Deuteronomy 33:24

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

22I pray this for the tribe of Dan: Dan's tribe is like a young lion. They jump out from Bashan to attack their enemies. 23I pray this for the tribe of Naphtali: The Lord has blessed Naphtali's tribe very much. He has been very kind to them. Land in the west and in the south will belong to them. I pray this for the tribe of Asher: May the Lord bless Asher's tribe more than the other tribes. May their brothers be pleased with them. May Asher's people be rich enough to wash their feet in olive oil. 25They will use iron and bronze to make the gates of their towns strong. May they be strong for as long as they live. 26Israelites, there is no god like your God. He rides across the sky to help you. He travels with great authority on the clouds.

Deuteronomy 33:24 word by word

וּלְאָשֵׁ֣ר אָמַ֔ר בָּר֥וּךְ מִבָּנִ֖ים אָשֵׁ֑ר יְהִ֤י רְצוּי֙ אֶחָ֔יו וְטֹבֵ֥ל בַּשֶּׁ֖מֶן רַגְלֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And of Asherאָשֵׁר'âshêr · AsherH836
• he saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• blessedבָּרַךְbârak · to blessH1288
• with childrenבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• let him be acceptableרָצָהrâtsâh · to acceptH7521
• to his brethrenאָח'âch · brother: male-siblingH251
• and let him dipטָבַלţâbal · to dipH2881
• his footרֶ֫גֶלregel · footH7272
• in oilשֶׁ֫מֶןshemen · oilH8081

Cross-references for Deuteronomy 33:24

• Genesis 49:20Asher will have much good food. It will be good enough for kings to eat.
• Psalms 115:15I pray that the Lord will bless you all. He is the one who made the whole universe.
• Psalms 128:3Your wife will be like a vine that grows in your home, and it gives many grapes. Your children will sit around your table, like the branches of an olive tree that are around you.
• Proverbs 3:3Keep hold of faithful love. That will be like a beautiful necklace that you always wear. Think about what it means to love other people.
• Exodus 12:10You must eat all the meat before morning arrives. If some of it still remains in the morning, then you must burn it.
• Acts 7:10God saved him from all his troubles and he helped him to live in a wise way. Because of that, Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, liked Joseph. He saw that Joseph was very wise. So Pharaoh gave Joseph authority to rule Egypt and everyone in the king's own house.
• Romans 14:18If anyone serves Christ in that way, they will make God happy. And other people will respect them.
• Romans 15:31Pray that God will keep me safe from those people in Judea who have refused to believe in Jesus. Pray also that God's people at Jerusalem will happily accept the gift that I am taking to them.
• Job 29:6I got plenty of milk from my cows, so that my life was easy. My olive trees gave me lots 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