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Genesis 49:12 KJV
Genesis · chapter 49 · verse 12
His eyes shall be red with wine, and his teeth white with milk.Genesis 49:12 · King James Version
Genesis 49:12 in context
10The 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.
11Binding his foal unto the vine, and his ass’s colt unto the choice vine; he washed his garments in wine, and his clothes in the blood of grapes:
12His eyes shall be red with wine, and his teeth white with milk.
13Zebulun shall dwell at the haven of the sea; and he shall be for an haven of ships; and his border shall be unto Zidon.
14Issachar is a strong ass couching down between two burdens:
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- teethshêna toothH8127 →
- whitelâbânwhiteH3836 →
- eyesʻayinan eyeH5869 →
- wineyayinwineH3196 →
- redchaklîyldarkly flashingH2447 →
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Glorious things are here said of Judah. The mention of the crimes of the three elder of his sons had not so put the dying patriarch out of humour but that he had a blessing ready for Judah, to whom blessings belonged.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 8-12