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A dwelling placeמְעֹנָהis the Elohimאֱלֹהֵיof old,קֶדֶםand underneathוּמִתַּחַתare the eternalעוֹלָםarms.זְרֹעֹתAnd he drove outוַיְגָרֶשׁthe enemyאוֹיֵבfrom before youמִפָּנֶיךָand said,וַיֹּאמֶר‘Destroy!’הַשְׁמֵד
Deuteronomy 33:27
Study it in the app“A 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!’”
With the Hebrew beneath
Deuteronomy 33:27, word by word
- A dwelling placeמְעֹנָהmeona
dwelling
A place to live; God's people find it in God himself.
Where else “meona” appears- is the Elohimאֱלֹהֵיelohe
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohe” appears- of oldקֶדֶםkedem
of old
Times long ago, from far back.
Where else “kedem” appears- are the eternalעוֹלָםolam
forever
Time without end, beyond what a lifetime can see.
Where else “olam” appears- armsזְרֹעֹתzeroot
arm
The limb between shoulder and hand; in an animal, the shoulder.
Where else “zeroot” appears- And he drove outיְגָרֶשׁyegaresh
drive out
To force someone out of their home or land.
Where else “yegaresh” appears- the enemyאוֹיֵבoyev
enemy
Enemy, foe: one who hates and opposes another.
Where else “oyev” appears- from before youפָּנֶיpane
before
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “pane” appears- and saidיֹּאמֶרyomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appears- ‘Destroy!’הַשְׁמֵדhashmed
destroy
Destroy completely, exterminate.
Where else “hashmed” appears
The context
26“There is none like El, Jeshurun, who rides the heavens to your help, and in his majesty the clouds.
27 · This verse (above)
28And Israel dwells in security; alone the fountain of Jacob, toward a land of grain and new wine; also his heavens drip dew.