Deuteronomy 33:16

“and with the choicest of the earth and its fullness, and the favor of him who dwells in the bush. Let it come on the head of Joseph, and on the crown of the head of the one consecrated among his brothers.”

Deuteronomy 33:16 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Deuteronomy 33:16, word by word

and with the choicestמֶּגֶדmeged

choicest, best

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

Where else “meged” appears
of the earthאֶרֶץerets

earth

The whole world, everything under the sky.

Where else “erets” appears
and its fullnessמְלֹאָmeloa

fullness

Everything that is in something: the sea and all that fills it, the earth and its fullness.

Where else “meloa” appears
and the favorרְצוֹןretson

favor

The goodwill with which one looks on another.

Where else “retson” appears
of him who dwellsשֹׁכְנִיshochni

dwell

To live somewhere, stay.

Where else “shochni” appears
in the bushסְנֶהsene

bush

Bush: a thorny shrub. The word sounds like "Sinai".

Where else “sene” appears
Let it comeתָּבוֹאתָtavota

come

To come, arrive: "days are coming".

Where else “tavota” appears
on the headרֹאשׁrosh

head

The upper part of the body, where the face and hair are.

Where else “rosh” appears
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
and on the crown of the headקָדְקֹדkadkod

crown of the head

Crown of the head, the top of the head.

Where else “kadkod” appears
of the one consecratedנְזִירnezir

consecrated

The one set apart from his brothers.

Where else “nezir” appears
among his brothersאֶחָיechay

brother

A son of the same father or the same mother.

Where else “echay” appears

Translation note

“He who dwells in the bush” is YHWH, who spoke to Moses from the bush (Exodus 3:2-4).

The context

15and with the top of the ancient mountains, and with the choicest of the eternal hills,

16 · This verse (above)

17The firstborn of his bull, splendor is his, and his horns are the horns of a wild ox; with them he will gore the peoples, all together, to the ends of the earth. And they are the myriads of Ephraim, and they are the thousands of Manasseh.”

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