Christian Standard Bible
Deuteronomy 33:2
2He said: The Lord came from Sinai and appeared to them from Seir; he shone on them from Mount Paran and came with ten thousand holy ones, with lightning from his right hand for them.
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, gave the Israelites before his death. He said: The Lord came from Sinai and appeared to them from Seir; he shone on them from Mount Paran and came with ten thousand holy ones, with lightning from his right hand for them. 3Indeed he loves the people. All your holy ones are in your hand, and they assemble at your feet. Each receives your words. 4Moses gave us instruction, a possession for the assembly of Jacob.
Read all of Deuteronomy 33Deuteronomy 33:2 word by word
וַיֹּאמַ֗ר יְהוָ֞ה מִסִּינַ֥י בָּא֙ וְזָרַ֤ח מִשֵּׂעִיר֙ לָ֔מוֹ הוֹפִ֙יעַ֙ מֵהַ֣ר פָּארָ֔ן וְאָתָ֖ה מֵרִבְבֹ֣ת קֹ֑דֶשׁ מִֽימִינ֕וֹ אֵ֥שׁדָּ֖ת לָֽמוֹ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And he saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
- The Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- cameבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
- from Sinaiסִינַיsîynay · SinaiH5514
- and rose upזָרַחzârach · to riseH2224
- from Seirשֵׂעִירώê‛îyr · SeirH8165
- unto them; he shined forthיָפַעyâpha‛ · to shineH3313
- from mountהַרhar · mountain: mountH2022
- Paranפָּארָןpâ'rân · (Mount) ParanH6290
- and he cameאָתָה'âthâh 'âthâ' · to comeH857
- with ten thousandsרְבָבָהrebâbâh · myriadH7233
- of saintsקֹ֫דֶשׁqôdesh · holinessH6944
- from his right handיָמִיןyâmîyn · rightH3225
- a fieryאֵשׁ'êsh · fireH784
- a fieryאֶשְׁדָּת'eshdâth · fieryH799
- lawדָּתdâth · lawH1881
Cross-references for Deuteronomy 33:2
- Exodus 19:18Mount Sinai was completely enveloped in smoke because the Lord came down on it in fire. Its smoke went up like the smoke of a furnace, and the whole mountain shook violently.
- Judges 5:4Lord, when you came from Seir, when you marched from the fields of Edom, the earth trembled, the skies poured rain, and the clouds poured water.
- Habakkuk 3:3God comes from Teman, the Holy One from Mount Paran.Selah His splendor covers the heavens, and the earth is full of his praise.
- Psalms 68:7God, when you went out before your people, when you marched through the desert,Selah
- Daniel 7:9“As I kept watching, thrones were set in place, and the Ancient of Days took his seat. His clothing was white like snow, and the hair of his head like whitest wool. His throne was flaming fire; its wheels were blazing fire.
- Acts 7:53You received the law under the direction of angels and yet have not kept it.”
- Galatians 3:19Why, then, was the law given? It was added for the sake of transgressions until the Seed to whom the promise was made would come. The law was put into effect through angels by means of a mediator.
- 2 Thessalonians 1:7and to give relief to you who are afflicted, along with us. This will take place at the revelation of the Lord Jesus from heaven with his powerful angels,
- Hebrews 2:2For if the message spoken through angels was legally binding and every transgression and disobedience received a just punishment,
- Jude 1:14It was about these that Enoch, in the seventh generation from Adam, prophesied: “Look! The Lord comes with tens of thousands of his holy ones
- Revelation 5:11Then I looked and heard the voice of many angels around the throne, and also of the living creatures and of the elders. Their number was countless thousands, plus thousands of thousands.
- Deuteronomy 5:22“The Lord spoke these commands in a loud voice to your entire assembly from the fire, cloud, and total darkness on the mountain; he added nothing more. He wrote them on two stone tablets and gave them to me.
- 2 Corinthians 3:7Now if the ministry that brought death, chiseled in letters on stones, came with glory, so that the Israelites were not able to gaze steadily at Moses’s face because of its glory, which was set aside,
- Galatians 3:10For all who rely on the works of the law are under a curse, because it is written, Everyone who does not do everything written in the book of the law is cursed.
- 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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