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Berean Standard Bible

“Judah 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?”

Genesis 49:9

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

Judah 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?

World English Bible (WEB)

Judah is a lion’s cub. From the prey, my son, you have gone up. He stooped down, he crouched as a lion, as a lioness. Who will rouse him up?

King James Version (KJV)

Judah is a lion’s whelp: from the prey, my son, thou art gone up: he stooped down, he couched as a lion, and as an old lion; who shall rouse him up?

American Standard Version (ASV)

Judah is a lion`s whelp; From the prey, my son, thou art gone up: He stooped down, he couched as a lion, And as a lioness; who shall rouse him up?

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

Judah is a young lion; like a lion full of meat you have become great, my son; now he takes his rest like a lion stretched out and like an old lion; by whom will his sleep be broken?

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Cachorro de león Judá: de la presa subiste, hijo mío: encorvóse, echóse como león, así como león viejo; ¿quién lo despertará?

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Judá es como un cachorro de león que se levanta después de comer a su presa. Se pone al acecho como un león o como una leona, ¿quién se atreverá a molestarlo?

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