New Living Translation
Deuteronomy 33:7
7Moses said this about the tribe of Judah: “O Lord, hear the cry of Judah and bring them together as a people. Give them strength to defend their cause; help them against their enemies!”
Deuteronomy 33:7 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And this is the blessing of Judah: and he said, Hear, Lord, the voice of Judah, and bring him unto his people: let his hands be sufficient for him; and be thou an help to him from his enemies.
- New International Version (NIV)And this he said about Judah: “Hear, Lord, the cry of Judah; bring him to his people. With his own hands he defends his cause. Oh, be his help against his foes!”
- English Standard Version (ESV)And this he said of Judah: "Hear, O Lord, the voice of Judah, and bring him in to his people. With your hands contend for him, and be a help against his adversaries."
- New King James Version (NKJV)And this he said of Judah: “Hear, Lord, the voice of Judah, And bring him to his people; Let his hands be sufficient for him, And may You be a help against his enemies.”
Context of Deuteronomy 33:7
5The Lord became king in Israel— when the leaders of the people assembled, when the tribes of Israel gathered as one.” 6Moses said this about the tribe of Reuben: “Let the tribe of Reuben live and not die out, though they are few in number.” Moses said this about the tribe of Judah: “O Lord, hear the cry of Judah and bring them together as a people. Give them strength to defend their cause; help them against their enemies!” 8Moses said this about the tribe of Levi: “O Lord, you have given your Thummim and Urim—the sacred lots— to your faithful servants the Levites. You put them to the test at Massah and struggled with them at the waters of Meribah. 9The Levites obeyed your word and guarded your covenant. They were more loyal to you than to their own parents. They ignored their relatives and did not acknowledge their own children.
Read all of Deuteronomy 33Deuteronomy 33:7 word by word
וְזֹ֣את לִֽיהוּדָה֮ וַיֹּאמַר֒ שְׁמַ֤ע יְהוָה֙ ק֣וֹל יְהוּדָ֔ה וְאֶל־עַמּ֖וֹ תְּבִיאֶ֑נּוּ יָדָיו֙ רָ֣ב ל֔וֹ וְעֵ֥זֶר מִצָּרָ֖יו תִּהְיֶֽה׃ סRead the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- of Judahיְהוּדָהyehûdâh · JudahH3063
- and he saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
- Hearשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
- Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- the voiceקוֹלqôl qôl · voiceH6963
- and bringבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): bringH935
- him unto his peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
- let his handsיָדyâd · handH3027
- be sufficientרַבrab · manyH7227
- for him; and be thou an helpעֵ֫זֶר‛êzer · helperH5828
- from his enemiesצַרtsar tsâr · enemyH6862
Cross-references for Deuteronomy 33:7
- Genesis 49:8“Judah, your brothers will praise you. You will grasp your enemies by the neck. All your relatives will bow before you.
- Judges 1:1After the death of Joshua, the Israelites asked the Lord, “Which tribe should go first to attack the Canaanites?”
- Psalms 78:68He chose instead the tribe of Judah, and Mount Zion, which he loved.
- Micah 5:2But you, O Bethlehem Ephrathah, are only a small village among all the people of Judah. Yet a ruler of Israel, whose origins are in the distant past, will come from you on my behalf.
- Malachi 3:1“Look! I am sending my messenger, and he will prepare the way before me. Then the Lord you are seeking will suddenly come to his Temple. The messenger of the covenant, whom you look for so eagerly, is surely coming,” says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies.
- Hebrews 7:14What I mean is, our Lord came from the tribe of Judah, and Moses never mentioned priests coming from that tribe.
- 2 Samuel 3:1That was the beginning of a long war between those who were loyal to Saul and those loyal to David. As time passed David became stronger and stronger, while Saul’s dynasty became weaker and weaker.
- Revelation 19:13He wore a robe dipped in blood, and his title was the Word of God.
- 2 Samuel 7:9I have been with you wherever you have gone, and I have destroyed all your enemies before your eyes. Now I will make your name as famous as anyone who has ever lived on the earth!
- Psalms 11:1I trust in the Lord for protection. So why do you say to me, “Fly like a bird to the mountains for safety!
- Psalms 20:2May he send you help from his sanctuary and strengthen you from Jerusalem.
- Psalms 21:1How the king rejoices in your strength, O Lord! He shouts with joy because you give him victory.
- Psalms 110:1The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit in the place of honor at my right hand until I humble your enemies, making them a footstool under your feet.”
- Psalms 146:5But joyful are those who have the God of Israel as their helper, whose hope is in the Lord their God.
- Luke 19:27And as for these enemies of mine who didn’t want me to be their king—bring them in and execute them right here in front of me.’”
- 1 Corinthians 15:25For Christ must reign until he humbles all his enemies beneath his feet.
Commentaries on Deuteronomy 33:7
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7And this is the blessing of Judah - Though the word blessing is not in the text, yet it may be implied from Deuteronomy 33:1; but probably the words, he spake, are those which should be supplied: And this he spake of Judah, Lord, hear the voice of Judah; that is, says the Targum, receive his prayer when he goes out to battle, and let him be brought back in safety to his own people. Let his hands be sufficient for him - let him have a sufficiency of…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7Bring him unto his people - Moses, taking up the promise of Jacob, prays that Judah, marching forth at the head of the tribes, might ever be brought back in safety and victory; arm intimates that God would grant help to accomplish this.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. 7Judah was Jacob’s fourth son with Leah (Genesis 29:35). The Messiah (God's chosen one) would come from this tribe. This promise was fulfilled first in David (Ruth 4:18–22; 1 Chronicles 2:3–15) and then in Jesus Christ (Matthew 1:1–6a; see Genesis 49:10).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 77. this is the blessing of Judah--Its general purport points to the great power and independence of Judah, as well as its taking the lead in all military expeditions.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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