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 with which Moses the man of God blessed Bnei-Yisrael before his death. 2He said, “Adonai came from Sinai and dawned on Bnei-Yisrael from Seir. He shone forth from Mount Paran, and He came from the holy myriads— blazing fire for them from His right hand. 3Indeed, a lover of peoples is He— all His kedoshim are in His hand. They followed in Your steps, 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 me a delicious meal that I love, and bring it to me that I may eat, so that my soul may bless you before I die.”
• Genesis 49:1Jacob called his sons and said to them: Gather together so that I can tell you what will happen to you in the last days.
• Luke 24:50Then Yeshua led them out as far as Bethany, and He lifted up His hands and blessed them.
• John 14:27“Shalom I leave you, My shalom I give to you; but not as the world gives! Do not let your heart be troubled or afraid.
• John 16:33These things I have spoken to you, so that in Me you may have shalom. In the world you will have trouble, but take heart! I have overcome the world!”
• Joshua 14:6Then the children of Judah approached Joshua in Gilgal, and Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite said to him: “You know the word that Adonai had spoken to Moses the man of God at Kadesh-barnea concerning me and you.
• Jeremiah 13:6Now it came to pass after many days that Adonai said to me: “Get up, go to Perath, and take the waistband that I commanded you to hide there.”
• 1 Samuel 2:27Now there came a man of God to Eli and said to him, “Thus says Adonai: Did I not reveal Myself clearly to the house of your father when they were in Egypt belonging to Pharaoh’s palace?
• 1 Samuel 9:6Then his servant said to him, “Behold now, there is a man of God in this town, and he is a man held in honor—everything he says is sure to come true. Now, let’s go there. Perhaps he’ll tell us the way we should go.”
• 1 Kings 13:1Unexpectedly, a man of God came from Judah to Bethel with the word of Adonai while Jeroboam was standing by the altar to burn incense.
• Psalms 90:1A prayer of Moses the man of God. My Lord, You have been our dwelling from generation to generation.
• 1 Timothy 6:11But you, O man of God, flee from these things and pursue righteousness, godliness, faithfulness, love, perseverance, and gentleness.
• 2 Timothy 3:17so that the person belonging to God may be capable, fully equipped for every good deed.
• 2 Peter 1:21For no prophecy was ever brought forth by human will; rather, people spoke from God as they were moved by the Ruach ha-Kodesh.

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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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