Genesis 49:7
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"Cursedאָר֤וּר
(a·rur)
779: to cursea prim. root
be their anger,אַפָּם֙
(ap·pam)
639: a nostril, nose, face, angerfrom anaph
for it is fierce;עָ֔ז
(az,)
5794: strong, mighty, fiercefrom azaz
And their wrath,וְעֶבְרָתָ֖ם
(ve·'ev·ra·tam)
5678: overflow, arrogance, furyfem. of eber
for it is cruel.קָשָׁ֑תָה
(ka·sha·tah;)
7185: to be hard, severe or fiercea prim. root
I will disperseאֲחַלְּקֵ֣ם
(a·chal·le·kem)
2505a: to divide, sharea prim. root
them in Jacob,בְּיַעֲקֹ֔ב
(be·ya·'a·kov,)
3290: a son of Isaac, also his desc.from the same as aqeb
And scatterוַאֲפִיצֵ֖ם
(va·'a·fi·tzem)
6327a: to be dispersed or scattereda prim. root
them in Israel.בְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃
(be·yis·ra·'el.)
3478: "God strives," another name of Jacob and his desc.from sarah and el


















KJV Lexicon
Cursed
'arar  (aw-rar')
to execrate -- bitterly curse.
be their anger
'aph  (af)
the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also (from the rapid breathing in passion) ire
for it was fierce
`az  (az)
strong, vehement, harsh -- fierce, + greedy, mighty, power, roughly, strong.
and their wrath
`ebrah  (eb-raw')
an outburst of passion -- anger, rage, wrath.
for it was cruel
qashah  (kaw-shaw')
to be dense, i.e. tough or severe (in various applications)
I will divide
chalaq  (khaw-lak')
to be smooth (figuratively); by implication (as smooth stones were used for lots) to apportion or separate
them in Jacob
Ya`aqob  (yah-ak-obe')
heel-catcher (i.e. supplanter); Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarch -- Jacob.
and scatter
puwts  (poots)
to dash in pieces, literally or figuratively (especially to disperse)
them in Israel
Yisra'el  (yis-raw-ale')
he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity: --Israel.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"Cursed be their anger, for it is fierce; And their wrath, for it is cruel. I will disperse them in Jacob, And scatter them in Israel.

King James Bible
Cursed be their anger, for it was fierce; and their wrath, for it was cruel: I will divide them in Jacob, and scatter them in Israel.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Their anger is cursed, for it is strong, and their fury, for it is cruel! I will disperse them throughout Jacob and scatter them throughout Israel.

International Standard Version
Their anger is cursed, because it is so fierce, as is their vehemence, because it is so cruel. I will separate them throughout Jacob's territory and disperse them throughout Israel."

NET Bible
Cursed be their anger, for it was fierce, and their fury, for it was cruel. I will divide them in Jacob, and scatter them in Israel!

GOD'S WORD® Translation
May their anger be cursed because it's so fierce. May their fury be cursed because it's so cruel. I will divide them among [the sons of] Jacob and scatter them among [the tribes of] Israel.

King James 2000 Bible
Cursed be their anger, for it was fierce; and their wrath, for it was cruel: I will divide them in Jacob, and scatter them in Israel.
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