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Deuteronomy 33:24
24And of Asher he said, Asher shall be blessed with sons; Let him be acceptable to his brethren, And let him dip his foot in oil.
Deuteronomy 33:24 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And of Asher he said, Let Asher be blessed with children; let him be acceptable to his brethren, and let him dip his foot in oil.
- New International Version (NIV)About Asher he said: “Most blessed of sons is Asher; let him be favored by his brothers, and let him bathe his feet in oil.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And of Asher he said, "Most blessed of sons be Asher; let him be the favorite of his brothers, and let him dip his foot in oil.
- New King James Version (NKJV)And of Asher he said: “Asher is most blessed of sons; Let him be favored by his brothers, And let him dip his foot in oil.
Context of Deuteronomy 33:24
22And of Dan he said, Dan is a young lion; He shall spring forth from Bashan. 23And of Naphtali he said, Naphtali, satisfied with favour, And full of the blessing of Jehovah, Possess thou the west and the south. And of Asher he said, Asher shall be blessed with sons; Let him be acceptable to his brethren, And let him dip his foot in oil. 25Iron and brass shall be thy bolts; And thy rest as thy days. 26There is none like unto the God of Jeshurun, Who rideth upon the heavens to thy help, And in his majesty, upon the clouds.
Read all of Deuteronomy 33Deuteronomy 33:24 word by word
וּלְאָשֵׁ֣ר אָמַ֔ר בָּר֥וּךְ מִבָּנִ֖ים אָשֵׁ֑ר יְהִ֤י רְצוּי֙ אֶחָ֔יו וְטֹבֵ֥ל בַּשֶּׁ֖מֶן רַגְלֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Deuteronomy 33:24
- Genesis 49:20Out of Asher, his bread shall be fat, And he will give royal dainties.
- Psalms 115:15Ye are blessed of Jehovah, who made the heavens and the earth.
- Psalms 128:3Thy wife shall be as a fruitful vine in the inner part of thy house; thy children like olive-plants round about thy table.
- Proverbs 3:3Let not loving-kindness and truth forsake thee; bind them about thy neck, write them upon the tablet of thy heart:
- Exodus 12:10And ye shall let none of it remain until the morning; and what remaineth of it until the morning ye shall burn with fire.
- Acts 7:10and delivered him out of all his tribulations, and gave him favour and wisdom in the sight of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and he appointed him chief over Egypt and all his house.
- Romans 14:18For he that in this serves the Christ [is] acceptable to God and approved of men.
- Romans 15:31that I may be saved from those that do not believe in Judaea; and that my ministry which [I have] for Jerusalem may be acceptable to the saints;
- Job 29:6When my steps were bathed in milk, and the rock poured out beside me rivers of oil! ...
Commentaries on Deuteronomy 33:24
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 24Let Asher be blessed with children - Let him have a numerous posterity, continually increasing. Let him be acceptable to his brethren - May he be in perfect union and harmony with the other tribes. Let him dip his foot in oil - Let him have a fertile soil, and an abundance of all the conveniences and comforts of life.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 24Rather, “Blessed above the sons” (i. e. of Jacob-most blessed among the sons of Jacob) “be Asher; let him he the favored one of his brethren,” i. e., the one favored of God. The plenty with which this tribe should be blessed is described under the figure of dipping the foot in oil (compare the marginal reference).Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 24-25Verses 24-25 All shall be sanctified to true believers; if their way be rough, their feet shall be shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace. As thy days, so shall thy strength be. The "day" is often in Scripture put for the events of the day; it is a promise that God would graciously and constantly support under trials and troubles, whatever they were. It is a promise sure to all the spiritual seed of Abraham. Have they work allotted? They shall…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 24Asher was the younger of two sons of Jacob by Leah’s servant Zilpah (Genesis 30:12–13). The name Asher means “happy” or “blessed.” This is evident in the plentiful olive oil from the orchards on the lower Galilean hills and Mount Carmel. These hills and other natural formations also provided safety from danger (Deuteronomy 33:25).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 24-2524-25. of Asher he said--The condition of this tribe is described as combining all the elements of earthly felicity. dip his foot in oil--These words allude either to the process of extracting the oil by foot presses, or to his district as particularly fertile and adapted to the culture of the olive.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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