And this isוְזֹאתthe blessingהַבְּרָכָהwith whichאֲשֶׁרMoses,מֹשֶׁהthe manאִישׁof Elohim,הָאֱלֹהִיםblessedבֵּרַךְthe sonsבְּנֵיof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלbeforeלִפְנֵיhis death.מוֹתוֹ
Deuteronomy 33:1
Study it in the app“And this is the blessing with which Moses, the man of Elohim, blessed the sons of Israel before his death.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Deuteronomy 33:1, word by word
- the blessingבְּרָכָהberacha
blessing
The good God gives, or words asking for it.
Where else “beracha” appears- Mosesמֹשֶׁהmoshe
Moses
Moses, the man God called to bring Israel out of Egypt and through whom he gave the Law. His name sounds like "draw out" (Exodus 2:10).
Where else “moshe” appears- the manאִישׁish
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “ish” appears- of Elohimאֱלֹהִיםelohim
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohim” appears- blessedבֵּרַךְberach
greet
To wish someone God's good; to greet.
Where else “berach” appears- the sonsבְּנֵיbene
descendant
A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".
Where else “bene” appears- of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael
Israel
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appears- beforeפְנֵיfene
before
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “fene” appears- his deathמוֹתmot
death
The end of life: when someone stops breathing and returns to dust.
Where else “mot” appears
The context
1 · This verse (above)
2And he said, “YHWH came from Sinai and dawned from Seir upon them; he shone forth from Mount Paran, and he came from among myriads of holy ones; at his right hand a fire of law for them.