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Deuteronomy 33:19-21
New English Translation
Deuteronomy 33:19-21
New English Translation
19 They will summon peoples to the mountain,
there they will sacrifice proper[a] sacrifices;
for they will enjoy[b] the abundance of the seas,
and the hidden treasures of the shores.”[c]
Blessing on Gad
20 Of Gad he said:
“Blessed be the one who enlarges Gad.
Like a lioness he will dwell;
he will tear at an arm—indeed, a scalp.[d]
21 He has selected the best part for himself,
for the portion of the ruler[e] is set aside[f] there;
he came with the leaders[g] of the people,
he obeyed the righteous laws of the Lord
and his ordinances with Israel.”
Footnotes
- Deuteronomy 33:19 tn Or “acceptable”; Heb “righteous” (so NASB).
- Deuteronomy 33:19 tn Heb “suck.”
- Deuteronomy 33:19 tn Heb “of the sand” (so NRSV, NLT); CEV “the sandy beach.”
- Deuteronomy 33:20 tn Heb “forehead,” picturing Gad attacking prey.
- Deuteronomy 33:21 tn The Hebrew term מְחֹקֵק (mekhoqeq; Poel participle of חָקַק, khaqaq, “to inscribe”) reflects the idea that the recorder of allotments (the “ruler”) is able to set aside for himself the largest and best. See E. H. Merrill, Deuteronomy (NAC), 444-45.
- Deuteronomy 33:21 tn Heb “covered in” (if from the root סָפַן, safan; cf. HALOT 764-65 s.v. ספן qal).
- Deuteronomy 33:21 tn Heb “heads” (in the sense of chieftains).
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