Deuteronomy 33:21 — King James Version← Study notes
“And he provided the first part for himself, because there, in a portion of the lawgiver, was he seated; and he came with the heads of the people, he executed the justice of the Lord, and his judgments with Israel.”
Deuteronomy 33:21 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Deuteronomy 33:2117 words
וַיַּרְאwayarəʾAnd see
רֵאשִׁיתrēʾšîtBeginning
לוֹlwōTo
כִּיkîRelative conjunction
שָׁםšāmThere
חֶלְקַתḥeləqatSmoothness
מְחֹקֵקməḥōqēqHack
סָפוּןsāp̄ûnHide by covering
וַיֵּתֵאwayētēʾAnd arrive
רָאשֵׁיrāʾšêHead
עָםʿāmPeople
צִדְקַתṣidəqatRightness
יְהוָהyəhwāhLORD
עָשָׂהʿāśāhDo
וּמִשְׁפָּטָיוûmišəpāṭāywAnd verdict
עִםʿimWith
יִשְׂרָאֵלyiśərāʾēlHe will rule as God
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