Berean Standard Bible
Deuteronomy 33:2
2He said:
Deuteronomy 33:2 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And he said, The Lord came from Sinai, and rose up from Seir unto them; he shined forth from mount Paran, and he came with ten thousands of saints: from his right hand went a fiery law for them.
- New International Version (NIV)He said: “The Lord came from Sinai and dawned over them from Seir; he shone forth from Mount Paran. He came with myriads of holy ones from the south, from his mountain slopes.
- English Standard Version (ESV)He said, "The Lord came from Sinai and dawned from Seir upon us; he shone forth from Mount Paran; he came from the ten thousands of holy ones, with flaming fire at his right hand.
- New King James Version (NKJV)And he said: “The Lord came from Sinai, And dawned on them from Seir; He shone forth from Mount Paran, And He came with ten thousands of saints; From His right hand Came a fiery law for them.
Context of Deuteronomy 33:2
1This is the blessing that Moses the man of God pronounced upon the Israelites before his death. He said: “The LORD came from Sinai and dawned upon us from Seir; He shone forth from Mount Paran and came with myriads of holy ones, with flaming fire at His right hand. 3Surely You love the people; all the holy ones are in Your hand, and they sit down at Your feet; each receives Your words— 4the law that Moses gave us, the possession of the assembly of Jacob.
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וַיֹּאמַ֗ר יְהוָ֞ה מִסִּינַ֥י בָּא֙ וְזָרַ֤ח מִשֵּׂעִיר֙ לָ֔מוֹ הוֹפִ֙יעַ֙ מֵהַ֣ר פָּארָ֔ן וְאָתָ֖ה מֵרִבְבֹ֣ת קֹ֑דֶשׁ מִֽימִינ֕וֹ אֵ֥שׁדָּ֖ת לָֽמוֹ׃Read the interlinear
- He saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
- The LORDיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- cameבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
- from Sinaiסִינַיsîynay · SinaiH5514
- and dawnedזָרַחzârach · to riseH2224
- from Seirשֵׂעִירώê‛îyr · SeirH8165
- He shone forthיָפַעyâpha‛ · to shineH3313
- from Mountהַרhar · mountain: mountH2022
- Paranפָּארָןpâ'rân · (Mount) ParanH6290
- and cameאָתָה'âthâh 'âthâ' · to comeH857
- with myriadsרְבָבָהrebâbâh · myriadH7233
- of holy onesקֹ֫דֶשׁqôdesh · holinessH6944
- with flaming fireאֶשְׁדָּת'eshdâth · fieryH799
- at His right handיָמִיןyâmîyn · rightH3225
Cross-references for Deuteronomy 33:2
- Exodus 19:18Mount Sinai was completely enveloped in smoke, because the LORD had descended on it in fire. And the smoke rose like the smoke of a furnace, and the whole mountain quaked violently.
- Judges 5:4O LORD, when You went out from Seir, when You marched from the land of Edom, the earth trembled, the heavens poured out rain, and the clouds poured down water.
- Habakkuk 3:3God came from Teman, and the Holy One from Mount Paran. Selah His glory covered the heavens, and His praise filled the earth.
- Psalms 68:7O God, when You went out before Your people, when You marched through the wasteland, Selah
- Daniel 7:9As I continued to watch, thrones were set in place, and the Ancient of Days took His seat. His clothing was white as snow, and the hair of His head was like pure wool. His throne was flaming with fire, and its wheels were all ablaze.
- Acts 7:53you who received the law ordained by angels, yet have not kept it.”
- Galatians 3:19Why then was the law given? It was added because of transgressions, until the arrival of the seed to whom the promise referred. It was administered through angels by a mediator.
- 2 Thessalonians 1:7and to grant relief to you who are oppressed and to us as well. This will take place when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with His mighty angels
- Hebrews 2:2For if the message spoken by angels was binding, and every transgression and disobedience received its just punishment,
- Jude 1:14Enoch, the seventh from Adam, also prophesied about them: “Behold, the Lord is coming with myriads of His holy ones
- Revelation 5:11Then I looked, and I heard the voices of many angels encircling the throne, and the living creatures and the elders. And their number was myriads of myriads and thousands of thousands.
- Deuteronomy 5:22The LORD spoke these commandments in a loud voice to your whole assembly out of the fire, the cloud, and the deep darkness on the mountain; He added nothing more. And He wrote them on two tablets of stone and gave them to me.
- 2 Corinthians 3:7Now if the ministry of death, which was engraved in letters on stone, came with such glory that the Israelites could not gaze at the face of Moses because of its fleeting glory,
- Galatians 3:10All who rely on works of the law are under a curse. For it is written: “Cursed is everyone who does not continue to do everything written in the Book of the Law.”
- Hebrews 12:20For they could not bear what was commanded: “If even an animal touches the mountain, it must be stoned.”
Commentaries on Deuteronomy 33:2
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2By “Seir” is to be understood the mountain-land of the Edomites, and by “mount Paran” the range which forms the northern boundary of the desert of Sinai (compare Genesis 14:6 note). Thus the verse forms a poetical description of the vast arena upon which the glorious manifestation of the Lord in the giving of the covenant took place. With ten thousands of saints - Render, from amidst ten thousands of holy ones: literally from myriads of holiness, i. e…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2This poetic passage does not describe an exact travel route that God followed. Instead, it uses vivid language to show God’s greatness. It pictures God coming at certain times and places to lead his people in battle against their enemies. This is sometimes described as God’s war, meaning that God fought on behalf of his people. Mount Paran refers to the highlands of Paran in the northeast part of the Sinai Peninsula (see 1:1).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2-42-4. The Lord came--Under a beautiful metaphor, borrowed from the dawn and progressive splendor of the sun, the Majesty of God is sublimely described as a divine light which appeared in Sinai and scattered its beams on all the adjoining region in directing Israel's march to Canaan. In these descriptions of a theophania, God is represented as coming from the south, and the allusion is in general to the thunderings and lightnings of Sinai; but other…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Deuteronomy 33
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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