And of Josephוּלְיוֹסֵףhe said,אָמַר“Blessedמְבֹרֶכֶתby YHWHיְהֹוָהbe his land,אַרְצוֹwith the choicest giftsמִמֶּגֶדof the heavens,שָׁמַיִםwith the dew,מִטָּלand with the deepוּמִתְּהוֹםthat liesרֹבֶצֶתbeneath,תָּחַת
Deuteronomy 33:13
Study it in the app“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,”
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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".
Where else “yosef” appears- he saidאָמַרamar
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “amar” appears- “Blessedמְבֹרֶכֶתmevorechet
bless
God gives good things: life, children, harvests.
Where else “mevorechet” appears- 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.
Where else “yehova” appears- be his landאַרְצarts
land
A region or nation, above all Israel's.
Where else “arts” appears- with the choicest giftsמֶּגֶדmeged
choicest, best
The best, the most precious thing that a place produces.
Where else “meged” appears- of the heavensשָׁמַיִםshamayim
sky
The high space seen above the earth, where the birds, clouds, sun and stars are.
Where else “shamayim” appears- with the dewטָּלtal
dew
Dew: the moisture of the night, which in a dry land keeps the plants alive.
Where else “tal” appears- 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.
Where else “tehom” appears- that liesרֹבֶצֶתrovetset
lie down, crouch
Lie down, crouch, like an animal at rest or lying in wait.
Where else “rovetset” appears
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,