Deuteronomy 33:13

“And 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,”

Deuteronomy 33:13 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Deuteronomy 33:13, word by word

And of Josephיוֹסֵףyosef

Joseph

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".

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he saidאָמַרamar

say

To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.

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“Blessedמְבֹרֶכֶתmevorechet

bless

God gives good things: life, children, harvests.

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by 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.

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be his landאַרְצarts

land

A region or nation, above all Israel's.

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with the choicest giftsמֶּגֶדmeged

choicest, best

The best, the most precious thing that a place produces.

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of the heavensשָׁמַיִםshamayim

sky

The high space seen above the earth, where the birds, clouds, sun and stars are.

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with the dewטָּלtal

dew

Dew: the moisture of the night, which in a dry land keeps the plants alive.

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and with the deepתְּהוֹםtehom

the deep

The deep waters: the deep sea, the ocean, and the waters under the earth. In the Hebrew Bible it is not a place of punishment or the place of the dead.

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that liesרֹבֶצֶתrovetset

lie down, crouch

Lie down, crouch, like an animal at rest or lying in wait.

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The context

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.”

13 · This verse (above)

14and with the choicest produce of the sun, and with the choicest yield of the months,

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