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Deuteronomy 33:6-17
6Let ReubenH7205 liveH2421 and notH408 dieH4191, norH19611 his menH4962 be fewH4557.”
7AndH2063 concerning JudahH3063 he saidH559:
“O LORDH3068, hearH8085 the cryH6963 of JudahH3063and bring himH935 toH413 his peopleH5971.With his own handsH3027 he defends his causeH7378,but may You beH1961 a helpH5828 against his foesH6862.”
8Concerning LeviH3878 he saidH559:
“Give Your ThummimH8550 to Leviand Your UrimH224 to Your godlyH2623 oneH376,2whomH834 You testedH5254 at MassahH45323and contestedH7378 atH5921 the watersH4325 of MeribahH4809.49He saidH559 of his fatherH1 and motherH517,‘I do notH3808 consider themH7200.’He disregardedH3808H5234 his brothersH251and did notH3808 knowH3045 his own sonsH1121,forH3588 he keptH81045 Your wordH565and maintainedH5341 Your covenantH1285.10He will teachH3384 Your ordinancesH4941 to JacobH3290and Your lawH8451 to IsraelH3478;he will setH7760 incenseH6988 before YouH639and whole burnt offeringsH3632 onH5921 Your altarH4196.11BlessH1288 his substanceH2428, O LORDH3068,and acceptH7521 the workH6467 of his handsH3027.SmashH4272 the loinsH4975 of those who rise against himH6965,and of his foesH8130 so they canH4480 riseH6965 no more.”
12Concerning BenjaminH1144 he saidH559:
“May the belovedH3039 of the LORDH3068restH7931 secureH983 in HimH5921;God shieldsH26536 himH5921 allH3605 day longH3117H996,and upon His shouldersH3802 he restsH7931.”
13Concerning JosephH3130 he saidH559:
“May his landH776 be blessedH1288 by the LORDH3068with the preciousH4022 dewH2919 from heaven aboveH8064and the deep watersH8415 that lieH7257 beneathH8478,14with the bountifulH4022 harvestH8393 from the sunH8121and the abundantH4022 yieldH1645 of the seasonsH3391,15with the bestH7218 of the ancientH6924 mountainsH2042and the bountyH4022 of the everlastingH5769 hillsH1389,16with the choice giftsH4022 of the landH776 and everything in itH4393,and with the favorH7522 of Him who dweltH7931 in the burning bushH5572.May these restH935 on the headH7218 of JosephH3130and crown the browH6936 of the princeH5139 of his brothersH251.17His majestyH1926 is like a firstbornH1060 bullH7794,and his hornsH7161 are like thoseH7161 of a wild oxH7214.With them he will goreH5055H3162 the nationsH5971,even to the endsH657 of the earthH776.SuchH1992 are the myriadsH7233 of EphraimH669,and suchH1992 are the thousandsH505 of ManassehH4519.”
Notes
- 1. Deuteronomy 33:6 Or but let ↩
- 2. Deuteronomy 33:8 DSS and LXX; MT does not include to Levi; literally Let Your Perfections and Your Lights be to Your godly one. ↩
- 3. Deuteronomy 33:8 Massah means testing; see Exodus 17:7. ↩
- 4. Deuteronomy 33:8 Meribah means quarreling; see Exodus 17:7. ↩
- 5. Deuteronomy 33:9 Hebrew they kept, most likely referring to Levi in the plural; similarly twice in verse 10 ↩
- 6. Deuteronomy 33:12 LXX; Hebrew He shields ↩
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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