Deuteronomy 33:15

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{ "verseID": "Deuteronomy.33.15", "source": "וּמֵרֹ֖אשׁ הַרְרֵי־קֶ֑דֶם וּמִמֶּ֖גֶד גִּבְע֥וֹת עוֹלָֽם׃", "text": "And-from-*rōʾš* *harərê*-*qedem* and-from-*meged* *gibʿôt* *ʿôlām*", "grammar": { "*û-mē-rōʾš*": "conjunction + preposition + noun, masculine singular construct - and from chief/best of", "*harərê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - mountains of", "*qedem*": "noun, masculine singular - east/ancient", "*û-mi-meged*": "conjunction + preposition + noun, masculine singular construct - and from choice produce of", "*gibʿôt*": "noun, feminine plural construct - hills of", "*ʿôlām*": "noun, masculine singular - eternity/antiquity" }, "variants": { "*rōʾš*": "head/top/summit/chief/best", "*har*": "mountain/hill", "*qedem*": "east/ancient/ancient times", "*gibʿâ*": "hill/height", "*ʿôlām*": "eternal/everlasting/ancient/antiquity" } }

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וּמֵרֹ֖אשׁ הַרְרֵי־קֶ֑דֶם וּמִמֶּ֖גֶד גִּבְע֥וֹת עוֹלָֽם׃

Transliteration

And-from-rōʾš harərê-qedem and-from-meged gibʿôt ʿôlām

Grammar Details

• *û-mē-rōʾš*: conjunction + preposition + noun, masculine singular construct - and from chief/best of
• *harərê*: noun, masculine plural construct - mountains of
• *qedem*: noun, masculine singular - east/ancient
• *û-mi-meged*: conjunction + preposition + noun, masculine singular construct - and from choice produce of
• *gibʿôt*: noun, feminine plural construct - hills of
• *ʿôlām*: noun, masculine singular - eternity/antiquity

Word Meanings

• *rōʾš*: head/top/summit/chief/best
• *har*: mountain/hill
• *qedem*: east/ancient/ancient times
• *gibʿâ*: hill/height
• *ʿôlām*: eternal/everlasting/ancient/antiquity

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  With the best from the ancient mountains and the precious things from the everlasting hills,

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And for the chief things of the ancient mountains, and for the precious things of the lasting hills,

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And for the chief things of the ancient mountains, and for the precious things of the lasting hills,

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And for the chief things of the ancient mountains, and for the precious things of the lasting hills,

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And for the chief things of the ancient mountains, And for the precious things of the everlasting hills,

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And for the chief things of the ancient mountains, and for the precious things of the lasting hills,

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  and with the toppes of mountaynes that were from the begynnynge and with the dayntes of hilles that last euer

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And of ye toppes of the mountaynes of olde, and of the hilles allwaye,

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And for the sweetenes of the top of the ancient mountaines, and for the sweetenes of the olde hilles,

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  For the first fruites of the principall mountaynes, and for the fruites that the hylles bryng foorth for euer:

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And for the chief things of the ancient mountains, and for the precious things of the lasting hills,

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  For the chief things of the ancient mountains, For the precious things of the everlasting hills,

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And by chief things -- of the ancient mountains, And by precious things -- of the age-during heights,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And for the chief things of the ancient mountains, And for the precious things of the everlasting hills,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And for the chief things of the ancient mountains, And for the precious things of the everlasting hills,

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And the chief things of the oldest mountains, and the good things of the eternal hills,

• World English Bible (2000)

  for the chief things of the ancient mountains, for the precious things of the everlasting hills,

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  with the best of the ancient mountains and the harvest produced by the age-old hills;

Referenced Verses

• Hab 3:6 : 6 { "verseID": "Habakkuk.3.6", "source": "עָמַ֣ד ׀ וַיְמֹ֣דֶד אֶ֗רֶץ רָאָה֙ וַיַּתֵּ֣ר גּוֹיִ֔ם וַיִּתְפֹּֽצְצוּ֙ הַרְרֵי־עַ֔ד שַׁח֖וּ גִּבְע֣וֹת עוֹלָ֑ם הֲלִיכ֥וֹת עוֹלָ֖ם לֽוֹ׃", "text": "He *ʿāmaḏ* and *wayǝmōḏeḏ* *ʾereṣ*; he *rāʾāh* and *wayyattēr* *gôyim*, and *wayyiṯpōṣǝṣû* *harǝrê-ʿaḏ*, *šaḥû* *ḡiḇʿôṯ ʿôlām*. *Hălîḵôṯ ʿôlām* to him.", "grammar": { "*ʿāmaḏ*": "qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular - stood/took his stand", "*wayǝmōḏeḏ*": "piel imperfect consecutive 3rd person masculine singular - and measured/surveyed", "*ʾereṣ*": "noun feminine singular - earth/land", "*rāʾāh*": "qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular - saw/looked", "*wayyattēr*": "hiphil imperfect consecutive 3rd person masculine singular - and startled/scattered/drove asunder", "*gôyim*": "noun masculine plural - nations/peoples", "*wayyiṯpōṣǝṣû*": "hithpael imperfect consecutive 3rd person plural - and shattered themselves/were scattered", "*harǝrê-ʿaḏ*": "noun masculine plural construct with noun - everlasting mountains/ancient mountains", "*šaḥû*": "qal perfect 3rd person plural - bowed down/sank down", "*ḡiḇʿôṯ ʿôlām*": "noun feminine plural construct with noun - eternal hills/ancient hills", "*hălîḵôṯ ʿôlām*": "noun feminine plural construct with noun - eternal ways/ancient paths", "*lô*": "preposition with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - to/for him" }, "variants": { "*wayyattēr*": "drove asunder/scattered/shook/startled", "*harǝrê-ʿaḏ*": "everlasting mountains/ancient mountains/primeval mountains", "*hălîḵôṯ ʿôlām*": "eternal ways/ancient paths/everlasting goings" } }
• Gen 49:26 : 26 { "verseID": "Genesis.49.26", "source": "בִּרְכֹ֣ת אָבִ֗יךָ גָּֽבְרוּ֙ עַל־בִּרְכֹ֣ת הוֹרַ֔י עַֽד־תַּאֲוַ֖ת גִּבְעֹ֣ת עוֹלָ֑ם תִּֽהְיֶ֙ין֙ לְרֹ֣אשׁ יוֹסֵ֔ף וּלְקָדְקֹ֖ד נְזִ֥יר אֶחָֽיו", "text": "*birkōt* *ʾābîkā* *gābrû* over-*birkōt* *hôray* unto-*taʾăwat* *gibʿōt* *ʿôlām* *tihyeyn* to-*rōʾš* *yôsēp* and-to-*qodqōd* *nəzîr* *ʾeḥāyw*", "grammar": { "*birkōt*": "noun feminine plural construct - blessings of", "*ʾābîkā*": "noun masculine singular construct with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your father", "*gābrû*": "Qal perfect 3rd common plural - they prevailed", "*birkōt*": "noun feminine plural construct - blessings of", "*hôray*": "Qal participle masculine plural construct with 1st singular suffix - ones who conceived me", "*taʾăwat*": "noun feminine singular construct - desire/boundary of", "*gibʿōt*": "noun feminine plural construct - hills of", "*ʿôlām*": "noun masculine singular - everlasting/eternity", "*tihyeyn*": "Qal imperfect 3rd feminine plural - they will be", "*rōʾš*": "noun masculine singular construct - head of", "*yôsēp*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Joseph", "*qodqōd*": "noun masculine singular construct - crown of head of", "*nəzîr*": "Niphal participle masculine singular construct - one separate from/prince among", "*ʾeḥāyw*": "noun masculine plural construct with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his brothers" }, "variants": { "*gābrû*": "they prevailed/were mighty/surpassed", "*hôray*": "my progenitors/ancestors/parents", "*taʾăwat gibʿōt ʿôlām*": "boundary of the everlasting hills/desire of the ancient hills/limit of the eternal hills", "*nəzîr*": "one separate/distinguished/consecrated/prince" } }
• Jas 5:7 : 7 { "verseID": "James.5.7", "source": "Μακροθυμήσατε οὖν, ἀδελφοί, ἕως τῆς παρουσίας τοῦ Κυρίου. Ἰδοὺ, ὁ γεωργὸς ἐκδέχεται τὸν τίμιον καρπὸν τῆς γῆς, μακροθυμῶν ἐπʼ αὐτῷ, ἕως ἂν λάβῃ ὑετὸν πρώϊμον καὶ ὄψιμον.", "text": "*Makrothymēsate oun, adelphoi, heōs tēs parousias tou Kyriou. Idou*, the *geōrgos ekdechetai ton timion karpon tēs gēs, makrothymōn ep'* it, *heōs an labē hyeton prōimon kai opsimon*.", "grammar": { "*Makrothymēsate*": "aorist active imperative, 2nd plural - be patient", "*oun*": "conjunction - therefore", "*adelphoi*": "vocative, masculine, plural - brothers", "*heōs*": "preposition - until", "*tēs parousias*": "genitive, feminine, singular - the coming/arrival", "*tou Kyriou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of the Lord", "*Idou*": "aorist middle imperative - behold/look", "*geōrgos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - farmer", "*ekdechetai*": "present middle, 3rd singular - waits for/expects", "*ton timion*": "accusative, masculine, singular - the precious/valuable", "*karpon*": "accusative, masculine, singular - fruit/crop", "*tēs gēs*": "genitive, feminine, singular - of the earth/land", "*makrothymōn*": "present active participle, nominative, masculine, singular - being patient", "*ep'*": "preposition + dative - for/over", "*heōs an*": "conjunction combination - until", "*labē*": "aorist active subjunctive, 3rd singular - he might receive", "*hyeton*": "accusative, masculine, singular - rain", "*prōimon*": "accusative, masculine, singular - early", "*kai*": "conjunction - and", "*opsimon*": "accusative, masculine, singular - late" }, "variants": { "*Makrothymēsate*": "be patient/longsuffering/enduring", "*adelphoi*": "brothers/siblings (can include sisters in broader usage)", "*parousias*": "coming/arrival/presence", "*geōrgos*": "farmer/husbandman/tiller of soil", "*ekdechetai*": "waits for/expects/awaits eagerly", "*timion karpon*": "precious fruit/valuable crop", "*makrothymōn*": "being patient/waiting with patience", "*hyeton prōimon kai opsimon*": "early and late rain (referring to autumn and spring rains in Palestinian agricultural cycle)" } }