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Deuteronomy 33:7-9
New International Version
Deuteronomy 33:7-9
New International Version
7 And this he said about Judah:(A)
“Hear, Lord, the cry of Judah;
bring him to his people.
With his own hands he defends his cause.
Oh, be his help against his foes!”
8 About Levi(B) he said:
“Your Thummim and Urim(C) belong
to your faithful servant.(D)
You tested(E) him at Massah;
you contended with him at the waters of Meribah.(F)
9 He said of his father and mother,(G)
‘I have no regard for them.’
He did not recognize his brothers
or acknowledge his own children,
but he watched over your word
and guarded your covenant.(H)
Deuteronomy 33:7-9
New King James Version
Deuteronomy 33:7-9
New King James Version
7 And this he said of (A)Judah:
“Hear, Lord, the voice of Judah,
And bring him to his people;
(B)Let his hands be sufficient for him,
And may You be (C)a help against his enemies.”
8 And of (D)Levi he said:
(E)“Let Your [a]Thummim and Your Urim be with Your holy one,
(F)Whom You tested at Massah,
And with whom You contended at the waters of Meribah,
9 (G)Who says of his father and mother,
‘I have not (H)seen them’;
(I)Nor did he acknowledge his brothers,
Or know his own children;
For (J)they have observed Your word
And kept Your covenant.
Footnotes
- Deuteronomy 33:8 Lit. Perfections and Your Lights
Deuteronomy 33:7-9
King James Version
Deuteronomy 33:7-9
King James Version
7 And this is the blessing of Judah: and he said, Hear, Lord, the voice of Judah, and bring him unto his people: let his hands be sufficient for him; and be thou an help to him from his enemies.
8 And of Levi he said, Let thy Thummim and thy Urim be with thy holy one, whom thou didst prove at Massah, and with whom thou didst strive at the waters of Meribah;
9 Who said unto his father and to his mother, I have not seen him; neither did he acknowledge his brethren, nor knew his own children: for they have observed thy word, and kept thy covenant.
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Deuteronomy 33:7-9
English Standard Version
Deuteronomy 33:7-9
English Standard Version
7 And this he said of Judah:
“Hear, O Lord, the voice of Judah,
and bring him in to his people.
With your hands contend[a] for him,
and be a help against his adversaries.”
8 And (A)of Levi he said,
“Give to Levi[b] (B)your Thummim,
and your Urim to your godly one,
(C)whom you tested at Massah,
with whom you quarreled at the waters of Meribah;
9 who said of his father and mother,
‘I regard them not’;
(D)he disowned his brothers
and ignored his children.
For (E)they observed your word
and kept your covenant.
Footnotes
- Deuteronomy 33:7 Probable reading; Hebrew With his hands he contended
- Deuteronomy 33:8 Dead Sea Scroll, Septuagint; Masoretic Text lacks Give to Levi
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