Focused Passage

Deuteronomy 33:7

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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7 And concerning Judah he said: “O LORD, hear the cry of Judah and bring him to his people. With his own hands he defends his cause, but may You be a help against his foes.”

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Verse 7

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And וְזֹ֣את H2063 Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - feminine singular concerning Judah לִֽיהוּדָה֮ H3063 Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular he said וַיֹּאמַר֒ H559 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular O LORD יְהוָה֙ H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular hear שְׁמַ֤ע H8085 Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular the cry ק֣וֹל H6963 Noun - masculine singular construct of Judah יְהוּדָ֔ה H3063 Noun - proper - masculine singular and bring him תְּבִיאֶ֑נּוּ H935 Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | third person masculine singular to וְאֶל־ H413 Conjunctive waw | Preposition his people עַמּ֖וֹ H5971 Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular With his own hands יָדָיו֙ H3027 Noun - feminine dual construct | third person masculine singular he defends his cause רָ֣ב H7378 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular . . . ל֔וֹ Preposition | third person masculine singular but may You be תִּהְיֶֽה׃ס H1961 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular a help וְעֵ֥זֶר H5828 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular against his foes מִצָּרָ֖יו H6862 Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular

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