Deuteronomy 33:18

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

And of Zebulun he said, Rejoice, Zebulun, in thy going out; and, Issachar, in thy tents.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְלִזְבוּלֻ֣ן אָמַ֔ר שְׂמַ֥ח זְבוּלֻ֖ן בְּצֵאתֶ֑ךָ וְיִשָּׂשכָ֖ר בְּאֹהָלֶֽיךָ׃

Transliteration

And-to-Zəbûlun ʾāmar śəmaḥ Zəbûlun in-ṣēʾt-your and-Yiśśāskār in-ʾōhālêkā

Grammar Details

*wə-li-Zəbûlun*: conjunction + preposition + proper noun - and for/to Zebulun
*ʾāmar*: qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he said
*śəmaḥ*: qal imperative, masculine singular - rejoice
*Zəbûlun*: proper noun - Zebulun
*bə-ṣēʾtekā*: preposition + qal infinitive construct + 2nd masculine singular suffix - in your going out
*wə-Yiśśāskār*: conjunction + proper noun - and Issachar
*bə-ʾōhālêkā*: preposition + noun, masculine plural + 2nd masculine singular suffix - in your tents

Word Meanings

*śāmaḥ*: rejoice/be glad
*ṣāʾâ*: go out/go forth/depart
*ʾōhel*: tent/dwelling/habitation

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Referenced Verses

Gen 49:13-15 : 13 Zebulun shall dwell at the haven of the sea; and he shall be for an haven of ships; and his border shall be unto Zidon. 14 Issachar is a strong ass couching down between two burdens: 15 And he saw that rest was good, and the land that it was pleasant; and bowed his shoulder to bear, and became a servant unto tribute.
Josh 19:11 : 11 And their border went up toward the sea, and Maralah, and reached to Dabbasheth, and reached to the river that is before Jokneam;
Judg 5:14 : 14 Out of Ephraim was there a root of them against Amalek; after thee, Benjamin, among thy people; out of Machir came down governors, and out of Zebulun they that handle the pen of the writer.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

Exod 1:3-4
2 verses
79%
3Issachar, Zebulun, and Benjamin,
4Dan, and Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.
Ezek 48:25-27
3 verses
79%
25And by the border of Simeon, from the east side unto the west side, Issachar a portion.
26And by the border of Issachar, from the east side unto the west side, Zebulun a portion.
27And by the border of Zebulun, from the east side unto the west side, Gad a portion.
Deut 33:19
78%
19They shall call the people unto the mountain; there they shall offer sacrifices of righteousness: for they shall suck of the abundance of the seas, and of treasures hid in the sand.
Gen 49:12-15
4 verses
77%
12His eyes shall be red with wine, and his teeth white with milk.
13Zebulun shall dwell at the haven of the sea; and he shall be for an haven of ships; and his border shall be unto Zidon.
14Issachar is a strong ass couching down between two burdens:
15And he saw that rest was good, and the land that it was pleasant; and bowed his shoulder to bear, and became a servant unto tribute.
Num 1:28-31
4 verses
73%
28Of the children of Issachar, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;
29Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Issachar, were fifty and four thousand and four hundred.
30Of the children of Zebulun, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;
31Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Zebulun, were fifty and seven thousand and four hundred.
Josh 19:16-17
2 verses
73%
16This is the inheritance of the children of Zebulun according to their families, these cities with their villages.
17And the fourth lot came out to Issachar, for the children of Issachar according to their families.
Num 2:5
72%
5And those that do pitch next unto him shall be the tribe of Issachar: and Nethaneel the son of Zuar shall be captain of the children of Issachar.
Num 1:8
72%
8Of Issachar; Nethaneel the son of Zuar.
Judg 5:18
71%
18Zebulun and Naphtali were a people that jeoparded their lives unto the death in the high places of the field.
Gen 46:14
71%
14And the sons of Zebulun; Sered, and Elon, and Jahleel.
Josh 21:28
71%
28And out of the tribe of Issachar, Kishon with her suburbs, Dabareh with her suburbs,
Deut 33:22-23
2 verses
71%
22And of Dan he said, Dan is a lion's whelp: he shall leap from Bashan.
23And of Naphtali he said, O Naphtali, satisfied with favour, and full with the blessing of the LORD: possess thou the west and the south.
Deut 27:12-13
2 verses
70%
12These shall stand upon mount Gerizim to bless the people, when ye are come over Jordan; Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and Issachar, and Joseph, and Benjamin:
13And these shall stand upon mount Ebal to curse; Reuben, Gad, and Asher, and Zebulun, Dan, and Naphtali.
Ps 68:27
70%
27There is little Benjamin with their ruler{H8802)}, the princes of Judah and their council, the princes of Zebulun, and the princes of Naphtali.
Deut 33:17
70%
17His glory is like the firstling of his bullock, and his horns are like the horns of unicorns: with them he shall push the people together to the ends of the earth: and they are the ten thousands of Ephraim, and they are the thousands of Manasseh.
Josh 19:27
70%
27And turneth toward the sunrising to Bethdagon, and reacheth to Zebulun, and to the valley of Jiphthahel toward the north side of Bethemek, and Neiel, and goeth out to Cabul on the left hand,
1 Chr 12:32-33
2 verses
70%
32And of the children of Issachar, which were men that had understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought to do; the heads of them were two hundred; and all their brethren were at their commandment.
33Of Zebulun, such as went forth to battle, expert in war, with all instruments of war, fifty thousand, which could keep rank: they were not of double heart.
Num 24:5
70%
5How goodly are thy tents, O Jacob, and thy tabernacles, O Israel!
Josh 19:10
70%
10And the third lot came up for the children of Zebulun according to their families: and the border of their inheritance was unto Sarid:
Josh 19:23
70%
23This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Issachar according to their families, the cities and their villages.
Gen 30:20
69%
20And Leah said, God hath endued me with a good dowry; now will my husband dwell with me, because I have born him six sons: and she called his name Zebulun.
1 Chr 6:72
69%
72And out of the tribe of Issachar; Kedesh with her suburbs, Daberath with her suburbs,
1 Chr 2:1
69%
1These are the sons of Israel; Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun,
Gen 49:28
68%
28All these are the twelve tribes of Israel: and this is it that their father spake unto them, and blessed them; every one according to his blessing he blessed them.
Num 2:7
68%
7Then the tribe of Zebulun: and Eliab the son of Helon shall be captain of the children of Zebulun.
Judg 5:15
68%
15And the princes of Issachar were with Deborah; even Issachar, and also Barak: he was sent on foot into the valley. For the divisions of Reuben there were great thoughts of heart.
Josh 17:10
68%
10Southward it was Ephraim's, and northward it was Manasseh's, and the sea is his border; and they met together in Asher on the north, and in Issachar on the east.
1 Chr 12:40
68%
40Moreover they that were nigh them, even unto Issachar and Zebulun and Naphtali, brought bread on asses, and on camels, and on mules, and on oxen, and meat, meal, cakes of figs, and bunches of raisins, and wine, and oil, and oxen, and sheep abundantly: for there was joy in Israel.
Gen 35:23
68%
23The sons of Leah; Reuben, Jacob's firstborn, and Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and Issachar, and Zebulun:
Num 26:27
68%
27These are the families of the Zebulunites according to those that were numbered of them, threescore thousand and five hundred.
Num 34:25
67%
25And the prince of the tribe of the children of Zebulun, Elizaphan the son of Parnach.
Ps 108:7
67%
7God hath spoken in his holiness; I will rejoice, I will divide Shechem, and mete out the valley of Succoth.
Gen 30:18
67%
18And Leah said, God hath given me my hire, because I have given my maiden to my husband: and she called his name Issachar.
Deut 28:6
67%
6Blessed shalt thou be when thou comest in, and blessed shalt thou be when thou goest out.
Num 10:15
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15And over the host of the tribe of the children of Issachar was Nethaneel the son of Zuar.