and with the choicestוּמִמֶּגֶדof the earthאֶרֶץand its fullness,וּמְלֹאָהּand the favorוּרְצוֹןof him who dwellsשֹׁכְנִיin the bush.סְנֶהLet it comeתָּבוֹאתָהon the headלְרֹאשׁof Joseph,יוֹסֵףand on the crown of the headוּלְקָדְקֹדof the one consecratedנְזִירamong his brothers.אֶחָיו
Deuteronomy 33:16
Study it in the app“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.”
With the Hebrew beneath
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.”