3 I was the fourth son born to my father Jacob; and Leah my mother named me Judah, saying, I give thanks to the Lord, because He hath given me a fourth son also. (T12) 4 I was swift in my youth, and obedient to my father in everything. (T12) 5 And I honoured my mother and my mother's sister. (T12) 6 And it came to pass, when I became a man, that my father blessed me, saying, Thou shalt be a king, prospering in all things. (T12) 7 And the Lord showed me favour in all my works both in the field and in the house. (T12) 8 I know that I raced a hind, and caught it, and prepared the meat for my father, and he did eat. (T12)
Testament of Judah 1:3–8
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