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And Israelוַ יִשְׂרָאֵלdwellsיִּשְׁכֹּןin security;בֶּטַחaloneבָּדָדthe fountainעֵיןof Jacob,יַעֲקֹבtowardאֶלa landאֶרֶץof grainדָּגָןand new wine;וְתִירוֹשׁalsoאַףhis heavensשָׁמָיוdripיַעַרְפוּdew.טָל
Deuteronomy 33:28
Study it in the app“And Israel dwells in security; alone the fountain of Jacob, toward a land of grain and new wine; also his heavens drip dew.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Deuteronomy 33:28, word by word
- And Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael
Israel
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appears- dwellsיִּשְׁכֹּןyishkon
dwell
To live somewhere, stay.
Where else “yishkon” appears- in securityבֶּטַחbetach
security, safely
Security, confidence; living "securely", without fear. Sometimes unsuspecting.
Where else “betach” appears- aloneבָּדָדbadad
alone, apart
Apart, alone: separated from the others.
Where else “badad” appears- the fountainעֵיןen
spring
Literally "eye": a place where water wells up from the ground.
Where else “en” appears- of Jacobיַעֲקֹבyaakov
Jacob
Jacob, the younger son of Isaac and Rebekah, twin brother of Esau and father of the twelve tribes. In Hebrew "Yaakov" sounds like "heel" and "supplant" (Genesis 25:26; 27:36). God later gave him the name Israel; the name also stands for his descendants, the people of Israel.
Where else “yaakov” appears- a landאֶרֶץerets
land
A region or nation, above all Israel's.
Where else “erets” appears- of grainדָּגָןdagan
grain
Grain: wheat and barley.
Where else “dagan” appears- and new wineתִירוֹשׁtirosh
new wine
New wine: the juice of freshly trodden grapes.
Where else “tirosh” appears- his heavensשָׁמָיshamay
sky
The high space seen above the earth, where the birds, clouds, sun and stars are.
Where else “shamay” appears- dripיַעַרְפוּyaarfu
drip
Drip, fall drop by drop.
Where else “yaarfu” appears- dewטָלtal
dew
Dew: the moisture of the night, which in a dry land keeps the plants alive.
Where else “tal” appears
The context
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!’
28 · This verse (above)
29Happy are you, Israel! Who is like you, a people saved by YHWH, the shield of your help and who is the sword of your majesty? Your enemies will cringe before you, and you will tread on their high places.”