Genesis 49:12
10 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.
11 Binding 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:
His eyes shall be red with wine, and his teeth white with milk.
13 Zebulun shall dwell at the haven of the sea; and he shall be for an haven of ships; and his border shall be unto Zidon.
14 Issachar is a strong ass couching down between two burdens:
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- His eyes are darker than wine, and his teeth are whiter than milk.
- KJV
- His eyes shall be red with wine, and his teeth white with milk.
- WEB
- His eyes will be red with wine, his teeth white with milk.
- ASV
- His eyes shall be red with wine, And his teeth white with milk.
- DARBY
- The eyes are red with wine, And the teeth [are] white with milk.
- BLB
- His eyes [are] darker than wine, and his teeth whiter than milk.
- ÅB
- Dunkle er hans øyne av vin, og hvite hans tenner av melk.
- OTB
- Hans øyne er mer glansfulle enn vin, og hans tenner hvitere enn melk.
- B1930
- Dunkle er hans øine av vin, og hvite hans tenner av melk.