Deuteronomy

Deuteronomy 33:8–9

⁸Concerning Levi he said:

“Give Your Thummim to Levi

and Your Urim to Your godly one,^f

whom You tested at Massah^g

and contested at the waters of Meribah.^h

⁹He said of his father and mother,

‘I do not consider them.’

He disregarded his brothers

and did not know his own sons,

for he keptⁱ Your word

and maintained Your covenant.

Footnotes

f 33:8 DSS and LXX; MT does not include to Levi; literally Let Your Perfections and Your Lights be to Your godly one.
g 33:8 Massah means testing; see Exodus 17:7|EXO 17:7.
h 33:8 Meribah means quarreling; see Exodus 17:7|EXO 17:7.
i 33:9 Hebrew they kept, most likely referring to Levi in the plural; similarly twice in verse 10

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Deuteronomy 33:8

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Concerning Levi	וּלְלֵוִ֣י	ū·lə·lê·wî	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3878 Levi
he said	אָמַ֔ר	’ā·mar	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
Your Thummim	תֻּמֶּ֥יךָ	tum·me·ḵā	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H8550 perfections
and Your Urim	וְאוּרֶ֖יךָ	wə·’ū·re·ḵā	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H224 Urim
to Your godly	חֲסִידֶ֑ךָ	ḥă·sî·ḏe·ḵā	Adjective - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H2623 kind, pious
one	לְאִ֣ישׁ	lə·’îš	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
whom	אֲשֶׁ֤ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
You tested	נִסִּיתוֹ֙	nis·sî·ṯōw	Verb - Piel - Perfect - second person masculine singular; third person masculine singular	H5254 test, try
at Massah	בְּמַסָּ֔ה	bə·mas·sāh	Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4532 Massah
and contested	תְּרִיבֵ֖הוּ	tə·rî·ḇê·hū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular; third person masculine singular	H7378 strive, contend
at	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the waters	מֵ֥י	mê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H4325 water, juice, urine
of Meribah	מְרִיבָֽה׃	mə·rî·ḇāh	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4809 Meribah

Deuteronomy 33:9

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He said	הָאֹמֵ֞ר	hā·’ō·mêr	Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H559 utter, say
of his father	לְאָבִ֤יו	lə·’ā·ḇîw	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H1 father
and mother	וּלְאִמּוֹ֙	ū·lə·’im·mōw	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H517 mother
I do not	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
consider them	רְאִיתִ֔יו	rə·’î·ṯîw	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular; third person masculine singular	H7200 see
He disregarded	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
his brothers	אֶחָיו֙	’e·ḥāw	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H251 brother
and did not	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
know	יָדָ֑ע	yā·ḏā‘	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H3045 know
his own sons	בָּנוֹ	bå̄·nō	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H1121 son
for	כִּ֤י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
he kept	שָֽׁמְרוּ֙	šā·mə·rū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H8104 keep, watch, preserve
Your word	אִמְרָתֶ֔ךָ	’im·rā·ṯe·ḵā	Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H565 utterance, speech, word
and maintained	יִנְצֹֽרוּ׃	yin·ṣō·rū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5341 watch, guard, keep
Your covenant	וּבְרִֽיתְךָ֖	ū·ḇə·rî·ṯə·ḵā	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H1285 covenant

Cross-references

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Deuteronomy 33:8 Exodus 17:7 · Exodus 28:30 · Numbers 20:13 · Psalm 106:16 · Leviticus 8:8 · Hebrews 7:26 · Ezra 2:63 · 1 Samuel 28:6 · 2 Chronicles 23:6 · Numbers 27:21 · Psalm 16:10 · Nehemiah 7:65

Deuteronomy 33:9 Matthew 10:37 · Exodus 32:25–29 · Luke 14:26 · Matthew 12:48 · Jeremiah 18:18 · Leviticus 21:11 · Malachi 2:5–7 · Genesis 29:32 · Matthew 22:16 · 2 Corinthians 5:16 · 1 Chronicles 17:17 · Galatians 1:10

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.