12Concerning 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 Benjaminלְבִנְיָמִ֣ןH1144Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singularhe saidאָמַ֔רH559Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularMay the belovedיְדִ֣ידH3039Noun - masculine singular constructof the LORDיְהֹוָ֔הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularrestיִשְׁכֹּ֥ןH7931Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularsecureלָבֶ֖טַחH983Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singularin Himעָלָ֑יוH5921Preposition | third person masculine singular[God] shieldsחֹפֵ֤ףH2653Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularhimעָלָיו֙H5921Preposition | third person masculine singularallכָּל־H3605Noun - masculine singular constructday longהַיּ֔וֹםH3117Article | Noun - masculine singular. . .וּבֵ֥יןH996Conjunctive waw | Prepositionand upon His shouldersכְּתֵיפָ֖יוH3802Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singularhe restsשָׁכֵֽן׃סH7931Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
BSB notes
- LXX; Hebrew He shields