Deuteronomy 33:27

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

The eternal God is your refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms. He will drive out your enemies before you, saying, 'Destroy them!'

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

מְעֹנָה֙ אֱלֹ֣הֵי קֶ֔דֶם וּמִתַּ֖חַת זְרֹעֹ֣ת עוֹלָ֑ם וַיְגָ֧רֶשׁ מִפָּנֶ֛יךָ אוֹיֵ֖ב וַיֹּ֥אמֶר הַשְׁמֵֽד׃

Transliteration

Məʿōnāh ʾĕlōhê qedem and-from-under zərōʿōt ʿôlām and-waygāreš from-before-you ʾôyēb and-wayōʾmer hašmēd

Grammar Details

• *məʿōnāh*: noun, feminine singular - dwelling place
• *ʾĕlōhê*: noun, masculine plural construct - God of
• *qedem*: noun, masculine singular - ancient time/east
• *û-mi-taḥat*: conjunction + preposition - and from beneath
• *zərōʿōt*: noun, feminine plural construct - arms of
• *ʿôlām*: noun, masculine singular - everlasting/eternity
• *wa-ygāreš*: conjunction + piel imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he drove out
• *mi-pānêkā*: preposition + noun, masculine plural + 2nd masculine singular suffix - from before you
• *ʾôyēb*: qal participle, masculine singular - enemy
• *wa-yōʾmer*: conjunction + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said
• *hašmēd*: hiphil imperative, masculine singular - destroy

Word Meanings

• *məʿōnāh*: dwelling place/habitation/refuge
• *ʾĕlōhê*: God of (construct form)
• *qedem*: ancient/of old/east
• *zərōʿōt*: arms/strength/power
• *gāraš*: drive out/expel/cast out
• *šāmad*: destroy/annihilate/exterminate

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  The eternal God is thy refuge, and unrneath are the everlasting arms: and he shall thrust out the enemy from before thee; and shall say, stroy them.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  The eternal God is your refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms: and he shall drive out the enemy from before you; and shall say, Destroy them.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  The eternal God is thy refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms: and he shall thrust out the enemy from before thee; and shall say, Destroy them.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  The eternal{H6924} God{H430} is [thy] dwelling-place,{H4585} And underneath are the everlasting{H5769} arms.{H2220} And he thrust out{H1644} the enemy{H341} from before{H6440} thee, And said,{H559} Destroy.{H8045}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  The eternal{H6924} God{H430} is thy refuge{H4585}, and underneath are the everlasting{H5769} arms{H2220}: and he shall thrust out{H1644}{(H8762)} the enemy{H341}{(H8802)} from before{H6440} thee; and shall say{H559}{(H8799)}, Destroy{H8045}{(H8685)} them.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  that is the dwellinge place of God from the begynynge and from vnder the armes of the worlde: he hath cast out thine enemies before the and sayed: destroye.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  that is the dwellynge of God from the beginnynge, and vnder the armes of the worlde. And he shal dryue out thyne enemye before the, and saye: Be destroyed.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  The eternall God is thy refuge, and vnder his armes thou art for euer: hee shall cast out the enemie before thee, and will say, Destroy them.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  The eternall God is thy refuge, and vnder the armes of the euerlastyng God shalt thou lyue: He shall cast out the enemie before thee, and say, destroy them.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  The eternal God [is thy] refuge, and underneath [are] the everlasting arms: and he shall thrust out the enemy from before thee; and shall say, Destroy [them].

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  The eternal God is [your] dwelling-place, Underneath are the everlasting arms. He thrust out the enemy from before you, Said, Destroy.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  A habitation `is' the eternal God, And beneath `are' arms age-during. And He casteth out from thy presence the enemy, and saith, `Destroy!'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  The eternal God is `thy' dwelling-place, And underneath are the everlasting arms. And he thrust out the enemy from before thee, And said, Destroy.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  The eternal God is [thy] dwelling-place, And underneath are the everlasting arms. And he thrust out the enemy from before thee, And said, Destroy.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  The God of your fathers is your safe resting-place, and under you are his eternal arms: driving out the forces of your haters from before you, he said, Let destruction overtake them.

• World English Bible (2000)

  The eternal God is [your] dwelling place. Underneath are the everlasting arms. He thrust out the enemy from before you, and said, 'Destroy!'

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  The everlasting God is a refuge, and underneath you are his eternal arms; he has driven out enemies before you, and has said,“Destroy!”

Referenced Verses

• Ps 18:2 : 2 He said, "I love You, LORD, my strength."
• Ps 91:9 : 9 Because you have made the LORD, who is my refuge, the Most High, your dwelling place,
• Isa 25:4 : 4 For you have been a stronghold to the poor, a refuge for the needy in their distress, a shelter from the storm and a shade from the heat – for the breath of the ruthless is like a storm against a wall.
• Rom 16:20 : 20 The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. Amen.
• Isa 57:15 : 15 For this is what the high and exalted One says—he who lives forever, whose name is holy: 'I dwell in a high and holy place, but also with the one who is contrite and lowly in spirit, to revive the spirit of the lowly and to revive the heart of the contrite.'
• Ps 90:1-2 : 1 A prayer of Moses, the man of God: Lord, you have been our dwelling place through all generations. 2 Before the mountains were born or you brought forth the earth and the world, from everlasting to everlasting, you are God.
• Ps 91:1-2 : 1 The one who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty. 2 I will say to the LORD, "My refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust."
• Ps 46:1 : 1 For the choirmaster. A song of the sons of Korah, set to soprano voices.
• Gen 49:24 : 24 But his bow remained steady, and his strong arms stayed limber, because of the hand of the Mighty One of Jacob, because of the Shepherd, the Rock of Israel.
• Ps 102:24 : 24 He has afflicted my strength in the way; he has shortened my days.
• Prov 18:10 : 10 The name of the LORD is a strong tower; the righteous run to it and are safe.
• Jer 10:10 : 10 But the Lord is the true God; He is the living God, the eternal King. When He is angry, the earth trembles; the nations cannot endure His wrath.
• Isa 26:4 : 4 Trust in the LORD forever, for the LORD Himself is the eternal Rock.
• Isa 32:2 : 2 Each man will be like a shelter from the wind and a refuge from the storm, like streams of water in a dry land, like the shade of a great rock in a weary land.
• Luke 13:34 : 34 'Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who kill the prophets and stone those sent to you, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, and you were not willing.
• John 10:28-29 : 28 I give them eternal life, and they will never perish. No one will snatch them out of my hand. 29 My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all; no one can snatch them out of my Father's hand.
• 1 Pet 1:5 : 5 who are being guarded by the power of God through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.
• Jude 1:24 : 24 Now to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you blameless in the presence of His glory with great joy,
• Rev 20:10 : 10 And the devil, who deceived them, was thrown into the lake of fire and sulfur, where the beast and the false prophet are. They will be tormented day and night forever and ever.
• Ps 48:3 : 3 Beautiful in elevation, the joy of the whole earth, Mount Zion in the far north, the city of the great King.
• Rev 20:2-3 : 2 He seized the dragon, that ancient serpent, who is the Devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years. 3 He threw him into the abyss, locked it, and sealed it over him, so that he could not deceive the nations anymore until the thousand years were completed. After that, he must be released for a short time.
• Rom 8:2 : 2 For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set me free from the law of sin and death.
• Mic 5:2 : 2 Therefore, he will give them up until the time when she who is in labor has given birth, and the rest of his brothers will return to join the children of Israel.
• Phil 3:9 : 9 and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ—the righteousness that comes from God on the basis of faith.
• 1 Tim 1:17 : 17 Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.
• Heb 9:14 : 14 how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself unblemished to God, cleanse our consciences from dead works so that we may serve the living God?
• Song 2:6 : 6 His left hand is under my head, and his right hand embraces me.
• Isa 9:6 : 6 Of the greatness of his government and peace there will be no end. He will reign on David’s throne and over his kingdom, establishing and upholding it with justice and righteousness from that time on and forever. The zeal of the LORD Almighty will accomplish this.
• Prov 10:25 : 25 When the whirlwind passes, the wicked are no more, but the righteous have an everlasting foundation.
• Ps 91:15 : 15 He will call upon Me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble. I will deliver him and honor him.
• Deut 7:2 : 2 and when the LORD your God delivers them over to you and you defeat them, you must devote them to complete destruction. Do not make a covenant with them or show them any mercy.
• Deut 9:3-5 : 3 But understand today that the LORD your God is the one crossing ahead of you as a consuming fire. He will destroy them and subdue them before you, so you will drive them out and annihilate them quickly, as the LORD has promised you. 4 Do not say in your heart, when the LORD your God drives them out before you, 'It is because of my righteousness that the LORD has brought me in to take possession of this land,' but it is because of the wickedness of these nations that the LORD is dispossessing them before you. 5 It is not because of your righteousness or the uprightness of your heart that you are entering to take possession of their land, but it is because of the wickedness of these nations that the LORD your God is driving them out before you, and to fulfill the promise the LORD swore to your ancestors—to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
• Josh 24:18 : 18 The LORD drove out all the peoples before us, including the Amorites who lived in the land. We too will serve the LORD, for He is our God.
• 1 Sam 15:29 : 29 Moreover, the Eternal One of Israel does not lie or change His mind, for He is not a man, that He should change His mind.
• Ps 46:7 : 7 Nations rage, kingdoms totter; He lifts His voice, the earth melts.
• Ps 46:11 : 11 Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.
• Ps 27:5 : 5 For He will hide me in His shelter on the day of trouble. He will conceal me in the cover of His tent; He will set me high upon a rock.
• Ps 36:7 : 7 Your righteousness is like the mighty mountains; your judgments are like the great depths; O Lord, you preserve both man and beast.