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Deuteronomy 33:26-29

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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26“There is none like the God of Jeshurun, who rides the heavens to your aid, and the clouds in His majesty.

27The eternal God is your dwelling place, and underneath are the everlasting arms. He drives out the enemy before you, giving the command, ‘Destroy him!’

28So Israel dwells securely; the fountain of Jacob lives untroubled in a land of grain and new wine, where even the heavens drip with dew.

29Blessed are you, O Israel! Who is like you, a people saved by the LORD? He is the shield that protects you, the sword in which you boast. Your enemies will cower before you, and you shall trample their high places.”

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Verse 26

Cross-references

Hebrews 13:6Classic cross-references Exodus 15:11Classic cross-references Genesis 15:1Classic cross-references Isaiah 41:13Classic cross-references Isaiah 46:9Classic cross-references

Original words

There is noneאֵ֥יןH369Adverblike the Godכָּאֵ֖לH410Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singularof Jeshurunיְשֻׁר֑וּןH3484Noun - proper - feminine singularwho ridesרֹכֵ֤בH7392Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularthe heavensשָׁמַ֙יִם֙H8064Noun - masculine pluralto your aidבְעֶזְרֶ֔ךָH5828Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singularand the cloudsשְׁחָקִֽים׃H7834Noun - masculine pluralin His majestyוּבְגַאֲוָת֖וֹH1346Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular

Verse 27

Cross-references

Isaiah 41:10Classic cross-references Psalms 90:1Classic cross-references Psalms 18:2Classic cross-references Psalms 91:2Classic cross-references Isaiah 25:4Classic cross-references

Original words

The eternalקֶ֔דֶםH6924Noun - masculine singularGodאֱלֹ֣הֵיH430Noun - masculine plural constructis your dwelling placeמְעֹנָה֙H4585Noun - feminine singularand underneathוּמִתַּ֖חַתH8478Conjunctive waw, Preposition-mare the everlastingעוֹלָ֑םH5769Noun - masculine singulararmsזְרֹעֹ֣תH2220Noun - feminine plural constructHe drives outוַיְגָ֧רֶשׁH1644Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularthe enemyאוֹיֵ֖בH341Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularbefore youמִפָּנֶ֛יךָH6440Preposition-m | Noun - common plural construct | second person masculine singulargiving the commandוַיֹּ֥אמֶרH559Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularDestroy [him]הַשְׁמֵֽד׃H8045Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular

Verse 28

Cross-references

Genesis 27:28Classic cross-references Jeremiah 23:6Classic cross-references Numbers 23:9Classic cross-references Exodus 33:16Classic cross-references Psalms 68:26Classic cross-references

Original words

So Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֨לH3478Noun - proper - masculine singulardwellsוַיִּשְׁכֹּן֩H7931Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularsecurelyבֶּ֤טַחH983Noun - masculine singularthe fountainעֵ֣יןH5869Noun - common singular constructof Jacobיַעֲקֹ֔בH3290Noun - proper - masculine singularlives untroubledבָּדָד֙H910Noun - masculine singularinאֶל־H413Prepositiona landאֶ֖רֶץH776Noun - feminine singular constructof grainדָּגָ֣ןH1715Noun - masculine singularand new wineוְתִיר֑וֹשׁH8492Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singularwhere evenאַף־H637Conjunctionthe heavensשָׁמָ֖יוH8064Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singulardripיַֽעַרְפוּH6201Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralwith dewטָֽל׃H2919Noun - masculine singular

Verse 29

Cross-references

Hebrews 13:6Classic cross-references Romans 8:31Classic cross-references Psalms 1:1Classic cross-references Psalms 3:3Classic cross-references Habakkuk 3:19Classic cross-references

Original words

Blessed [are] youאַשְׁרֶ֨יךָH835Interjection | second person masculine singularO Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לH3478Noun - proper - masculine singularWhoמִ֣יH4310Interrogativeis like youכָמ֗וֹךָH3644Preposition | second person masculine singulara peopleעַ֚םH5971Noun - masculine singularsavedנוֹשַׁ֣עH3467Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singularby the LORDבַּֽיהוָ֔הH3068Preposition-b | Noun - proper - masculine singularHe is the shieldמָגֵ֣ןH4043Noun - common singular constructthat protects youעֶזְרֶ֔ךָH5828Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular-וַאֲשֶׁר־H834Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - relativethe swordחֶ֖רֶבH2719Noun - feminine singular constructin which you boastגַּאֲוָתֶ֑ךָH1346Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singularYour enemiesאֹיְבֶ֙יךָ֙H341Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singularwill cower before youוְיִכָּֽחֲשׁ֤וּH3584Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine pluraland youוְאַתָּ֖הH859Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - second person masculine singularshall trampleתִדְרֹֽךְ׃סH1869Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singularעַל־עַל־H5921Prepositiontheir high placesבָּמוֹתֵ֥ימוֹH1116Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural

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