Hebrew Interlinear

Genesis 49:11 Interlinear

Binding unto the vine his foal unto the choice vine colt and his ass's he washed in wine his garments in the blood of grapes and his clothes

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1אֹֽסְרִ֤יH631Bindingto yoke or hitch; by analogy, to fasten in any sense, to join battle
2לַגֶּ֙פֶן֙H1612unto the vinea vine (as twining), especially the grape
3עִירֹ֔הH5895his foalproperly, a young ass (as just broken to a load); hence an ass-colt
4וְלַשֹּׂרֵקָ֖הH8321unto the choice vinea vine stock (properly, one yielding purple grapes, the richest variety)
5בְּנִ֣יH1121colta son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or
6אֲתֹנ֑וֹH860and his ass'sa female donkey (from its docility)
7כִּבֵּ֤סH3526he washedto trample; hence, to wash (properly, by stamping with the feet), whether literal (including the fulling process) or figurative
8בַּיַּ֙יִן֙H3196in winewine (as fermented); by implication, intoxication
9לְבֻשׁ֔וֹH3830his garmentsa garment (literally or figuratively); by implication (euphemistically) a wife
10וּבְדַםH1818in the bloodblood (as that which when shed causes death) of man or an animal; by analogy, the juice of the grape; figuratively (especially in the plural) bloodshe
11עֲנָבִ֖יםH6025of grapesa grape
12סוּתֹֽה׃H5497and his clothescovering, i.e., clothing

Verse Context

Genesis 49:10 shall not depart The sceptre from Judah nor a lawgiver ...
Genesis 49:11 (current)Binding unto the vine his foal unto the choice vine colt and his ass's he washed in wine his garments in the blood of grapes and his clothes
Genesis 49:12shall be red His eyes with wine white and his teeth with milk...

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