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Deuteronomy 33:19-21
Contemporary English Version
Deuteronomy 33:19-21
Contemporary English Version
19 The sea will make you wealthy,
and from the sandy beach
you will get treasure.[a]
So invite the other tribes[b]
to celebrate with you
and offer sacrifices to God.
20 Tribe of Gad,
the Lord will bless you
with more land.
So shout his praises!
Your tribe is like a lion
ripping up its victim.
21 Your leaders met together
and chose the best land
for your tribe,
but you obeyed the Lord
and helped the other tribes.[c]
Footnotes
- 33.19 sandy beach … treasure: Possibly a reference to glass made from sand; glass was rare and very valuable.
- 33.19 other tribes: Or “nations.”
- 33.21 tribes: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text of verse 21. The Gad tribe asked for some of the land east of the Jordan River, but promised that their warriors would cross the Jordan and help the other tribes take over the land west of the Jordan (see Numbers 32.1-33; Joshua 4.10-13).
Deuteronomy 33:19-21
New International Version
Deuteronomy 33:19-21
New International Version
19 They will summon peoples to the mountain(A)
and there offer the sacrifices of the righteous;(B)
they will feast on the abundance of the seas,(C)
on the treasures hidden in the sand.”
20 About Gad(D) he said:
“Blessed is he who enlarges Gad’s domain!(E)
Gad lives there like a lion,
tearing at arm or head.
21 He chose the best land for himself;(F)
the leader’s portion was kept for him.(G)
When the heads of the people assembled,
he carried out the Lord’s righteous will,(H)
and his judgments concerning Israel.”
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