Deuteronomy 33:1
Translations
King James Version (KJV)
And this is the blessing, with which Moses the man of God blessed the children of Israel before his death.
American King James Version (AKJV)
And this is the blessing, with which Moses the man of God blessed the children of Israel before his death.
American Standard Version (ASV)
And this is the blessing, wherewith Moses the man of God blessed the children of Israel before his death.
Basic English Translation (BBE)
Now this is the blessing which Moses, the man of God, gave to the children of Israel before his death.
Webster's Revision
And this is the with which Moses, the man of God, blessed the children of Israel before his death.
World English Bible
This is the blessing, with which Moses the man of God blessed the children of Israel before his death.
English Revised Version (ERV)
And this is the blessing, wherewith Moses the man of God blessed the children of Israel before his death.
Definitions for Deuteronomy 33:1
Clarke's Deuteronomy 33:1 Bible Commentary
And this is the blessing wherewith Moses - blessed, etc. - The general nature of this solemn introduction, says Dr. Kennicott, is to show the foundation which Moses had for blessing his brethren, viz., because God had frequently manifested his glory in their behalf; and the several parts of this introduction are disposed in the following order: -
1. The manifestation of the Divine glory on Sinai, as it was prior in time and more magnificent in splendor, is mentioned first.
2. That God manifested his glory at Seir is evident from Judges 5:4 : Lord, when thou wentest out of Seir, when thou marchedst out of the fields of Edom, the earth trembled and the heavens dropped, etc.
3. The next place is Paran, where the glory of the Lord appeared before all the children of Israel, Numbers 14:10.
Instead of he came with ten thousand saints, by which our translators have rendered מרבבת קדש meribeboth kodesh, Dr. Kennicott reads Meribah-Kadesh, the name of a place: for we find that, towards the end of forty years, the Israelites came to Kadesh, Numbers 20:1, which was also called Meribah, on account of their contentious opposition to the determinations of God in their favor, Numbers 20:13; and there the glory of the Lord again appeared, as we are informed Numbers 20:6. These four places, Sinai, Seir, Paran, and Meribah-Kadesh, mentioned by Moses in the text, are the identical places where God manifested his glory in a fiery appearance, the more illustriously to proclaim his special providence over and care of Israel.
Deuteronomy 33:1And this is the blessing wherewith Moses, the man of God, blessed the children of Israel before his death - And he said
Deuteronomy 33:2. Jehovah came from Sinai, And he arose upon them from Seir; He shone forth from Mount Paran, And he came from Meribah-kadesh: From his right hand a fire shone forth upon them.
Deuteronomy 33:3. Truly, he loved the people, And he blessed all his saints For they fell down at his feet, And they received of his words.
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Barnes's Deuteronomy 33:1 Bible Commentary
The title "the man of God" in the Old Testament is one who is favored with direct revelations, but not necessarily an official prophet. The occurrence of the title here is no doubt a token that the Blessing was not, as was the Song, transcribed by Moses himself. Compare Deuteronomy 31:27.
Wesley's Deuteronomy 33:1 Bible Commentary
33:1 Moses blessed Israel — He is said to bless them, by praying to God with faith for his blessing upon them; and by foretelling the blessings which God would confer upon them. And Moses calls himself here the man of God, that is, the servant or prophet of God, to acquaint them that the following prophecies were not his own inventions, but divine inspirations.
The children of Israel — The several tribes: only Simeon is omitted, either in detestation of their parent Simeon's bloody carriage, for which Jacob gives that tribe a curse rather than a blessing, in Genesis 49:5-7. Or, because that tribe had no distinct inheritance, but was to have its portion in the tribe of Judah, Joshua 19:1.
