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Deuteronomy 33:12 — King James Version← Study notes

And of Benjamin he said, The beloved of the Lord shall dwell in safety by him; and the Lord shall cover him all the day long, and he shall dwell between his shoulders.


Deuteronomy 33:12Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Deuteronomy 33:1214 words
לְבִנְיָמִןləvinəyāminTo Binjamin
אָמַרʾāmarSay
יְדִידyədîdLoved
יְהֹוָהyəhôhLORD
יִשְׁכֹּןyišəkōnReside
לָבֶטַחlāveṭaḥTo place of refuge
עָלָיוʿālāywAbove
חֹפֵףḥōp̄ēp̄Cover
עָלָיוʿālāywAbove
כָּלkālWhole
הַיּוֹםhaywōmThe day
וּבֵיןûvênAnd between
כְּתֵיפָיוkətêp̄āywShoulder
שָׁכֵןšāḵēnReside
Words read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Word-by-word meanings

לְבִנְיָמִןləvinəyāminTo Binjamin
אָמַרʾāmarSay
יְדִידyədîdLoved
יְהֹוָהyəhôhLORD
יִשְׁכֹּןyišəkōnReside
לָבֶטַחlāveṭaḥTo place of refuge
עָלָיוʿālāywAbove
חֹפֵףḥōp̄ēp̄Cover
עָלָיוʿālāywAbove
כָּלkālWhole
הַיּוֹםhaywōmThe day
וּבֵיןûvênAnd between
כְּתֵיפָיוkətêp̄āywShoulder
שָׁכֵןšāḵēnReside

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