en_tn/gen/49/09.md

# Judah is a lion's cub

Jacob speaks about Judah as if he were a lion's cub. Jacob is emphasizing Judah's strength. AT: "Judah is like a young lion" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

# My son, you have gone up from your victims

"You, my son, have come back from eating your prey"

# like a lioness

Jacob also compares Judah to a female lion. The lioness is the primary hunter and protector of her cubs. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])

# Who would dare to awaken him?

Jacob uses a question to emphasize how terrifying Judah is to other people. AT: "No one wants to wake him up." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/lion]]
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# Judah is a lion's cub`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`Jacob speaks about Judah as if he were a lion's cub. Jacob is emphasizing Judah's strength. AT: "Judah is like a young lion" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# My son, you have gone up from your victims`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00			`"You, my son, have come back from eating your prey"`

initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# like a lioness`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
			`Jacob also compares Judah to a female lion. The lioness is the primary hunter and protector of her cubs. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])`

initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# Who would dare to awaken him?`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
added tw to notes 2017-06-24 00:15:21 +00:00			`Jacob uses a question to emphasize how terrifying Judah is to other people. AT: "No one wants to wake him up." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])`

			`# translationWords`

			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/lion]]`