Revised Version 1895

Deuteronomy 33

1And this is theblessingהַבְּרָכָ֗הha.be.ra.KhahH1293, wherewithMosesמֹשֶׁ֛הmo.ShehH4872themanאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430blessedבֵּרַ֥ךְbe.RakhH1288thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478beforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440hisdeathמוֹתֽוֹ׃mo.ToH4194.

2And hesaidוַיֹּאמַ֗רvai.yo.MarH559, TheLORDיְהוָ֞הYah.wehH3068cameH935fromSinaiמִסִּינַ֥יmi.si.NaiH5514, Androseוְזָרַ֤חve.za.RachH2224fromSeirמִשֵּׂעִיר֙mi.se.'IrH8165unto them; He shinedforthהוֹפִ֙יעַ֙ho.Fi.a'H3313frommountמֵהַ֣רme.HarH2022Paranפָּארָ֔ןpa.RanH6290, And hecameH935from thetenמֵרִבְבֹ֣תme.ri.VotH7233thousandsH7233ofholyקֹ֑דֶשׁKo.deshH6944onesH6944: At hisrightמִֽימִינ֕וֹmi.mi.NoH3225handH3225was a fiery law unto them.

3Yea, he loveth thepeoplesעַמִּ֔ים'a.MimH5971;AllH3605hissaintsקְדֹשָׁ֖יוke.do.ShavH6918are in thyhandבְּיָדֶ֑ךָbe.ya.De.khaH3027: And they satdownH3027at thyfeetלְרַגְלֶ֔ךָle.rag.Le.khaH7272;EveryH3605one shallreceiveיִשָּׂ֖אyi.Sa'H5375of thywordsמִדַּבְּרֹתֶֽיךָ׃mi.da.be.ro.Tei.khaH1703.

4Mosesמֹשֶׁ֑הmo.ShehH4872commandedצִוָּה־tzi.vah-H6680us alawתּוֹרָ֥הto.RahH8451, An inheritance for theassemblyקְהִלַּ֥תke.hi.LatH6952ofJacobיַעֲקֹֽב׃ya.'a.KoH3290.

5And he waskingמֶ֑לֶךְMe.lekhH4428inJeshurunבִישֻׁר֖וּןvi.shu.RunH3484, When theheadsרָ֣אשֵׁיRa.sheiH7218of thepeopleעָ֔ם'AmH5971weregatheredבְּהִתְאַסֵּף֙be.hit.'a.SefH622,AllH3162thetribesשִׁבְטֵ֥יshiv.TeiH7626ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478togetherיַ֖חַדYa.chadH3162.

6LetH408Reubenרְאוּבֵ֖ןre.'u.VenH7205liveיְחִ֥יye.ChiH2421, andnotH408dieיָמֹ֑תya.MotH4191; YetletH408hismenמְתָ֖יוme.TavH4962befewמִסְפָּֽר׃ סmis.ParH4557.

7And this is the blessing ofJudahלִֽיהוּדָה֮li.hu.DahH3063: and hesaidוַיֹּאמַר֒vai.yo.MarH559,Hearשְׁמַ֤עshe.Ma'H8085,LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068, thevoiceק֣וֹלKolH6963ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063, Andbringתְּבִיאֶ֑נּוּte.vi.'E.nuH935him in unto hispeopleעַמּ֖וֹa.MoH5971: With hishandsיָדָיו֙ya.DavH3027he contended forhimselfH3027; And thou shalt be anhelpוְעֵ֥זֶרve.'E.zerH5828againstוְאֶל־ve.'el-H413his adversaries.

8And ofLeviוּלְלֵוִ֣יu.le.le.ViH3878hesaidאָמַ֔ר'a.MarH559, ThyThummimתֻּמֶּ֥יךָtu.Mei.khaH8550and thyUrimוְאוּרֶ֖יךָve.'u.Rei.khaH224are with thygodlyחֲסִידֶ֑ךָcha.si.De.khaH2623one,WhomH834thou didst prove atMassahבְּמַסָּ֔הbe.ma.SahH4532, WithwhomH834thou didststriveתְּרִיבֵ֖הוּte.ri.Ve.huH7378at thewatersמֵ֥יmeiH4325ofMeribahמְרִיבָֽה׃me.ri.VahH4809;

9WhosaidH559of hisfatherלְאָבִ֤יוle.'a.VivH1, and of hismotherוּלְאִמּוֹ֙u.le.'i.MoH517, I havenotH3808seenH7200him;NeitherH3808didH3808heacknowledgeH3045hisbrethrenאֶחָיו֙'e.ChavH251,NorH3808knewH3045he his ownchildrenבָּנָ֖יוba.novH1121: For they haveobservedH7200thywordH559, Andkeepשָֽׁמְרוּ֙sha.me.RuH8104thycovenantוּבְרִֽיתְךָ֖u.ve.ri.te.KhaH1285.

10They shallteachיוֹר֤וּyo.RuH3384Jacobלְיַעֲקֹ֔בle.ya.'a.KoH3290thyjudgmentsמִשְׁפָּטֶ֙יךָ֙mish.pa.Tei.khaH4941, AndIsraelלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לle.Yis.ra.'ElH3478thylawוְתוֹרָתְךָ֖ve.to.ra.te.KhaH8451: They shallputיָשִׂ֤ימוּya.Si.muH7760incenseקְטוֹרָה֙ke.to.RahH6988beforeH5921thee, Andwholeוְכָלִ֖ילve.kha.LilH3632burntH3632offeringuponH5921thinealtarמִזְבְּחֶֽךָ׃miz.be.Che.khaH4196.

11Blessבָּרֵ֤ךְba.RekhH1288,LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068, hissubstanceחֵיל֔וֹchei.LoH2428, Andacceptתִּרְצֶ֑הtir.TzehH7521theworkוּפֹ֥עַלu.Fo.'alH6467of hishandsיָדָ֖יוya.DavH3027: SmitethroughH3027theloinsמָתְנַ֧יִםma.te.Na.yimH4975of them thatriseקָמָ֛יוka.MavH6965upH6965againstמִן־min-H4480him, And of them thathateוּמְשַׂנְאָ֖יוu.me.san.'AvH8130him, that theyriseיְקוּמֽוּן׃ סye.ku.MunH6965notagainH6965.

12OfBenjaminלְבִנְיָמִ֣ןle.vin.ya.MinH1144hesaidאָמַ֔ר'a.MarH559, Thebelovedיְדִ֣ידye.DidH3039of theLORDיְהֹוָ֔הYah.wehH3068shalldwellH7931insafetyלָבֶ֖טַחla.Ve.tachH983by him; He covereth himallכָּל־kol-H3605thedayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117longH3117, And he dwellethbetweenוּבֵ֥יןu.VeinH996hisshouldersכְּתֵיפָ֖יוke.tei.FavH3802.

13And ofJosephוּלְיוֹסֵ֣ףu.le.yo.SefH3130hesaidאָמַ֔ר'a.MarH559,Blessedמְבֹרֶ֥כֶתme.vo.Re.khetH1288of theLORDיְהֹוָ֖הYah.wehH3068be hislandאַרְצ֑וֹ'ar.TzoH776; For the precious things ofheavenשָׁמַ֙יִם֙sha.Ma.yimH8064, for thedewמִטָּ֔לmi.TalH2919, And for thedeepוּמִתְּה֖וֹםu.mi.te.HomH8415that couchethbeneathתָּֽחַת׃Ta.chatH8478,

14And for the precious things of the fruits of thesunשָׁ֑מֶשׁSha.meshH8121, And for the precious things of the growth of the moons,

15And for thechiefוּמֵרֹ֖אשׁu.me.RoshH7218things of theancientH5769mountainsהַרְרֵי־ha.rei-H2042, And for the precious things of theeverlastingH5769hillsגִּבְע֥וֹתgiv.'otH1389,

16And for the precious things of theearthאֶ֚רֶץ'E.retzH776and the fulness thereof, And thegoodוּרְצ֥וֹןu.re.TzonH7522will of him thatdweltשֹׁכְנִ֖יsho.khe.NiH7931in thebushסְנֶ֑הse.NehH5572: Let the blessingcomeתָּב֙וֹאתָה֙ta.Vo.tahH935uponH935theheadלְרֹ֣אשׁle.RoshH7218ofJosephיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130, AnduponH935thecrownוּלְקָדְקֹ֖דu.le.ka.de.KodH6936of theheadH7218of him that was separate from hisbrethrenאֶחָֽיו׃'e.ChavH251.

17The firstling of his bullock,majestyהָדָ֣רha.DarH1926is his; And hishornsוְקַרְנֵ֤יve.kar.NeiH7161are thehornsקַרְנָ֔יוkar.NavH7161of the wild-ox: With them he shallpushיְנַגַּ֥חye.na.GachH5055thepeoplesעַמִּ֛ים'a.MimH5971allיַחְדָּ֖וyach.DavH3162of them,evenH776theendsאַפְסֵי־'af.sei-H657of theearthאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776: And they are thetenרִבְב֣וֹתri.VotH7233thousandsאַלְפֵ֥י'al.FeiH505ofEphraimאֶפְרַ֔יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669, And they are thethousandsH505ofManassehמְנַשֶּֽׁה׃ סme.na.ShehH4519.

18And ofZebulunוְלִזְבוּלֻ֣ןve.liz.vu.LunH2074hesaidאָמַ֔ר'a.MarH559,Rejoiceשְׂמַ֥חse.MachH8055,Zebulunזְבוּלֻ֖ןze.vu.LunH2074, in thygoingH3318outH3318; And,Issacharוְיִשָּׂשכָ֖רve.yi.so.sh.KharH3485, in thytentsבְּאֹהָלֶֽיךָ׃be.'o.ha.Lei.khaH168.

19They shallcallיִקְרָ֔אוּyik.Ra.'uH7121thepeoplesעַמִּים֙'a.MimH5971unto themountainהַר־har-H2022; There shall theyofferיִזְבְּח֣וּyiz.be.ChuH2076sacrificesזִבְחֵי־ziv.chei-H2077ofrighteousnessצֶ֑דֶקTze.dekH6664: For they shallsuckיִינָ֔קוּyi.Na.kuH3243theabundanceשֶׁ֤פַעShe.fa'H8228of theseasיַמִּים֙ya.MimH3220, And thehiddenטְמ֥וּנֵיte.Mu.neiH2934treasures of thesandחֽוֹל׃ סCholH2344.

20And ofGadוּלְגָ֣דu.le.GadH1410hesaidאָמַ֔ר'a.MarH559,Blessedבָּר֖וּךְba.RukhH1288be he that enlargethGadגָּ֑דGadH1410: He dwelleth as alionessכְּלָבִ֣יאke.la.Vi'H3833, And teareth thearmזְר֖וֹעַze.Ro.a'H2220, yea, thecrownH6936of theheadH6936.

21And heprovidedוַיַּ֤רְאvai.Yar'H7200thefirstרֵאשִׁית֙re.ShitH7225part for himself, For there was the lawgiver’sportionחֶלְקַ֥תchel.KatH2513reservedסָפ֑וּןsa.FunH5603; And hecameוַיֵּתֵא֙vai.ye.Te'H857with theheadsרָ֣אשֵׁיRa.sheiH7218of thepeopleעָ֔ם'AmH5971, He executed thejusticeH4941of theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068, And hisjudgmentsוּמִשְׁפָּטָ֖יוu.mish.pa.TavH4941withIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סYis.ra.'ElH3478.

22And ofDanוּלְדָ֣ןu.le.DanH1835hesaidאָמַ֔ר'a.MarH559,Danדָּ֖ןdanH1835is alion’sאַרְיֵ֑ה'ar.YehH738whelpגּ֣וּרgurH1482, That leapeth forth fromBashanהַבָּשָֽׁן׃ha.ba.ShanH1316.

23And ofNaphtaliוּלְנַפְתָּלִ֣יu.le.naf.ta.LiH5321hesaidאָמַ֔ר'a.MarH559, ONaphtaliנַפְתָּלִי֙naf.ta.LiH5321,satisfiedשְׂבַ֣עse.Va'H7649with favour, Andfullוּמָלֵ֖אu.ma.Le'H4392with theblessingבִּרְכַּ֣תbir.KatH1293of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068:Possessיְרָֽשָׁה׃ סye.Ra.shahH3423thou thewestיָ֥םyamH3220and thesouthוְדָר֖וֹםve.da.RomH1864.

24And ofAsherוּלְאָשֵׁ֣רu.le.'a.SherH836hesaidאָמַ֔ר'a.MarH559,Blessedבָּר֥וּךְba.RukhH1288beAsherאָשֵׁ֑ר'a.SherH836withchildrenמִבָּנִ֖יםmi.ba.NimH1121;LetH1961him beacceptableרְצוּי֙re.TzuiH7521unto hisbrethrenאֶחָ֔יו'e.ChavH251, AndletH1961himdipוְטֹבֵ֥לve.to.VelH2881hisfootרַגְלֽוֹ׃rag.LoH7272inoilבַּשֶּׁ֖מֶןba.She.menH8081.

25Thy bars shall beironבַּרְזֶ֥לbar.ZelH1270andbrassוּנְחֹ֖שֶׁתu.ne.Cho.shetH5178; And as thydaysוּכְיָמֶ֖יךָu.khe.ya.Mei.khaH3117, so shall thystrengthדָּבְאֶֽךָ׃da.ve.'E.khaH1679be.

26There isnoneאֵ֥ין'einH369like untoGodכָּאֵ֖לka.'ElH410, OJeshurunיְשֻׁר֑וּןye.shu.RunH3484, Who rideth upon theheavenשָׁמַ֙יִם֙sha.Ma.yimH8064for thyhelpבְעֶזְרֶ֔ךָve.'ez.Re.khaH5828, And in his excellency on theskiesשְׁחָקִֽים׃she.cha.KimH7834.

27TheeternalH5769Godאֱלֹ֣הֵי'e.Lo.heiH430is thydwellingמְעֹנָה֙me.'o.NahH4585placeH8478, AndunderneathH8478are theeverlastingH5769armsזְרֹעֹ֣תze.ro.'OtH2220: And he thrustoutוַיְגָ֧רֶשׁvay.Ga.reshH1644theenemyאוֹיֵ֖ב'o.YevH341frombeforeמִפָּנֶ֛יךָmi.pa.Nei.khaH6440thee, Andsaidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Destroyהַשְׁמֵֽד׃hash.MedH8045.

28AndIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֨לYis.ra.'ElH3478dwelleth insafetyבֶּ֤טַחBe.tachH983, The fountain ofJacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290aloneבָּדָד֙ba.DadH910, In alandאֶ֖רֶץ'E.retzH776of corn andwineוְתִיר֑וֹשׁve.ti.Ro.oshH8492; Yea, hisheavensשָׁמָ֖יוsha.MavH8064dropיַֽעַרְפוּYa.'ar.fuH6201downוַיִּשְׁכֹּן֩vai.yish.KonH7931dewטָֽל׃TalH2919.

29Happyאַשְׁרֶ֨יךָ'ash.Rei.khaH835art thou, OIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478: Who is like unto thee, apeopleעַ֚ם'amH5971savedנוֹשַׁ֣עno.Sha'H3467by theLORDבַּֽיהוָ֔הba.Yah.wehH3068, Theshieldמָגֵ֣ןma.GenH4043of thyhelpעֶזְרֶ֔ךָ'ez.Re.khaH5828, And that is theswordחֶ֖רֶבChe.revH2719of thy excellency! And thineenemiesאֹיְבֶ֙יךָ֙'o.ye.Vei.khaH341shallsubmitוְיִכָּֽחֲשׁ֤וּve.yi.ka.cha.ShuH3584themselvesH5921unto thee; And thou shalttreadתִדְרֹֽךְ׃ סtid.RokhH1869uponH5921theirhighבָּמוֹתֵ֥ימוֹba.mo.Tei.movH1116placesH1116.

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 33

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