12 Concerning Benjamin he said: “May the beloved of the LORD rest secure in Him; God shields him all day long, and upon His shoulders he rests.”
Focused Passage
Deuteronomy 33:12
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.
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Verse 12
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Concerning Benjamin לְבִנְיָמִ֣ן H1144 Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular he said אָמַ֔ר H559 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular May the beloved יְדִ֣יד H3039 Noun - masculine singular construct of the LORD יְהֹוָ֔ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular rest יִשְׁכֹּ֥ן H7931 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular secure לָבֶ֖טַח H983 Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular in Him עָלָ֑יו H5921 Preposition | third person masculine singular [God] shields חֹפֵ֤ף H2653 Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular him עָלָיו֙ H5921 Preposition | third person masculine singular all כָּל־ H3605 Noun - masculine singular construct day long הַיּ֔וֹם H3117 Article | Noun - masculine singular . . . וּבֵ֥ין H996 Conjunctive waw | Preposition and upon His shoulders כְּתֵיפָ֖יו H3802 Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singular he rests שָׁכֵֽן׃ס H7931 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
BSB notes
- LXX; Hebrew He shields