">Strong's 7272: </a> A foot, a step, the pudenda until עַ֚ד (‘aḏ) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5704.htm">Strong's 5704: </a> As far as, even to, up to, until, while Shiloh שִׁיל֔וֹ (šî·lōw) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7886.htm">Strong's 7886: </a> Shiloh -- perhaps 'he whose it is', a Messianic title comes יָבֹ֣א (yā·ḇō) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> To come in, come, go in, go and the allegiance יִקְּהַ֥ת (yiq·qə·haṯ) Noun - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3349.htm">Strong's 3349: </a> Obedience of the nations is his. עַמִּֽים׃ (‘am·mîm) Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5971.htm">Strong's 5971: </a> A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/genesis/49-10.htm">Genesis 49:10 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/genesis/49-10.htm">Genesis 49:10 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/genesis/49-10.htm">Genesis 49:10 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/genesis/49-10.htm">Genesis 49:10 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/genesis/49-10.htm">Genesis 49:10 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/genesis/49-10.htm">Genesis 49:10 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/genesis/49-10.htm">Genesis 49:10 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/genesis/49-10.htm">Genesis 49:10 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/genesis/49-10.htm">Genesis 49:10 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/genesis/49-10.htm">Genesis 49:10 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/genesis/49-10.htm">OT Law: Genesis 49:10 The scepter will not depart from Judah (Gen. 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