And thisוְזֹאתis for Judah,לִיהוּדָהand he said,וַיֹּאמַר“Hear,שְׁמַעYHWH,יְהוָהthe voiceקוֹלof Judah,יְהוּדָהand bring himוְ תְּבִיאֶנּוּtoאֶלhis people.עַמּוֹHis handsיָדָיוcontendרָבfor him;לוֹand beוְ תִּהְיֶהa helpעֵזֶרagainst his adversaries.”מִצָּרָיו
Deuteronomy 33:7
Study it in the app“And this is for Judah, and he said, “Hear, YHWH, the voice of Judah, and bring him to his people. His hands contend for him; and be a help against his adversaries.””
With the Hebrew beneath
Deuteronomy 33:7, word by word
- is for Judahיהוּדָהyhuda
Judah
Judah, the fourth son of Jacob and Leah; also the tribe that came from him and its land, and later the southern kingdom; King David came from it. The name sounds like "give thanks". Borne also by other Israelites.
Where else “yhuda” appears- and he saidיֹּאמַרyomar
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomar” appears- “Hearשְׁמַעshema
obey
To obey: "listen to the voice" of someone.
Where else “shema” appears- YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- the voiceקוֹלkol
voice
What is heard when someone speaks or sings; also the voice of God.
Where else “kol” appears- and bring himתְּבִיאֶtevie
bring
To bring something or someone.
Where else “tevie” appears- his peopleעַמּam
people
A group of people united by family, land and customs: a nation.
Where else “am” appears- His handsיָדָיyaday
hand
The part of the body with which one takes, gives and works; also what one does.
Where else “yaday” appears- contendרָבrav
General meaning: Much, many; great.
Where else “rav” appears- and beתִּהְיֶהtihye
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “tihye” appears- a helpעֵזֶרezer
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 “ezer” appears- against his adversariesצָּרָיtsaray
adversary
Someone who oppresses and attacks another; the adversary.
Where else “tsaray” appears
The context
6Let Reuben live and not die, and let his men be a number.”
7 · This verse (above)
8And of Levi he said, “Your Thummim and your Urim belong to your faithful man, whom you tested at Massah, with whom you contended at the waters of Meribah;