Focused Passage

Deuteronomy 33:1-5

Moses Blesses the Tribes Under the LORD's Eternal Refuge

Moses blesses Israel before his death by first presenting the LORD as the covenant King who came from Sinai with instruction, then speaking tribe-specific blessings, and finally declaring Israel blessed because the eternal God is their refuge, help, shield, and sword.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

1 This is the blessing that Moses the man of God pronounced upon the Israelites before his death.

2 He said: “The LORD came from Sinai and dawned upon us from Seir; He shone forth from Mount Paran and came with myriads of holy ones, with flaming fire at His right hand.

3 Surely You love the people; all the holy ones are in Your hand, and they sit down at Your feet; each receives Your words—

4 the law that Moses gave us, the possession of the assembly of Jacob.

5 So the LORD became King in Jeshurun when the leaders of the people gathered, when the tribes of Israel came together.

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References and Original Words

Verse 1

Cross-references

1 Chronicles 23:14 Classic cross-references Genesis 49:25 Classic cross-references Jeremiah 35:4 Classic cross-references Joshua 14:6 Classic cross-references Judges 13:6 Classic cross-references

Original words

This וְזֹ֣את H2063 Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - feminine singular is the blessing הַבְּרָכָ֗ה H1293 Article | Noun - feminine singular that אֲשֶׁ֨ר H834 Pronoun - relative Moses מֹשֶׁ֛ה H4872 Noun - proper - masculine singular the man אִ֥ישׁ H376 Noun - masculine singular construct of God הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים H430 Article | Noun - masculine plural - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker pronounced בֵּרַ֥ךְ H1288 Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular upon the Israelites בְּנֵ֣י H1121 Noun - masculine plural construct . . . יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל H3478 Noun - proper - masculine singular before לִפְנֵ֖י H6440 Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct his death מוֹתֽוֹ׃ H4194 Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular

Verse 2

Cross-references

Jude 1:14 Classic cross-references Daniel 7:10 Classic cross-references Habakkuk 3:3 Classic cross-references Psalms 68:17 Classic cross-references Psalms 50:5 Classic cross-references

Original words

He said וַיֹּאמַ֗ר H559 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular The LORD יְהוָ֞ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular came בָּא֙ H935 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular from Sinai מִסִּינַ֥י H5514 Preposition-m | Noun - proper - feminine singular and dawned וְזָרַ֤ח H2224 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular upon us לָ֔מוֹ Preposition | third person masculine plural from Seir מִשֵּׂעִיר֙ H8165 Preposition-m | Noun - proper - feminine singular He shone forth הוֹפִ֙יעַ֙ H3313 Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular from Mount מֵהַ֣ר H2022 Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct Paran פָּארָ֔ן H6290 Noun - proper - feminine singular and came וְאָתָ֖ה H857 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular with myriads מֵרִבְבֹ֣ת H7233 Preposition-m | Number - feminine plural construct of holy ones קֹ֑דֶשׁ H6944 Noun - masculine singular with flaming fire אֵשְׁדָּת H799 Noun - common singular construct at His right hand מִֽימִינ֕וֹ H3225 Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular

BSB notes

LXX, Syriac, and Vulgate; Hebrew upon them
Or with myriads of holy ones from the south, from His mountain slopes

Verse 3

Cross-references

Jeremiah 31:3 Classic cross-references John 10:28 Classic cross-references Luke 10:39 Classic cross-references Psalms 31:23 Classic cross-references 1 Samuel 2:9 Classic cross-references

Original words

Surely אַ֚ף H637 Conjunction You love חֹבֵ֣ב H2245 Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular the people עַמִּ֔ים H5971 Noun - masculine plural all כָּל־ H3605 Noun - masculine singular construct the holy ones [are] קְדֹשָׁ֖יו H6918 Adjective - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular in Your hand בְּיָדֶ֑ךָ H3027 Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular and they וְהֵם֙ H1992 Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - third person masculine plural sit down תֻּכּ֣וּ H8497 Verb - Pual - Perfect - third person common plural at Your feet לְרַגְלֶ֔ךָ H7272 Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular each receives יִשָּׂ֖א H5375 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Your words מִדַּבְּרֹתֶֽיךָ׃ H1703 Preposition-m | Noun - feminine plural construct | second person masculine singular

BSB notes

Or they follow in Your steps

Verse 4

Cross-references

Psalms 119:111 Classic cross-references Acts 7:38 Classic cross-references John 1:17 Classic cross-references John 7:19 Classic cross-references

Original words

the law תּוֹרָ֥ה H8451 Noun - feminine singular that Moses מֹשֶׁ֑ה H4872 Noun - proper - masculine singular gave צִוָּה־ H6680 Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular us לָ֖נוּ Preposition | first person common plural the possession מוֹרָשָׁ֖ה H4181 Noun - feminine singular of the assembly קְהִלַּ֥ת H6952 Noun - feminine singular construct of Jacob יַעֲקֹֽב׃ H3290 Noun - proper - masculine singular

Verse 5

Cross-references

Isaiah 44:2 Classic cross-references Deuteronomy 32:15 Classic cross-references Jeremiah 30:21 Classic cross-references Genesis 36:31 Classic cross-references Judges 17:6 Classic cross-references

Original words

So [the LORD] became וַיְהִ֥י H1961 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular King מֶ֑לֶךְ H4428 Noun - masculine singular in Jeshurun בִישֻׁר֖וּן H3484 Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular when the leaders רָ֣אשֵׁי H7218 Noun - masculine plural construct of the people עָ֔ם H5971 Noun - masculine singular gathered בְּהִתְאַסֵּף֙ H622 Preposition-b | Verb - Hitpael - Infinitive construct when the tribes שִׁבְטֵ֥י H7626 Noun - masculine plural construct of Israel יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ H3478 Noun - proper - masculine singular [came] together יַ֖חַד H3162 Adverb

BSB notes

Jeshurun means the upright one, a term of endearment for Israel; also in verse 26.

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