Deuteronomy 33:1

Deuteronomy 33:1 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And this is the blessing, wherewith Moses the man of God blessed the children of Israel before his death.
• New International Version (NIV)This is the blessing that Moses the man of God pronounced on the Israelites before his death.
• English Standard Version (ESV)This is the blessing with which Moses the man of God blessed the people of Israel before his death.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now this is the blessing with which Moses the man of God blessed the children of Israel before his death.

Context of Deuteronomy 33:1

This is the blessing Moses the man of God pronounced upon the Israelites before his death. 2He said: The Lord came from Sinai and revealed himself to Israel from Seir. He appeared in splendor from Mount Paran, and came forth with ten thousand holy ones. With his right hand he gave a fiery law to them. 3Surely he loves the people; all your holy ones are in your power. And they sit at your feet, each receiving your words.

Deuteronomy 33:1 word by word

וְזֹ֣את הַבְּרָכָ֗ה אֲשֶׁ֨ר בֵּרַ֥ךְ מֹשֶׁ֛ה אִ֥ישׁ הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים אֶת־בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל לִפְנֵ֖י מוֹתֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• the blessingבְּרָכָהberâkâh · blessingH1293
• wherewith Mosesמֹשֶׁהmôsheh · MosesH4872
• the manאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
• of Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• blessedבָּרַךְbârak · to blessH1288
• the childrenבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
• of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• his deathמָ֫וֶתmâveth · deathH4194

Cross-references for Deuteronomy 33:1

• Genesis 27:4Then prepare for me some tasty food, the kind I love, and bring it to me. Then I will eat it so that I may bless you before I die.”
• Genesis 49:1Jacob called for his sons and said, “Gather together so I can tell you what will happen to you in the future.
• Luke 24:50Then Jesus led them out as far as Bethany, and lifting up his hands, he blessed them.
• John 14:27“Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you; I do not give it to you as the world does. Do not let your hearts be distressed or lacking in courage.
• John 16:33I have told you these things so that in me you may have peace. In the world you have trouble and suffering, but take courage – I have conquered the world.”
• Joshua 14:6The men of Judah approached Joshua in Gilgal, and Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite said to him, “You know what the Lord said about you and me to Moses, the man of God, at Kadesh Barnea.
• Jeremiah 13:6Many days later the Lord said to me, “Go at once to Perath and get the shorts I ordered you to bury there.”
• 1 Samuel 2:27A man of God came to Eli and said to him, “This is what the Lord says: ‘Did I not plainly reveal myself to your ancestor’s house when they were in Egypt in the house of Pharaoh?
• 1 Samuel 9:6But the servant said to him, “Look, there is a man of God in this town. He is highly respected. Everything that he says really happens. Now let’s go there. Perhaps he will tell us where we should go from here.”
• 1 Kings 13:1Just then a prophet from Judah, sent by the Lord, arrived in Bethel, as Jeroboam was standing near the altar ready to offer a sacrifice.
• Psalms 90:1O Lord, you have been our protector through all generations!
• 1 Timothy 6:11But you, as a person dedicated to God, keep away from all that. Instead pursue righteousness, godliness, faithfulness, love, endurance, and gentleness.
• 2 Timothy 3:17that the person dedicated to God may be capable and equipped for every good work.
• 2 Peter 1:21for no prophecy was ever borne of human impulse; rather, men carried along by the Holy Spirit spoke from God.

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 33:1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1And this is the blessing wherewith Moses, the man of God, blessed the children of Israel before his death - And he said Deuteronomy 33:2. Jehovah came from Sinai, And he arose upon them from Seir; He shone forth from Mount Paran, And he came from Meribah-kadesh: From his right hand a fire shone forth upon them. Deuteronomy 33:3. Truly, he loved the people, And he blessed all his saints For they fell down at his feet, And they received of his words…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1The title “the man of God” in the Old Testament is one who is favored with direct revelations, but not necessarily an official prophet. The occurrence of the title here is no doubt a token that the Blessing was not, as was the Song, transcribed by Moses himself. Compare Deuteronomy 31:27.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1The glorious majesty of God. (1-5) The blessings of the twelve tribes. (6-23) Strength to believers. (24-25) The excellency of Israel. (26-29) Verses 1-5 To all his precepts, warnings, and prophecies, Moses added a solemn blessing. He begins with a description of the glorious appearances of God, in giving the law. His law works like fire. If received, it is melting, warming, purifying, and burns up the dross of corruption; if rejected, it hardens, sears…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-29On the day before he died, Jacob blessed his 12 sons (Genesis 49:1–28). Many years later, Moses also blessed these same sons. By that time, they had become large and powerful tribes. Moses, like Jacob, spoke as a founding father of the nation.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-281. Moses the man of God--This was a common designation of a prophet (1Sa 2:27; 9:6), and it is here applied to Moses, when, like Jacob, he was about to deliver ministerially before his death, a prophetic benediction to Israel.Read the comment

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• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• man of God
• Children of Israel
• Abundance
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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