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Deuteronomy 33

Deuteronomy 33:27

Moses Blesses the Twelve Tribes · Deuteronomy 33:1–29
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Translations

Modern
The eternal God is your dwelling place, and underneath are the everlasting arms. He drives out the enemy before you, giving the command, ‘Destroy him!’
Traditional
The eternal God is thy refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms: and he shall thrust out the enemy from before thee; and shall say, Destroy them.
Literal
A habitation is the eternal God and underneath are the arms everlasting. And He will thrust out from before you the enemy and will say, ‘Destroy.’
Latin
…habitaculum ejus sursum, et subter brachia sempiterna ejiciet a facie tua inimicum, dicetque: Conterere.

Original

Hebrew
English
The eternal God is your dwelling place, and underneath are the everlasting arms. He drives out the enemy before you, giving the command, ‘Destroy him!’

Notes

Deuteronomy 33:27

God's everlasting arms represent his eternal nature. This means God has always existed and always will. They also represent his power and care. God's power would remove the Canaanites from the promised land, allowing Israel to enter and settle there.

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.

Glossary

Deuteronomy, Book of God, Being and Attributes of Moses Poetry, Biblical Song of Moses

Topics

Afflictions and Adversities: Consolation In Arm: Figurative Use of Blessing: Spiritual, from God Consolation Under Affliction: To the Persecuted Death: Scenes of Death of Moses God is Declared to Be: Eternal God: Eternity of God: Preserver God: Saviour Protection is Granted to Saints in Defending Them Against Their Enemies Righteous: Promises To, Expressed or Implied The Jews: Under God's Special Protection The Tribes of Israel: Predictions Respecting Each of