New American Standard Bible 2020
Deuteronomy 33:6-24
6“1May ReubenH7205 liveH2421 and not dieH4191, NorH408 may his peopleH4962 be fewH4557.”
72And thisH2088 was regarding JudahH3063; so he saidH559: “HearH8085, LordH3068, the voiceH6963 of JudahH3063, And bringH935 him to his peopleH5971. With his handsH3027 he contendedH7378 for 3them, And may You be a helpH5828 againstH4480 his adversariesH6862.”
8Of LeviH3878 he saidH559, “Let Your 4ThummimH8550 and Your UrimH224 belong to Your 5godlyH2623 manH376, 6WhomH834 You testedH5254 at MassahH4532, With 7whom You contendedH7378 at the watersH4325 of MeribahH4809;98Who saidH559 of his fatherH1 and his motherH517, ‘I did not considerH7200 them’; And he did not acknowledgeH5234 his brothersH251, NorH3808 did he regardH3045 his own sonsH1121, For 9they keptH8104 Your wordH565, And compliedH5341 withH5341 Your covenantH1285.1010They will teachH3384 Your ordinancesH4941 to JacobH3290, And Your LawH8451 to IsraelH3478. 11They shall putH7760 12incenseH6988 beforeH639 You, And 13wholeH3632 burntH3632 offeringsH3632 on Your altarH4196.11LordH3068, blessH1288 his strengthH2428, And acceptH7521 the workH6467 of his handsH3027; SmashH4272 the 14hipsH4975 of those who riseH6965 upH6965 against him, And those who hateH8130 him, soH4480 thatH4480 they do notH4480 riseH6965 again.”
12Of BenjaminH1144 he saidH559, “15May the belovedH3039 of the LordH3068 liveH7931 in securityH983 besideH5921 Him 16Who shieldsH2653 him allH3605 the dayH3117 long, 17And he livesH7931 betweenH996 His shouldersH3802.”
13Of JosephH3130 he saidH559, “18BlessedH1288 of the LordH3068 be his landH776, With the choiceH4022 thingsH4022 of heavenH8064, with the dewH2919, And from the deepH8415 waters lyingH7257 beneathH8478,14And with the choiceH4022 yieldH8393 of the sunH8121, And the choiceH4022 produceH1645 of the monthsH3391;15And with the 19bestH7218 thingsH7218 of 20the ancientH6924 mountainsH2022, With the choiceH4022 thingsH4022 of the everlastingH5769 hillsH1389,16And with the choiceH4022 thingsH4022 of the earthH776 and its fullnessH4393, And the favorH7522 21of Him who dweltH7931 inH7931 the bushH5572. Let it comeH935 to the headH7218 of JosephH3130, And to the topH6936 ofH6936 theH6936 headH6936 of the one who was princeH5139 among his brothersH251.17As the firstbornH1060 of his oxH7794, majestyH1926 is his, And his hornsH7161 are the hornsH7161 of 22the wildH7214 oxH7214; With them he will 23goreH5055 the peoplesH5971 AllH3164 24atH3164 onceH3164, to the endsH657 of the earthH776. And thoseH1992 are the tenH7233 thousandsH7233 of EphraimH669, And thoseH1992 are the thousandsH505 of ManassehH4519.”
1825Of ZebulunH2074 he saidH559, “RejoiceH8055, ZebulunH2074, in your goingH3318 outH3318, And, IssacharH3485, in your tentsH168.1926They will callH7121 peoplesH5971 to the mountainH2022; ThereH8033 they will offerH2076 27righteousH6664 sacrificesH2077; For they will 28drawH3243 outH3243 29the abundanceH8228 of the seasH3220, And the hiddenH2934 treasuresH5603 of the sandH2344.”
2030Of GadH1410 he saidH559, “BlessedH1288 is the one who enlargesH7337 GadH1410; He liesH7931 downH7931 31as a 32lionH3833, And tearsH2963 the armH2220, alsoH637 the crownH6936 ofH6936 theH6936 headH6936.2133Then he 34selectedH7200 the choicestH7225 part for himself, 35For thereH8033 the ruler’sH2710 portionH2513 was 36reservedH5603; 37And he cameH857 with the leadersH7218 of the peopleH5971; 38He executedH6213 the justiceH6666 of the LordH3068, And His ordinancesH4941 with IsraelH3478.”
2239Of DanH1835 he saidH559, “DanH1835 is 40a lion’sH743 cubH1482; He leapsH2187 outH2187 from BashanH1316.”
23Of NaphtaliH5321 he saidH559, “41NaphtaliH5321, satisfiedH7649 with favorH7522, And fullH4392 of the blessingH1293 of the LordH3068, TakeH3423 possessionH3423 of the seaH3220 and the southH1864.”
2442Of AsherH836 he saidH559, “MoreH4480 blessedH1288 thanH4480 sonsH1121 is AsherH836; May he be favoredH7521 by his brothersH251, 43And may he dipH2881 his footH7272 in oliveH8081 oilH8081.
Notes
- 1. Deuteronomy 33:6 Gen 49:3, 4 ↩
- 2. Deuteronomy 33:7 Gen 49:8-12 ↩
- 3. Deuteronomy 33:7 Lit him ↩
- 4. Deuteronomy 33:8 Ex 28:30; Lev 8:8 ↩
- 5. Deuteronomy 33:8 Ps 106:16 ↩
- 6. Deuteronomy 33:8 Ex 17:7; Num 20:13, 24; Deut 6:16 ↩
- 7. Deuteronomy 33:8 Lit him ↩
- 8. Deuteronomy 33:9 Ex 32:27-29 ↩
- 9. Deuteronomy 33:9 Mal 2:5 ↩
- 10. Deuteronomy 33:10 Lev 10:11; Deut 31:9-13 ↩
- 11. Deuteronomy 33:10 Lev 16:12, 13 ↩
- 12. Deuteronomy 33:10 Lit smoke in Your nostrils ↩
- 13. Deuteronomy 33:10 Ps 51:19 ↩
- 14. Deuteronomy 33:11 Lit loins ↩
- 15. Deuteronomy 33:12 Deut 4:37f; 12:10 ↩
- 16. Deuteronomy 33:12 Deut 32:11 ↩
- 17. Deuteronomy 33:12 Ex 28:12 ↩
- 18. Deuteronomy 33:13 Gen 27:27, 28; 49:22-26 ↩
- 19. Deuteronomy 33:15 Or chief ↩
- 20. Deuteronomy 33:15 Hab 3:6 ↩
- 21. Deuteronomy 33:16 Ex 2:2-6; 3:2, 4 ↩
- 22. Deuteronomy 33:17 Num 23:22 ↩
- 23. Deuteronomy 33:17 1 Kin 22:11; Ps 44:5 ↩
- 24. Deuteronomy 33:17 Or together ↩
- 25. Deuteronomy 33:18 Gen 49:13-15 ↩
- 26. Deuteronomy 33:19 Ex 15:17; Ps 2:6; Is 2:3 ↩
- 27. Deuteronomy 33:19 Ps 4:5; 51:19 ↩
- 28. Deuteronomy 33:19 Lit suck ↩
- 29. Deuteronomy 33:19 Is 60:5 ↩
- 30. Deuteronomy 33:20 Gen 49:19 ↩
- 31. Deuteronomy 33:20 Gen 49:9 ↩
- 32. Deuteronomy 33:20 Or lioness ↩
- 33. Deuteronomy 33:21 Num 32:1-5 ↩
- 34. Deuteronomy 33:21 Lit saw ↩
- 35. Deuteronomy 33:21 Num 34:14 ↩
- 36. Deuteronomy 33:21 Lit covered ↩
- 37. Deuteronomy 33:21 Josh 4:12 ↩
- 38. Deuteronomy 33:21 Josh 22:1-3 ↩
- 39. Deuteronomy 33:22 Gen 49:16 ↩
- 40. Deuteronomy 33:22 Ezek 19:2, 3 ↩
- 41. Deuteronomy 33:23 Gen 49:21 ↩
- 42. Deuteronomy 33:24 Gen 49:20 ↩
- 43. Deuteronomy 33:24 Job 29:6 ↩
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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