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Of Benjaminלְבִנְיָמִןhe said,אָמַר“The belovedיְדִידof YHWHיְהֹוָהwill dwellיִשְׁכֹּןin securityלָבֶטַחbeside him;עָלָיוhe shieldsחֹפֵףhimעָלָיוallכָּלthe day,הַיּוֹםand betweenוּבֵיןhis shouldersכְּתֵיפָיוhe dwells.”שָׁכֵן
Deuteronomy 33:12
Study it in the app“Of 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.””
With the Hebrew beneath
Deuteronomy 33:12, word by word
- Of Benjaminבִנְיָמִןvinyamin
Benjamin
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” appears- he saidאָמַרamar
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “amar” appears- “The belovedיְדִידyedid
beloved
Beloved, dear.
Where else “yedid” appears- of YHWHיְהֹוָהyehova
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 “yehova” appears- will dwellיִשְׁכֹּןyishkon
dwell
To live somewhere, stay.
Where else “yishkon” appears- in securityבֶטַחvetach
security, safely
Security, confidence; living "securely", without fear. Sometimes unsuspecting.
Where else “vetach” appears- he shieldsחֹפֵףchofef
shield, cover
Cover in order to protect.
Where else “chofef” appears- the dayיּוֹםyom
day
The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.
Where else “yom” appears- his shouldersכְּתֵיפָיketefay
shoulder
The part of the body between neck and arm, where loads are carried.
Where else “ketefay” appears
The context
11Bless, 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.”
12 · This verse (above)
13And of Joseph he said, “Blessed by YHWH be his land, with the choicest gifts of the heavens, with the dew, and with the deep that lies beneath,