49:8 Judah, 1 your brothers will praise you.
Your hand will be on the neck of your enemies,
your father’s sons will bow down before you.
[49:8] 1 sn There is a wordplay here; the name Judah (יְהוּדָה, yÿhudah) sounds in Hebrew like the verb translated praise (יוֹדוּךָ, yodukha). The wordplay serves to draw attention to the statement as having special significance.
