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1 Chron. 5:2 KJV (With Strong’s)

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For Judahn prevailed above his brethren, and of him came the chief δruler; but the birthright was Joseph’s:)

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Gen. 49:8,10• ⁸Judah, thee will thy brethren praise: thy hand [will be] on the neck of thine enemies; thy father's children will bow down to thee.
¹⁰The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor the lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come, and to him will be the obedience of peoples. (Gen. 49:8,10)

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Psa. 60:7• ⁷Gilead [is] mine, and mine Manasseh,{HR}Ephraim the strength of my head,{HR}Judah my lawgiver . (Psa. 60:7)

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Mic. 5:2• ²But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel: his goings forth have been of old from everlasting. (Mic. 5:2)

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Heb. 7:14• ¹⁴for [it is] evident beforehand that our Lord hath sprung out of Judah, as to which tribe Moses spoke nothing about priests. (Heb. 7:14)

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Judah.

Gen. 35:23• ²³the sons of Leah, Reuben, Jacob's firstborn, and Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and Issachar, and Zebulun; (Gen. 35:23)

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Gen. 49:8‑10• ⁸Judah, thee will thy brethren praise: thy hand [will be] on the neck of thine enemies; thy father's children will bow down to thee.
⁹Judah [is] a lion's whelp. From the prey, my son, thou art gone up: he stoopeth, he coucheth as a lion, and as a lioness: who will rouse him up?
¹⁰The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor the lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come, and to him will be the obedience of peoples. (Gen. 49:8‑10)

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Num. 2:3• ³On the east side toward the rising of the sun shall they of the standard of the camp of Judah pitch their armies: and Nahshon the son of Aminadab shall be captain of the children of Judah. (Num. 2:3)

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Num. 7:12• ¹²{i}And he that presented his offering the first day was Nahshon the son of Amminadab, of the tribe of Judah.{/i} (Num. 7:12)

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Josh. 14:6• ⁶{i}Then the children of Judah came near to Joshua in Gilgal, and Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite said to him, Thou knowest the word that Jehovah spoke to Moses the man of God, concerning me and thee, in Kadesh-barnea.{/i} (Josh. 14:6)

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Judg. 1:2• ²{i}And Jehovah said, Judah shall go up: behold, I have delivered the land into his hand.{/i} (Judg. 1:2)

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Psa. 60:7• ⁷Gilead [is] mine, and mine Manasseh,{HR}Ephraim the strength of my head,{HR}Judah my lawgiver . (Psa. 60:7)

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Psa. 108:8• ⁸Gilead [is] mine, Manasseh mine,{HR}And Ephraim [is] the strength of my head,{HR}Judah my lawgiver. (Psa. 108:8)

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Mic. 5:2• ²But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel: his goings forth have been of old from everlasting. (Mic. 5:2)

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Matt. 2:6• ⁶{i}And thou Bethlehem, land of Juda, art in no wise the least among the governors of Juda; for out of thee shall go forth a leader who shall shepherd my people Israel.{/i} (Matt. 2:6)

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Heb. 7:14• ¹⁴for [it is] evident beforehand that our Lord hath sprung out of Judah, as to which tribe Moses spoke nothing about priests. (Heb. 7:14)

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Rev. 5:5• ⁵And one of the elders saith to me, Weep not: behold, the lion hath overcome that is of the tribe of Judah, the root of David, that openeth the book and the seven seals thereof. (Rev. 5:5)

the chief ruler.

or, the prince.By the chief ruler is meant first David, and after him the Messiah, agreeably to the celebrated prophecy of Jacob (Ge 49:10).

The Syriac calls him "Christ the king," and the Arabic, "Messiah the king."

1 Sam. 16:1,10,12• ¹{i}And Jehovah said to Samuel, How long wilt thou mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? fill thy horn with oil, and go, I will send thee to Jesse the Bethlehemite; for I have provided me a king among his sons.{/i}
¹⁰{i}And Jesse made seven of his sons pass before Samuel. And Samuel said to Jesse, Jehovah has not chosen these.{/i}
¹²{i}And he sent and brought him in. And he was ruddy, and besides of a lovely countenance and beautiful appearance. And Jehovah said, Arise, anoint him; for this is he.{/i} (1 Sam. 16:1,10,12)

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2 Sam. 8:15• ¹⁵And David reigned over all Israel; and David executed judgment and justice unto all his people. (2 Sam. 8:15)

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Psa. 78:68‑71• ⁶⁸And he chose the tribe of Judah,{HR}The mount Zion which he loved.
⁶⁹And he built his sanctuary like high [places],{HR}Like the earth he founded forever.
⁷⁰And he chose David his servant,{HR}And took him from the sheepfold;
⁷¹From behind suckling [ewes] he brought him{HR}To feed Jacob his people and Israel his inheritance. (Psa. 78:68‑71)

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Jer. 23:5‑6• ⁵Behold the days come, saith Jehovah, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth.
⁶In his days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell safely: and this is his name whereby he shall be called, JEHOVAH OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS. (Jer. 23:5‑6)

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Mic. 5:2• ²But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel: his goings forth have been of old from everlasting. (Mic. 5:2)

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Matt. 2:6• ⁶{i}And thou Bethlehem, land of Juda, art in no wise the least among the governors of Juda; for out of thee shall go forth a leader who shall shepherd my people Israel.{/i} (Matt. 2:6)

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Heb. 7:14• ¹⁴for [it is] evident beforehand that our Lord hath sprung out of Judah, as to which tribe Moses spoke nothing about priests. (Heb. 7:14)

birthright was.

Gen. 49:26• ²⁶The blessings of thy father surpass the blessings of my progenitors unto the bounds of the everlasting hills: they shall be on the head of Joseph, and on the crown of the head of him that was separated from his brethren. (Gen. 49:26)

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Rom. 8:29• ²⁹For whom he foreknew, he also predetermined [to be] conformed to the image of his Son, that he should be first-born among many brethren. (Rom. 8:29)

• His place is given to Judah, the stock of the kingship according to God's counsels: "Of him was the prince." (“The Tribes Beyond Jordan: 1 Chronicles 5” by H.L. Rossier)

J. N. Darby Translation

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for Judah prevailed among his brethren, and of him was the prince, but the birthright was Joseph’s),

W. Kelly Translation

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Judah prevailed above his brethren, and of him came the chief ruler; but the birthright was Joseph’s),