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“There is noneאֵיןlike El,כָּאֵלJeshurun,יְשֻׁרוּןwho ridesרֹכֵבthe heavensשָׁמַיִםto your help,בְעֶזְרֶךָand in his majestyוּבְגַאֲוָתוֹthe clouds.שְׁחָקִים
Deuteronomy 33:26
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Deuteronomy 33:26, word by word
- like Elאֵלel
El, God, god
"El", an ancient Hebrew word for "God". Alone or with another title it is a name of the God of Israel: El Elyon (God Most High), El Shaddai (God Almighty). Neighboring peoples used the same word for their gods; then this translation writes "god" in lower case. It also means "mighty".
Where else “el” appears- Jeshurunיְשֻׁרוּןyeshurun
Jeshurun
Jeshurun: a poetic name for Israel; it comes from "upright."
Where else “yeshurun” appears- who ridesרֹכֵבrochev
ride
To ride an animal or a chariot.
Where else “rochev” appears- the heavensשָׁמַיִםshamayim
sky
The high space seen above the earth, where the birds, clouds, sun and stars are.
Where else “shamayim” appears- to your helpעֶזְרֶezre
helper, help
Help, aid; one who helps. It does not imply inferiority: the same word is often used for God as the helper of his people (Psalm 33:20; 121:1-2).
Where else “ezre” appears- and in his majestyגַאֲוָתgaavat
majesty
The majesty with which God shows himself and acts for his people.
Where else “gaavat” appears- the cloudsשְׁחָקִיםshechakim
cloud
What floats in the sky and brings rain.
Where else “shechakim” appears
The context
25Iron and bronze be your bolts, and as your days, so your strength.”
26 · This verse (above)
27A dwelling place is the Elohim of old, and underneath are the eternal arms. And he drove out the enemy from before you and said, ‘Destroy!’