Berean Standard Bible

Deuteronomy 33

1Thisוְזֹ֣אתve.ZotH2063is the blessingהַבְּרָכָ֗הha.be.ra.KhahH1293thatאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834Mosesמֹשֶׁ֛הmo.ShehH4872the manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430אֶת־'et-H853pronouncedבֵּרַ֥ךְbe.RakhH1288upon the Israelitesבְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478beforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440his deathמוֹתֽוֹ׃mo.ToH4194.

2He saidוַיֹּאמַ֗רvai.yo.MarH559: “The LORDיְהוָ֞הYah.wehH3068cameבָּא֙ba'H935from Sinaiמִסִּינַ֥יmi.si.NaiH5514and dawnedוְזָרַ֤חve.za.RachH2224upon usfrom Seirמִשֵּׂעִיר֙mi.se.'IrH8165;He shone forthהוֹפִ֙יעַ֙ho.Fi.a'H3313from Mountמֵהַ֣רme.HarH2022Paranפָּארָ֔ןpa.RanH6290and cameוְאָתָ֖הve.'a.TahH857with myriadsמֵרִבְבֹ֣תme.ri.VotH7233of holy onesקֹ֑דֶשׁKo.deshH6944,with flaming fireH799at His right handמִֽימִינ֕וֹmi.mi.NoH3225.

3Surelyאַ֚ף'afH637You loveחֹבֵ֣בcho.VevH2245the peopleעַמִּ֔ים'a.MimH5971;allכָּל־kol-H3605the holy onesקְדֹשָׁ֖יוke.do.ShavH6918arein Your handבְּיָדֶ֑ךָbe.ya.De.khaH3027,and theyוְהֵם֙ve.HemH1992sit downתֻּכּ֣וּtu.KuH8497at Your feetלְרַגְלֶ֔ךָle.rag.Le.khaH7272;each receivesיִשָּׂ֖אyi.Sa'H5375Your wordsמִדַּבְּרֹתֶֽיךָ׃mi.da.be.ro.Tei.khaH1703—

4the lawתּוֹרָ֥הto.RahH8451that Mosesמֹשֶׁ֑הmo.ShehH4872gaveצִוָּה־tzi.vah-H6680us,the possessionמוֹרָשָׁ֖הmo.ra.ShahH4181of the assemblyקְהִלַּ֥תke.hi.LatH6952of Jacobיַעֲקֹֽב׃ya.'a.KoH3290.

5So the LORD becameוַיְהִ֥יvay.HiH1961Kingמֶ֑לֶךְMe.lekhH4428in Jeshurunבִישֻׁר֖וּןvi.shu.RunH3484when the leadersרָ֣אשֵׁיRa.sheiH7218of the peopleעָ֔ם'AmH5971gatheredבְּהִתְאַסֵּף֙be.hit.'a.SefH622,when the tribesשִׁבְטֵ֥יshiv.TeiH7626of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478cametogetherיַ֖חַדYa.chadH3162.

6Let Reubenרְאוּבֵ֖ןre.'u.VenH7205liveיְחִ֥יye.ChiH2421and notוְאַל־ve.'al-H408dieיָמֹ֑תya.MotH4191,norוִיהִ֥יvi.HiH1961his menמְתָ֖יוme.TavH4962be fewמִסְפָּֽר׃ סmis.ParH4557.”

7Andוְזֹ֣אתve.ZotH2063concerning Judahלִֽיהוּדָה֮li.hu.DahH3063he saidוַיֹּאמַר֒vai.yo.MarH559: “O LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,hearשְׁמַ֤עshe.Ma'H8085the cryק֣וֹלKolH6963of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063and bring himתְּבִיאֶ֑נּוּte.vi.'E.nuH935toוְאֶל־ve.'el-H413his peopleעַמּ֖וֹa.MoH5971.With his own handsיָדָיו֙ya.DavH3027he defends his causeרָ֣בravH7378,but may You beתִּהְיֶֽה׃ סtih.YehH1961a helpוְעֵ֥זֶרve.'E.zerH5828against his foesמִצָּרָ֖יוmi.tza.RavH6862.”

8Concerning Leviוּלְלֵוִ֣יu.le.le.ViH3878he saidאָמַ֔ר'a.MarH559: “GiveYour Thummimתֻּמֶּ֥יךָtu.Mei.khaH8550to Leviand Your Urimוְאוּרֶ֖יךָve.'u.Rei.khaH224to Your godlyחֲסִידֶ֑ךָcha.si.De.khaH2623oneלְאִ֣ישׁle.'IshH376,whomאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834You testedנִסִּיתוֹ֙ni.si.ToH5254at Massahבְּמַסָּ֔הbe.ma.SahH4532and contestedתְּרִיבֵ֖הוּte.ri.Ve.huH7378atעַל־'al-H5921the watersמֵ֥יmeiH4325of Meribahמְרִיבָֽה׃me.ri.VahH4809.

9He saidהָאֹמֵ֞רha.'o.MerH559of his fatherלְאָבִ֤יוle.'a.VivH1and motherוּלְאִמּוֹ֙u.le.'i.MoH517, ‘I do notלֹ֣אlo'H3808consider themרְאִיתִ֔יוre.'i.TivH7200וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853.’He disregardedלֹ֣א הִכִּ֔ירlo' hi.KirH3808 H5234וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853his brothersאֶחָיו֙'e.ChavH251and did notלֹ֣אlo'H3808knowיָדָ֑עya.Da'H3045his own sonsבָּנָ֖יוba.novH1121,forכִּ֤יkiH3588he keptשָֽׁמְרוּ֙sha.me.RuH8104Your wordאִמְרָתֶ֔ךָ'im.ra.Te.khaH565and maintainedיִנְצֹֽרוּ׃yin.Tzo.ruH5341Your covenantוּבְרִֽיתְךָ֖u.ve.ri.te.KhaH1285.

10He will teachיוֹר֤וּyo.RuH3384Your ordinancesמִשְׁפָּטֶ֙יךָ֙mish.pa.Tei.khaH4941to Jacobלְיַעֲקֹ֔בle.ya.'a.KoH3290and Your lawוְתוֹרָתְךָ֖ve.to.ra.te.KhaH8451to Israelלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לle.Yis.ra.'ElH3478;he will setיָשִׂ֤ימוּya.Si.muH7760incenseקְטוֹרָה֙ke.to.RahH6988before Youבְּאַפֶּ֔ךָbe.'a.Pe.khaH639and whole burnt offeringsוְכָלִ֖ילve.kha.LilH3632onעַֽל־'al-H5921Your altarמִזְבְּחֶֽךָ׃miz.be.Che.khaH4196.

11Blessבָּרֵ֤ךְba.RekhH1288his substanceחֵיל֔וֹchei.LoH2428,O LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,and acceptתִּרְצֶ֑הtir.TzehH7521the workוּפֹ֥עַלu.Fo.'alH6467of his handsיָדָ֖יוya.DavH3027.Smashמְחַ֨ץme.ChatzH4272the loinsמָתְנַ֧יִםma.te.Na.yimH4975of those who rise against himקָמָ֛יוka.MavH6965,and of his foesוּמְשַׂנְאָ֖יוu.me.san.'AvH8130so they canמִן־min-H4480riseיְקוּמֽוּן׃ סye.ku.MunH6965no more.”

12Concerning Benjaminלְבִנְיָמִ֣ןle.vin.ya.MinH1144he saidאָמַ֔ר'a.MarH559: “May the belovedיְדִ֣ידye.DidH3039of the LORDיְהֹוָ֔הYah.wehH3068restיִשְׁכֹּ֥ןyish.KonH7931secureלָבֶ֖טַחla.Ve.tachH983in Himעָלָ֑יו'a.LavH5921; Godshieldsחֹפֵ֤ףcho.FefH2653himעָלָיו֙'a.LavH5921allכָּל־kol-H3605day longהַיּ֔וֹם וּבֵ֥יןhai.Yom u.VeinH3117 H996,and upon His shouldersכְּתֵיפָ֖יוke.tei.FavH3802he restsשָׁכֵֽן׃ סsha.KhenH7931.”

13Concerning Josephוּלְיוֹסֵ֣ףu.le.yo.SefH3130he saidאָמַ֔ר'a.MarH559: “May his landאַרְצ֑וֹ'ar.TzoH776be blessedמְבֹרֶ֥כֶתme.vo.Re.khetH1288by the LORDיְהֹוָ֖הYah.wehH3068with the preciousמִמֶּ֤גֶדmi.Me.gedH4022dewמִטָּ֔לmi.TalH2919from heaven aboveשָׁמַ֙יִם֙sha.Ma.yimH8064and the deep watersוּמִתְּה֖וֹםu.mi.te.HomH8415that lieרֹבֶ֥צֶתro.Ve.tzetH7257beneathתָּֽחַת׃Ta.chatH8478,

14with the bountifulוּמִמֶּ֖גֶדu.mi.Me.gedH4022harvestתְּבוּאֹ֣תte.vu.'OtH8393from the sunשָׁ֑מֶשׁSha.meshH8121and the abundantוּמִמֶּ֖גֶדu.mi.Me.gedH4022yieldגֶּ֥רֶשׁGe.reshH1645of the seasonsיְרָחִֽים׃ye.ra.ChimH3391,

15with the bestוּמֵרֹ֖אשׁu.me.RoshH7218of the ancientקֶ֑דֶםKe.demH6924mountainsהַרְרֵי־ha.rei-H2042and the bountyוּמִמֶּ֖גֶדu.mi.Me.gedH4022of the everlastingעוֹלָֽם׃o.LamH5769hillsגִּבְע֥וֹתgiv.'otH1389,

16with the choice giftsוּמִמֶּ֗גֶדu.mi.Me.gedH4022of the landאֶ֚רֶץ'E.retzH776and everything in itוּמְלֹאָ֔הּu.me.lo.'AhH4393,and with the favorוּרְצ֥וֹןu.re.TzonH7522of Him who dweltשֹׁכְנִ֖יsho.khe.NiH7931in the burning bushסְנֶ֑הse.NehH5572.May these restתָּב֙וֹאתָה֙ta.Vo.tahH935on the headלְרֹ֣אשׁle.RoshH7218of Josephיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130and crown the browוּלְקָדְקֹ֖דu.le.ka.de.KodH6936of the princeנְזִ֥ירne.ZirH5139of his brothersאֶחָֽיו׃'e.ChavH251.

17Hismajestyהָדָ֣רha.DarH1926is likea firstbornבְּכ֨וֹרbe.KhorH1060bullשׁוֹר֜וֹsho.RoH7794,and his hornsוְקַרְנֵ֤יve.kar.NeiH7161are like thoseקַרְנָ֔יוkar.NavH7161of a wild oxרְאֵם֙re.'EmH7214.With them he will goreיְנַגַּ֥ח יַחְדָּ֖וye.na.Gach yach.DavH5055 H3162the nationsעַמִּ֛ים'a.MimH5971,even to the endsאַפְסֵי־'af.sei-H657of the earthאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776.Suchוְהֵם֙ve.HemH1992are the myriadsרִבְב֣וֹתri.VotH7233of Ephraimאֶפְרַ֔יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669,and suchוְהֵ֖םve.HemH1992are the thousandsאַלְפֵ֥י'al.FeiH505of Manassehמְנַשֶּֽׁה׃ סme.na.ShehH4519.”

18Concerning Zebulunוְלִזְבוּלֻ֣ןve.liz.vu.LunH2074he saidאָמַ֔ר'a.MarH559: “Rejoiceשְׂמַ֥חse.MachH8055,Zebulunזְבוּלֻ֖ןze.vu.LunH2074,in your journeysבְּצֵאתֶ֑ךָbe.tze.Te.khaH3318,and Issacharוְיִשָּׂשכָ֖רve.yi.so.sh.KharH3485,in your tentsבְּאֹהָלֶֽיךָ׃be.'o.ha.Lei.khaH168.

19They will callיִקְרָ֔אוּyik.Ra.'uH7121the peoplesעַמִּים֙'a.MimH5971to a mountainהַר־har-H2022;thereשָׁ֖םshamH8033they will offerיִזְבְּח֣וּyiz.be.ChuH2076sacrificesזִבְחֵי־ziv.chei-H2077of righteousnessצֶ֑דֶקTze.dekH6664.Forכִּ֣יkiH3588they will feast onיִינָ֔קוּyi.Na.kuH3243the abundanceשֶׁ֤פַעShe.fa'H8228of the seasיַמִּים֙ya.MimH3220and the hiddenוּשְׂפוּנֵ֖יu.se.fu.NeiH8226treasuresטְמ֥וּנֵיte.Mu.neiH2934of the sandחֽוֹל׃ סCholH2344.”

20Concerning Gadוּלְגָ֣דu.le.GadH1410he saidאָמַ֔ר'a.MarH559: “Blessedבָּר֖וּךְba.RukhH1288ishe who enlargesמַרְחִ֣יבmar.ChivH7337the domain ofGadגָּ֑דGadH1410!He lies downשָׁכֵ֔ןsha.KhenH7931like a lionכְּלָבִ֣יאke.la.Vi'H3833and tears offוְטָרַ֥ףve.ta.RafH2963an armזְר֖וֹעַze.Ro.a'H2220orאַף־'af-H637a headקָדְקֹֽד׃ka.de.KodH6936.

21He choseוַיַּ֤רְאvai.Yar'H7200the bestרֵאשִׁית֙re.ShitH7225land for himself,becauseכִּי־ki-H3588a ruler’sמְחֹקֵ֖קme.cho.KekH2710portionחֶלְקַ֥תchel.KatH2513was reserved for himסָפ֑וּןsa.FunH5603thereשָׁ֛םshamH8033.He cameוַיֵּתֵא֙vai.ye.Te'H857with the leadersרָ֣אשֵׁיRa.sheiH7218of the peopleעָ֔ם'AmH5971;he administeredעָשָׂ֔ה'a.SahH6213the LORD’sיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068justiceצִדְקַ֤תtzid.KatH6666and His ordinancesוּמִשְׁפָּטָ֖יוu.mish.pa.TavH4941forעִם־'im-H5973Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סYis.ra.'ElH3478.”

22Concerning Danוּלְדָ֣ןu.le.DanH1835he saidאָמַ֔ר'a.MarH559: “Danדָּ֖ןdanH1835isa lion’sאַרְיֵ֑ה'ar.YehH738cubגּ֣וּרgurH1482,leapingיְזַנֵּ֖קye.za.NekH2187out ofמִן־min-H4480Bashanהַבָּשָֽׁן׃ha.ba.ShanH1316.”

23Concerning Naphtaliוּלְנַפְתָּלִ֣יu.le.naf.ta.LiH5321he saidאָמַ֔ר'a.MarH559: “Naphtaliנַפְתָּלִי֙naf.ta.LiH5321is aboundingשְׂבַ֣עse.Va'H7649with favorרָצ֔וֹןra.TzonH7522,fullוּמָלֵ֖אu.ma.Le'H4392of the blessingבִּרְכַּ֣תbir.KatH1293of the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068;he shall take possessionיְרָֽשָׁה׃ סye.Ra.shahH3423of the seaיָ֥םyamH3220and the southוְדָר֖וֹםve.da.RomH1864.”

24And concerning Asherוּלְאָשֵׁ֣רu.le.'a.SherH836he saidאָמַ֔ר'a.MarH559: “May Asherאָשֵׁ֑ר'a.SherH836be the most blessedבָּר֥וּךְba.RukhH1288of sonsמִבָּנִ֖יםmi.ba.NimH1121;may he beיְהִ֤יye.HiH1961the most favoredרְצוּי֙re.TzuiH7521among his brothersאֶחָ֔יו'e.ChavH251and dipוְטֹבֵ֥לve.to.VelH2881his footרַגְלֽוֹ׃rag.LoH7272in oilבַּשֶּׁ֖מֶןba.She.menH8081.

25May the bolts of your gateמִנְעָלֶ֑יךָmin.'a.Lei.khaH4515be ironבַּרְזֶ֥לbar.ZelH1270and bronzeוּנְחֹ֖שֶׁתu.ne.Cho.shetH5178,and may your strengthדָּבְאֶֽךָ׃da.ve.'E.khaH1679match your daysוּכְיָמֶ֖יךָu.khe.ya.Mei.khaH3117.”

26“There is noneאֵ֥ין'einH369like the Godכָּאֵ֖לka.'ElH410of Jeshurunיְשֻׁר֑וּןye.shu.RunH3484,who ridesרֹכֵ֤בro.KhevH7392the heavensשָׁמַ֙יִם֙sha.Ma.yimH8064to your aidבְעֶזְרֶ֔ךָve.'ez.Re.khaH5828,and the cloudsשְׁחָקִֽים׃she.cha.KimH7834in His majestyוּבְגַאֲוָת֖וֹu.ve.ga.'a.va.ToH1346.

27The eternalקֶ֔דֶםKe.demH6924Godאֱלֹ֣הֵי'e.Lo.heiH430is your dwelling placeמְעֹנָה֙me.'o.NahH4585,and underneathוּמִתַּ֖חַתu.mi.Ta.chatH8478are the everlastingעוֹלָ֑םo.LamH5769armsזְרֹעֹ֣תze.ro.'OtH2220.He drives outוַיְגָ֧רֶשׁvay.Ga.reshH1644the enemyאוֹיֵ֖ב'o.YevH341before youמִפָּנֶ֛יךָmi.pa.Nei.khaH6440,giving the commandוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, ‘Destroyהַשְׁמֵֽד׃hash.MedH8045him!’

28So Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֨לYis.ra.'ElH3478dwellsוַיִּשְׁכֹּן֩vai.yish.KonH7931securelyבֶּ֤טַחBe.tachH983;the fountainעֵ֣ין'einH5869of Jacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290lives untroubledבָּדָד֙ba.DadH910inאֶל־'el-H413a landאֶ֖רֶץ'E.retzH776of grainדָּגָ֣ןda.GanH1715and new wineוְתִיר֑וֹשׁve.ti.Ro.oshH8492,where evenאַף־'af-H637the heavensשָׁמָ֖יוsha.MavH8064dripיַֽעַרְפוּYa.'ar.fuH6201with dewטָֽל׃TalH2919.

29Blessed are youאַשְׁרֶ֨יךָ'ash.Rei.khaH835,O Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478!Whoמִ֣יmiH4310is like youכָמ֗וֹךָkha.Mo.khaH3644,a peopleעַ֚ם'amH5971savedנוֹשַׁ֣עno.Sha'H3467by the LORDבַּֽיהוָ֔הba.Yah.wehH3068?He is the shieldמָגֵ֣ןma.GenH4043that protects youעֶזְרֶ֔ךָ'ez.Re.khaH5828וַאֲשֶׁר־va.'a.Sher-H834,the swordחֶ֖רֶבChe.revH2719in which you boastגַּאֲוָתֶ֑ךָga.'a.va.Te.khaH1346.Your enemiesאֹיְבֶ֙יךָ֙'o.ye.Vei.khaH341will cower before youוְיִכָּֽחֲשׁ֤וּve.yi.ka.cha.ShuH3584,and youוְאַתָּ֖הve.'a.TahH859shall trampleתִדְרֹֽךְ׃ סtid.RokhH1869עַל־'al-H5921their high placesבָּמוֹתֵ֥ימוֹba.mo.Tei.movH1116.”

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 33