Deuteronomy 33:13

Translations

Modern

Concerning Joseph he said: “May his land be blessed by the LORD with the precious dew from heaven above and the deep waters that lie beneath,

Traditional

And of Joseph he said, Blessed of the Lord be his land, for the precious things of heaven, for the dew, and for the deep that coucheth beneath,

Literal

And of Joseph he said, “Blessed of YHWH is his land with the precious things of the heavens, by dew, and the deep crouching beneath,

Latin

Joseph quoque ait: De benedictione Domini terra ejus, de pomis cæli, et rore, atque abysso subjacente.

Original

Hebrew

English

Concerning Joseph he said: “May his land be blessed by the LORD with the precious dew from heaven above and the deep waters that lie beneath,

Notes

Deuteronomy 33:13–17

Joseph was Jacob’s eleventh son and his favorite child (Genesis 30:23–24; Genesis 37:3). Joseph and his two sons, Ephraim and Manasseh, received Jacob’s special blessing (Genesis 48; 49:22–26). Because of this, the tribes of Joseph prospered and multiplied. They became two separate tribes.

Deuteronomy 33:1–29

On the day before he died, Jacob blessed his 12 sons (Genesis 49:1–28). Many years later, Moses also blessed these same sons. By that time, they had become large and powerful tribes. Moses, like Jacob, spoke as a founding father of the nation.

Theme notes and profiles

Joseph Moses Ancient Law Codes Blessing The Priestly Blessing

Related verses

Genesis 49:22–26
Joseph is a fruitful vine—a fruitful vine by a spring, whose branches scale the wall.
Micah 5:7
Then the remnant of Jacob will be in the midst of many peoples like dew from the LORD, like showers on the grass, which do not wait for man or linger for mankind.
Hosea 14:5
I will be like the dew to Israel; he will blossom like the lily and take root like the cedars of Lebanon.
Isaiah 18:4
For this is what the LORD has told me: “I will quietly look on from My dwelling place, like shimmering heat in the sunshine, like a cloud of dew in the heat of harvest.”
Proverbs 19:12
A king’s rage is like the roar of a lion, but his favor is like dew on the grass.
Genesis 27:28–29
May God give to you the dew of heaven and the richness of the earth—an abundance of grain and new wine.
Proverbs 3:20
By His knowledge the watery depths were broken open, and the clouds dripped with dew.
Job 29:19
My roots will spread out to the waters, and the dew will rest nightly on my branches.
Psalm 110:3
Your people shall be willing on Your day of battle. Arrayed in holy splendor, from the womb of the dawn, to You belongs the dew of Your youth.
Genesis 48:9
Joseph said to his father, “They are the sons God has given me in this place.” So Jacob said, “Please bring them to me, that I may bless them.”
Deuteronomy 32:2
Let my teaching fall like rain and my speech settle like dew, like gentle rain on new grass, like showers on tender plants.
Zechariah 8:12
“For the seed will be prosperous, the vine will yield its fruit, the ground will yield its produce, and the skies will give their dew. To the remnant of this people I will give all these things as an inheritance.

People

Joseph: Son of Jacob, ruler in Egypt

Glossary

Deuteronomy, Book of Dew Heaven Jeshurun Joshua, Book of Moses Poetry, Biblical Song of Moses

Topics

Blessing: Temporal, Prayer For Death: Scenes of Death of Moses Dew: A Merciful Providence Ephraim: A Tribe of Israel: Blessed by Moses Intercession: Additional Instances of for Israel Joseph: Son of Jacob: His Sons Jointly Called Joseph Manasseh:: Blessing or Moses On the Tribe of Manasseh: Predictions Respecting The Tribes of Israel: Predictions Respecting Each of Tribe of Ephraim: Predictions Respecting

Deuteronomy 33:13

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