Genesis 49:27
Good News Translation
"Benjamin is like a vicious wolf. Morning and evening he kills and devours."

New Revised Standard Version
Benjamin is a ravenous wolf, in the morning devouring the prey, and at evening dividing the spoil.”

Contemporary English Version
Benjamin, you are a fierce wolf, destroying your enemies morning and evening.

New American Bible
“Benjamin is a ravenous wolf; mornings he devours the prey, and evenings he distributes the spoils.”

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

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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

ravin.

Genesis 35:18 And when her soul was departing for pain, and death was now at hand, she called the name of her son Benoni, that is, the son of my pain: but his father called him Benjamin, that is, the son of the right hand.

Genesis 46:21 The sons of Benjamin: Bela and Bechor, and Asbel and Gera, and Naaman and Echi, and Ross and Mophim, and Ophim and Ared.

Deuteronomy 33:12 And to Benjamin he said: The best beloved of the Lord shall dwell confidently in him: as in a bride chamber shall he abide all the day long, and between his shoulders shall be rest.

a wolf.

Numbers 23:24 Behold the people shall rise up as a lioness, and shall lift itself up as a lion: it shall not lie down till it devour the prey, and drink the blood of the slain.

Judges 3:15-29 And afterwards they cried to the Lord, who raised them up a saviour, called Aod, the son of Cera, the son of Jemini, who used the left hand as well as the right. And the children of Israel sent presents to Eglon, king of Moab, by him. . . .

Judges 20:21,25 And the children of Benjamin coming out of Gabaa slew of the children of Israel that day two and twenty thousand men. . . .

1 Samuel 11:4-11 The messengers therefore came to Gabaa of Saul: and they spoke these words in the hearing of the people: and all the people lifted up their voices, and wept. . . .

1 Samuel 14:1-15:35 Now it came to pass one day that Jonathan, the son of Saul, said to the young man that bore his armour: Come, and let us go over to the garrison of the Philistines, which is on the other side of yonder place. But he told not this to his father. . . .

1 Samuel 17:1-58 Now the Philistines gathering together their troops to battle, assembled at Socho of Juda: and camped between Socho and Azeca, in the borders of Dommim. . . .

Acts 8:3 But Saul made havock of the church, entering in from house to house: and dragging away men and women, committed them to prison.

Acts 9:1 And Saul, as yet breathing out threatenings and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest

Philippians 3:5 Being circumcised the eighth day, of the stock of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, an Hebrew of the Hebrews. According to the law, a Pharisee:

at night.

Jeremiah 5:6 Wherefore a lion out of the wood hath slain them, a wolf in the evening hath spoiled them, a leopard watcheth for their cities: every one that shall go out thence shall be taken, because their transgressions are multiplied, their rebellions are strengthened.

Ezekiel 22:25,27 There is a conspiracy of prophets in the midst thereof: like a lion that roareth and catcheth the prey, they have devoured souls, they have taken riches and hire, they have made many widows in the midst thereof. . . .

Hosea 13:7,8 And I will be to them as a lioness, as a leopard in the way of the Assyrians. . . .

Zephaniah 3:3 Her princes are in the midst of her as roaring lions: her judges are evening wolves, they left nothing for the morning.

Matthew 7:15 Beware of false prophets, who come to you in the clothing of sheep, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.

Matthew 10:16 Behold I send you as sheep in the midst of wolves. Be ye therefore wise as serpents and simple as doves.

Acts 20:29 I know that after my departure ravening wolves will enter in among you, not sparing the flock.

Context
Jacob Blesses His Sons
26The blessings of thy father are strengthened with the blessings of his fathers: until the desire of the everlasting hills should come: may they be upon the head of Joseph, and upon the crown of the Nazarite among his brethren. 27Benjamin a ravenous wolf, in the morning shall eat the prey, and in the evening shall divide the spoil.28All these are the twelve tribes of Israel: these things their father spoke to them, and he blessed every one with their proper blessings.…
Cross References
Genesis 49:26
The blessings of thy father are strengthened with the blessings of his fathers: until the desire of the everlasting hills should come: may they be upon the head of Joseph, and upon the crown of the Nazarite among his brethren.

Genesis 49:28
All these are the twelve tribes of Israel: these things their father spoke to them, and he blessed every one with their proper blessings.

Numbers 1:36
Of the sons of Benjamin, by their generations and families and houses of their kindreds, were reckoned up by the names of every one from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war,

Numbers 34:21
Of the tribe of Benjamin, Elidad the son of Chaselon.

Genesis 49:26
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