Deuteronomy

Deuteronomy 33:25–29

²⁵May the bolts of your gate be iron and bronze,

and may your strength match your days.”

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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Deuteronomy 33:25

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
May the bolts of your gate	מִנְעָלֶ֑יךָ	min·‘ā·le·ḵā	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H4515 id.
be iron	בַּרְזֶ֥ל	bar·zel	Noun - masculine singular	H1270 iron
and bronze	וּנְחֹ֖שֶׁת	ū·nə·ḥō·šeṯ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular	H5178 copper, bronze
and may your strength	דָּבְאֶֽךָ׃	dā·ḇə·’e·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H1679 rest
match your days	וּכְיָמֶ֖יךָ	ū·ḵə·yā·me·ḵā	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k; Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H3117 day

Deuteronomy 33:26

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
There is none	אֵ֥ין	’ên	Adverb	H369 nothing, nought
like the God	כָּאֵ֖ל	kā·’êl	Preposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H410 god
of Jeshurun	יְשֻׁר֑וּן	yə·šu·rūn	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3484 Jeshurun
who rides	רֹכֵ֤ב	rō·ḵêḇ	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H7392 mount and ride, ride
the heavens	שָׁמַ֙יִם֙	šā·ma·yim	Noun - masculine plural	H8064 sky, aloft
to your aid	בְעֶזְרֶ֔ךָ	ḇə·‘ez·re·ḵā	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H5828 help, succour
and the clouds	שְׁחָקִֽים׃	šə·ḥā·qîm	Noun - masculine plural	H7834 dust, cloud
in His majesty	וּבְגַאֲוָת֖וֹ	ū·ḇə·ḡa·’ă·wā·ṯōw	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H1346 majesty, pride

Deuteronomy 33:27

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The eternal	קֶ֔דֶם	qe·ḏem	Noun - masculine singular	H6924 front, east, aforetime
God	אֱלֹ֣הֵי	’ĕ·lō·hê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H430 God
is your dwelling place	מְעֹנָה֙	mə·‘ō·nāh	Noun - feminine singular	H4585 id.
and underneath	וּמִתַּ֖חַת	ū·mit·ta·ḥaṯ	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m	H8478 the under part
are the everlasting	עוֹלָ֑ם	‘ō·w·lām	Noun - masculine singular	H5769 long duration, antiquity, futurity
arms	זְרֹעֹ֣ת	zə·rō·‘ōṯ	Noun - feminine plural construct	H2220 arm, shoulder, strength
He drives out	וַיְגָ֧רֶשׁ	way·ḡā·reš	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1644 drive out, cast out
the enemy	אוֹיֵ֖ב	’ō·w·yêḇ	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H341 be hostile to
before you	מִפָּנֶ֛יךָ	mip·pā·ne·ḵā	Preposition-m; Noun - common plural construct; second person masculine singular	H6440 face, before
giving the command	וַיֹּ֥אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
Destroy	הַשְׁמֵֽד׃	haš·mêḏ	Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular	H8045 be exterminated, destroyed

Deuteronomy 33:28

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֨ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
dwells	וַיִּשְׁכֹּן֩	way·yiš·kōn	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7931 settle down, abide, dwell
securely	בֶּ֤טַח	be·ṭaḥ	Noun - masculine singular	H983 security
the fountain	עֵ֣ין	‘ên	Noun - common singular construct	H5869 eye
of Jacob	יַעֲקֹ֔ב	ya·‘ă·qōḇ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3290 Jacob
lives untroubled	בָּדָד֙	bā·ḏāḏ	Noun - masculine singular	H910 isolation, separation
in	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
a land	אֶ֖רֶץ	’e·reṣ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H776 earth, land
of grain	דָּגָ֣ן	dā·ḡān	Noun - masculine singular	H1715 corn, grain
and new wine	וְתִיר֑וֹשׁ	wə·ṯî·rō·wōš	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H8492 must, fresh or new wine
where even	אַף־	’ap̄-	Conjunction	H637 also, yea
the heavens	שָׁמָ֖יו	šā·māw	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H8064 sky, aloft
drip	יַֽעַרְפוּ	ya·‘ar·p̄ū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H6201 drip, drop
with dew	טָֽל׃	ṭāl	Noun - masculine singular	H2919 night-mist, dew

Deuteronomy 33:29

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Blessed	אַשְׁרֶ֨יךָ	’aš·re·ḵā	Interjection; second person masculine singular	H835 happiness, blessedness
O Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
Who	מִ֣י	mî	Interrogative	H4310 who?
is like you	כָמ֗וֹךָ	ḵā·mō·w·ḵā	Preposition; second person masculine singular	H3644 like, as, when
a people	עַ֚ם	‘am	Noun - masculine singular	H5971 people
saved	נוֹשַׁ֣ע	nō·wō·ša‘	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H3467 deliver
by the LORD	בַּֽיהוָ֔ה	Yah·weh	Preposition-b; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
He is the shield	מָגֵ֣ן	mā·ḡên	Noun - common singular construct	H4043 shield
that protects you	עֶזְרֶ֔ךָ	‘ez·re·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H5828 help, succour
the sword	חֶ֖רֶב	ḥe·reḇ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H2719 sword
in which you boast	גַּאֲוָתֶ֑ךָ	ga·’ă·wā·ṯe·ḵā	Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H1346 majesty, pride
Your enemies	אֹיְבֶ֙יךָ֙	’ō·yə·ḇe·ḵā	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H341 be hostile to
will cower before you	וְיִכָּֽחֲשׁ֤וּ	wə·yik·kā·ḥă·šū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H3584 be disappointing, deceive, fail, grow lean
and you	וְאַתָּ֖ה	wə·’at·tāh	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - second person masculine singular	H859 thou
shall trample	תִדְרֹֽךְ׃ס	ṯiḏ·rōḵ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H1869 tread, march
their high places	בָּמוֹתֵ֥ימוֹ	bā·mō·w·ṯê·mōw	Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H1116 high place