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Deuteronomy 33

Deuteronomy 33:29

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

Modern
Blessed are you, O Israel! Who is like you, a people saved by the LORD? He is the shield that protects you, the sword in which you boast. Your enemies will cower before you, and you shall trample their high places.”
Traditional
Happy art thou, O Israel: who is like unto thee, O people saved by the Lord, the shield of thy help, and who is the sword of thy excellency! and thine enemies shall be found liars unto thee; and thou shalt tread upon their high places.
Literal
Blessed are you, O Israel; who is like you, a people saved by YHWH, the shield of your help, and who is the sword of your majesty! And Your enemies shall submit to you, and you shall tread upon their high places.”
Latin
Beatus es tu, Israël: quis similis tui, popule, qui salvaris in Domino? Scutum auxilii tui, et gladius gloriæ tuæ: negabunt te inimici tui, et tu eorum colla calcabis.

Original

Hebrew
English
Blessed are you, O Israel! Who is like you, a people saved by the LORD? He is the shield that protects you, the sword in which you boast. Your enemies will cower before you, and you shall trample their high places.”

Notes

Deuteronomy 33:29

trample their high places: This means having complete victory over an enemy. The word high places refers to the heights of the land and traditional pagan worship sites. This suggests total physical and spiritual conquest. The Lord promised to lead the way and guarantee success in the upcoming conquest (see 11:24–25; Joshua 1:3; 14:9; compare Amos 4:13; Micah 1:3; Habakkuk 3:15).

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.

People

Israel: Patriarch, son of Isaac, father of twelve tribes

Glossary

Bamah Deuteronomy, Book of Moses Poetry, Biblical Song of Moses

Topics

Death: Scenes of Death of Moses God: Preserver God: Saviour Happiness of Saints in This Life is Derived From: Salvation Happiness of the Righteous Shield of God's Protection The Jews: Their National Greatness The Jews: Under God's Special Protection The Sword of the Protection of God The Tribes of Israel: Predictions Respecting Each of Titles and Names of Saints: People Saved by the Lord