Bless,בָּרֵךְYHWH,יְהוָהhis strength,חֵילוֹand acceptוּ תִּרְצֶהthe workפֹעַלof his hands;יָדָיוcrushמְחַץthe loinsמָתְנַיִםof those who rise up against himקָמָיוand of those who hate him,וּמְשַׂנְאָיוso that they do notמִןrise again.”יְקוּמוּן
Deuteronomy 33:11
Study it in the app“Bless, YHWH, his strength, and accept the work of his hands; crush the loins of those who rise up against him and of those who hate him, so that they do not rise again.””
With the Hebrew beneath
Deuteronomy 33:11, word by word
- Blessבָּרֵךְbarech
bless
God gives good things: life, children, harvests.
Where else “barech” appears- YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- his strengthחֵילchel
valor
Strength and ability: the brave man in war, the capable and worthy person.
Where else “chel” appears- and acceptתִּרְצֶהtirtse
accept
To gladly receive an offering or someone.
Where else “tirtse” appears- the workפֹעַלfoal
deed
What someone does; what God accomplishes.
Where else “foal” appears- of his handsיָדָיyaday
power
Literally "the hand": the strength and control someone has.
Where else “yaday” appears- crushמְחַץmechats
shatter, crush
Shatter: strike hard until it breaks or is crushed.
Where else “mechats” appears- the loinsמָתְנַיִםmatnayim
waist, loins
Waist, loins.
Where else “matnayim” appears- of those who rise up against himקָמָיkamay
rise against
To rise against someone to attack or confront him.
Where else “kamay” appears- and of those who hate himמְשַׂנְאָיmesanay
hate
To feel rejection and hostility toward someone, to the point of wishing him harm.
Where else “mesanay” appears
The context
10They shall teach your rules to Jacob and your instruction to Israel; they shall put incense before you and whole burnt offering on your altar.
11 · This verse (above)
12Of Benjamin he said, “The beloved of YHWH will dwell in security beside him; he shields him all the day, and between his shoulders he dwells.”