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He said to his father and mother, ‘I have not seen him,’[a]
and he did not acknowledge his own brothers
or know his own children,
for they kept your word,
and guarded your covenant.

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 33:9 sn This statement no doubt alludes to the Levites’ destruction of their own fellow tribesmen following the golden calf incident (Exod 32:25-29).

He said of his father and mother,(A)
    ‘I have no regard for them.’
He did not recognize his brothers
    or acknowledge his own children,
but he watched over your word
    and guarded your covenant.(B)

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