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Deuteronomy 33:21-23
New English Translation
Deuteronomy 33:21-23
New English Translation
21 He has selected the best part for himself,
for the portion of the ruler[a] is set aside[b] there;
he came with the leaders[c] of the people,
he obeyed the righteous laws of the Lord
and his ordinances with Israel.”
Blessing on Dan
22 Of Dan he said:
“Dan is a lion’s cub;
he will leap forth from Bashan.”[d]
Blessing on Naphtali
23 Of Naphtali he said:
“O Naphtali, overflowing with favor,
and full of the Lord’s blessing,
possess the west and south.”
Footnotes
- 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).
- Deuteronomy 33:22 sn He will leap forth from Bashan. This may refer to Dan’s conquest of Laish, a region just to the west of Bashan (Judg 18:27-28).
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