Study it in the app““These shall stand to bless the people on Mount Gerizim when you cross the Jordan: Simeon and Levi and Judah and Issachar and Joseph and Benjamin.”
“Theseאֵלֶּהshall standיַעַמְדוּto blessלְבָרֵךְthe peopleהָעָםonעַלMountהַרGerizimגְּרִזִיםwhen you crossבְּעָבְרְכֶםthe Jordan:הַיַּרְדֵּןSimeonשִׁמְעוֹןand Leviוְלֵוִיand Judahוִיהוּדָהand Issacharוְיִשָּׂשכָרand Josephוְיוֹסֵףand Benjamin.וּבִנְיָמִן
stand
To be on one's feet, firm in a place, or to rise up to act.
Where else “yaamdu” appearsbless
God gives good things: life, children, harvests.
Where else “varech” appearscrowd
The people gathered in a place: the crowd, or the troops that go out to war.
Where else “am” appearsmountain
A great rise of land, like Sinai or Zion.
Where else “har” appearsGerizim
Gerizim, a mountain in the center of Canaan, facing Ebal.
Where else “gerizim” appearspass
To get over a river, or go through a land.
Where else “avr” appearsJordan
See it on the mapWhere else “yarden” appearsSimeon
Simeon, the second son of Jacob and Leah; also the tribe that came from him. The name sounds like "he heard".
Where else “shimon” appearsLevi
Levi, the third son of Jacob and Leah; the tribe of the priests comes from him. The name sounds like "be joined".
Where else “levi” appearsJudah
Judah, the fourth son of Jacob and Leah; also the tribe that came from him and its land, and later the southern kingdom; King David came from it. The name sounds like "give thanks". Borne also by other Israelites.
Where else “yhuda” appearsIssachar
Issachar, a son of Jacob and Leah; also the tribe that came from him. The name sounds like "wages".
Where else “yisashchar” appearsJoseph
Joseph, a name borne by several Israelites, above all the son of Jacob and Rachel, sold into Egypt, who became ruler there and saved his family; his sons Ephraim and Manasseh became tribes. The name means "may he add".
Where else “yosef” appearsBenjamin
Benjamin, the youngest son of Jacob and Rachel; also the tribe that came from him and its land. The name means "son of the right hand".
Where else “vinyamin” appearsJordan
Today: Jordan River: Israel, West Bank, Jordan, Dead Sea
Israel's main river; it flows from Mount Hermon in the north, through the Sea of Galilee, to the Dead Sea.
Israel crossed it on dry ground to enter the promised land (Josh 3:17). Naaman was healed in it (2 Kgs 5:14), and Jesus was immersed in it (Matt 3:13).
11And Moses commanded the people on that day, saying,
12 · This verse (above)
13And these shall stand for the curse on Mount Ebal: Reuben, Gad, and Asher and Zebulun, Dan, and Naphtali.
