The Meaning of Genesis 49:12 Explained

Genesis 49:12

KJV: His eyes shall be red with wine, and his teeth white with milk.

YLT: Red are eyes with wine, And white are teeth with milk!

Darby: The eyes are red with wine, And the teeth are white with milk.

ASV: His eyes shall be red with wine, And his teeth white with milk.

Discover Genesis 49:12

CONTEXT: What is the Context of Genesis 49:12?

MEANING: What does Genesis 49:12 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Genesis 49:12 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Genesis 49:12?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

His eyes  [shall be] red  with wine,  and his teeth  white  with milk. 

What does Genesis 49:12 Mean?

Context Summary

Genesis 49:1-13 - Jacob Foretells The Future Of His Sons
Once more Joseph visited his father's dying-bed. This was the third time and the last. He stood as one of twelve strong bearded men, gathered around the aged form, whose face was shadowed by death, but aglow with the light of prophecy. How intense their silent awe as they heard their names called one by one, by the old man's trembling voice, speaking with difficulty! The character of each was delineated with unerring insight: the outstanding incidents of their past history enumerated and their future forecasted. The scene was an anticipation of the final judgment, where men shall hear their lives reviewed and the sentence passed. Shiloh means Peace-Giver. What a fragrant name for our Lord! What wonder that He shall gather the nations to His cross and throne! [source]

Chapter Summary: Genesis 49

1  Jacob calls his sons to bless them
3  Their blessing in particular
29  He charges them about his burial
33  He dies

What do the individual words in Genesis 49:12 mean?

Darker his eyes [are] than wine and whiter his teeth than milk -
חַכְלִילִ֥י עֵינַ֖יִם מִיָּ֑יִן וּלְבֶן־ שִׁנַּ֖יִם מֵחָלָֽב פ

חַכְלִילִ֥י  Darker 
Parse: Adjective, masculine singular construct
Root: חַכְלִילִי  
Sense: dull.
עֵינַ֖יִם  his  eyes  [are] 
Parse: Noun, cd
Root: עֹונָה 
Sense: eye.
מִיָּ֑יִן  than  wine 
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, masculine singular
Root: יַיִן  
Sense: wine.
וּלְבֶן־  and  whiter 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Adjective, masculine singular construct
Root: לָבָן  
Sense: white.
שִׁנַּ֖יִם  his  teeth 
Parse: Noun, cd
Root: שֵׁן  
Sense: tooth, ivory.
מֵחָלָֽב  than  milk 
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, masculine singular
Root: חָלָב  
Sense: milk, sour milk, cheese.
פ  - 
Parse: Punctuation

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