9. Judah is a lion’s cub;from the prey, my son, you have gone up. He stooped down; he crouched as a lionand as a lioness; who dares rouse him?
10. The scepter shall not depart from Judah,nor the ruler’s staff from between his feet,until tribute comes to him;and to him shall be the obedience of the peoples.
11. Binding his foal to the vineand his donkey’s colt to the choice vine,he has washed his garments in wineand his vesture in the blood of grapes.
12. His eyes are darker than wine,and his teeth whiter than milk.
13. “Zebulun shall dwell at the shore of the sea;he shall become a haven for ships,and his border shall be at Sidon.
14. “Issachar is a strong donkey,crouching between the sheepfolds.