Deuteronomy 33:10

Deuteronomy 33:10 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)They shall teach Jacob thy judgments, and Israel thy law: they shall put incense before thee, and whole burnt sacrifice upon thine altar.
• New International Version (NIV)He teaches your precepts to Jacob and your law to Israel. He offers incense before you and whole burnt offerings on your altar.
• English Standard Version (ESV)They shall teach Jacob your rules and Israel your law; they shall put incense before you and whole burnt offerings on your altar.
• New King James Version (NKJV)They shall teach Jacob Your judgments, And Israel Your law. They shall put incense before You, And a whole burnt sacrifice on Your altar.

Context of Deuteronomy 33:10

8I pray this for the tribe of Levi: Lord, your Urim and Thummim belong to your faithful servants, the Levites. You tested them at Massah. You argued with them at the springs of water at Meribah. 9The Levites left their own families so that they could serve you well. They obeyed your word. They were faithful to your covenant. They teach your rules and your laws to Jacob's descendants, the Israelites. They offer incense to you, as a sweet smell. They burn offerings on your altar. 11Lord, please bless their work. May everything that they do give you pleasure. Knock down anyone who attacks them. Destroy all their enemies completely. 12I pray this for the tribe of Benjamin: The Lord loves the tribe of Benjamin. They will live with him and they will be safe. The Lord protects them all the time. He keeps them near to him.

Deuteronomy 33:10 word by word

יוֹר֤וּ מִשְׁפָּטֶ֙יךָ֙ לְיַעֲקֹ֔ב וְתוֹרָתְךָ֖ לְיִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל יָשִׂ֤ימוּ קְטוֹרָה֙ בְּאַפֶּ֔ךָ וְכָלִ֖יל עַֽל־מִזְבְּחֶֽךָ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• They shall teachיָרָהyârâh yârâ' · to showH3384
• Jacobיַעֲקֹבya‛ăqôb · JacobH3290
• thy judgmentsמִשְׁפָּטmishpâţ · justice: judgementH4941
• and Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• thy lawתּוֹרָהtôrâh tôrâh · instructionH8451
• they shall putשׂוּםώûm ώîym · to set: putH7760
• incenseקְטוֹרָהqeţôrâh · incenseH6988
• beforeאַף'aph · faceH639
• thee, and whole burnt sacrificeכָּלִילkâlîyl · entireH3632
• upon thine altarמִזְבֵּחַmizbêach · altarH4196

Cross-references for Deuteronomy 33:10

• Deuteronomy 17:9You must go to the Levite priests and to the judge who has authority at that time. Ask them to decide what is right and true.
• Deuteronomy 24:8If you have leprosy, be very careful! Do everything that the Levite priests tell you to do. You must obey everything that I have commanded them.
• Leviticus 10:11You must teach Israel's people all the rules that I, the Lord, gave to them by Moses.’
• 2 Chronicles 17:8He sent these Levites to go with them: Shemaiah, Nethaniah, Zebadiah, Asahel, Shemiramoth, Jehonathan, Adonijah, Tobijah, and Tob-Adonijah. He also sent the priests, Elishama and Jehoram.
• 2 Chronicles 30:22All the Levites understood how they should serve the Lord. So King Hezekiah thanked them. The festival continued for seven days. They offered friendship offerings to the Lord. They thanked the Lord, the God of their ancestors.
• Nehemiah 8:1All the people met together in the open place near the Water Gate. They asked Ezra to bring the book of the Law of Moses. The Lord had given those laws to the Israelites so that they would obey them.
• Ezekiel 44:23They must teach my people that holy things are different from ordinary things. They must also show them how to know if something is clean or unclean.
• Hosea 4:6The people do not know me. Because of that, they will come to an end. You refuse to respect my authority, so I will remove you as my priests. You refuse to obey the law of your God, so I will refuse to accept your children as my priests.
• Malachi 2:6He taught my true message. He did not teach people anything that was bad. He lived in a good and honest way as he served me. He helped many people to stop doing wrong things.
• Matthew 23:2He said, ‘The teachers of God's Law and the Pharisees have authority to explain the Law of Moses.
• John 21:15When they had finished eating, Jesus spoke to Simon Peter. He said, ‘Simon, son of John, do you love me more than these other disciples love me?’ Peter answered, ‘Yes Lord, you know that I love you.’ Jesus said to him, ‘Feed my lambs.’
• Exodus 30:7Every morning, Aaron must burn sweet incense on this altar. He must do this when he goes in to take care of the lamps.
• Numbers 16:40Then the Israelites would remember not to do what Korah and his group did. Only people from the family of Aaron could burn incense on the Lord's altar. God would punish anyone else, like he punished Korah and his men. The Lord had given this command through Moses.
• 1 Samuel 2:28I chose your ancestor, Aaron, out of all the tribes of Israel. I chose him and his descendants to be my priests. I chose them to offer sacrifices on my altar, to burn incense and to wear the special ephod. I also gave them authority to eat part of the sacrifices and burnt offerings that the Israelites offered to me.
• 2 Chronicles 26:18They warned King Uzziah. They said to him, ‘It is not right for you, Uzziah, to offer incense to the Lord. Only the priests, Aaron's descendants, may do that. They are the people that God has chosen to offer incense to him. So you must leave this Holy Place because you have done something that is wrong. As a result, the Lord God will not give you any honour.’
• Luke 1:9The priests chose one of their group to go into the holy place in the temple. This time they chose Zechariah. His job was to burn incense there.

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 33:10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10They shall teach Jacob, etc. - This was the office of the Levites, to teach, by their significant service and typical ceremonies, the way of righteousness and truth to the children of Israel. And of their faithfulness in this respect God bears testimony by the prophet, "My covenant was with him of life and peace," Malachi 2:5; and, "The law of truth was in his mouth, and iniquity was not found in his lips: he walked with me in peace and equity, and did…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 6-23Verses 6-23 The order in which the tribes are here blessed, is not the same as is observed elsewhere. The blessing of Judah may refer to the whole tribe in general, or to David as a type of Christ. Moses largely blesses the tribe of Levi. Acceptance with God is what we should all aim at, and desire, in all our devotions, whether men accept us or not, 2Co 5:9. This prayer is a prophecy, that God will keep up a ministry in his church to the end of time. The…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10He will teach Your ordinances … law: Besides performing priestly duties like sacrifices and assisting at the Tent of Meeting and the temple, the Levites were responsible for teaching the Torah (31:9–13). set incense: Only Levitical priests could perform this ministry (Numbers 16:39–40). Later, when King Uzziah entered the temple to offer incense, he was strongly condemned. He was arrogant in violating what was only the privilege of the priests. He…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 8-108-10. of Levi he said--The burden of this blessing is the appointment of the Levites to the dignified and sacred office of the priesthood (Le 10:11; De 22:8; 17:8-11), a reward for their zeal in supporting the cause of God, and their unsparing severity in chastising even their nearest and dearest relatives who had participated in the idolatry of the molten calf (Ex 32:25-28; compare Mal 2:4-6).Read the comment

Topics related to Deuteronomy 33:10

• Death
• Incense
• Intercession
• Law
• Levites
• Priest

In the dictionaries

• Israel
• Jacob
• Israel, Israelites
• Jacob, Israel
• Burnt Sacrifice
• Abundance
• Accept
• Bless
• Blessing
• Couch

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