Deuteronomy 33:28

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

Israel then shall dwell in safety alone: the fountain of Jacob shall be upon a land of corn and wine; also his heavens shall drop down dew.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיִּשְׁכֹּן֩ יִשְׂרָאֵ֨ל בֶּ֤טַח בָּדָד֙ עֵ֣ין יַעֲקֹ֔ב אֶל־אֶ֖רֶץ דָּגָ֣ן וְתִיר֑וֹשׁ אַף־שָׁמָ֖יו יַֽעַרְפוּ טָֽל׃

Transliteration

And-wayyiškōn Yiśrāʾēl beṭaḥ bādād ʿên Yaʿăqōb to-ʾereṣ dāgān and-tîrôš also-šāmâw yaʿarpû ṭāl

Grammar Details

*wa-yiškōn*: conjunction + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he dwells
*Yiśrāʾēl*: proper noun - Israel
*beṭaḥ*: noun, masculine singular - security/safety
*bādād*: adverb - alone/separately
*ʿên*: noun, masculine singular construct - fountain/eye of
*Yaʿăqōb*: proper noun - Jacob
*ʾel-ʾereṣ*: preposition + noun, feminine singular construct - to land of
*dāgān*: noun, masculine singular - grain/corn
*wə-tîrôš*: conjunction + noun, masculine singular - and new wine
*ʾap-šāmâw*: conjunction + noun, masculine plural + 3rd masculine singular suffix - also his heavens
*yaʿarpû*: qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - they drop
*ṭāl*: noun, masculine singular - dew

Word Meanings

*šākan*: dwell/abide/settle
*beṭaḥ*: safety/security/confidence
*bādād*: alone/isolated/separated
*ʿayin*: spring/fountain/eye
*dāgān*: grain/corn
*tîrôš*: new wine/fresh wine/must
*ʿārap*: drip/drop/distill

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Referenced Verses

Num 23:9 : 9 For from the top of the rocks I see him, and from the hills I behold him: lo, the people shall dwell alone, and shall not be reckoned among the nations.
Gen 27:28 : 28 Therefore God give thee of the dew of heaven, and the fatness of the earth, and plenty of corn and wine:
Jer 23:6 : 6 In his days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell safely: and this is his name whereby he shall be called, THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS.
Isa 48:1 : 1 Hear ye this, O house of Jacob, which are called by the name of Israel, and are come forth out of the waters of Judah, which swear by the name of the LORD, and make mention of the God of Israel, but not in truth, nor in righteousness.
Deut 33:13 : 13 And of Joseph he said, Blessed of the LORD be his land, for the precious things of heaven, for the dew, and for the deep that coucheth beneath,
Ps 68:26 : 26 Bless{H8761)} ye God in the congregations, even the Lord, from the fountain of Israel.
Prov 5:15-18 : 15 Drink waters out of thine own cistern, and running waters out of thine own well. 16 Let thy fountains be dispersed abroad, and rivers of waters in the streets. 17 Let them be only thine own, and not strangers' with thee. 18 Let thy fountain be blessed: and rejoice with the wife of thy youth.
Exod 33:16 : 16 For wherein shall it be known here that I and thy people have found grace in thy sight? is it not in that thou goest with us? so shall we be separated, I and thy people, from all the people that are upon the face of the earth.
Deut 8:7-8 : 7 For the LORD thy God bringeth thee into a good land, a land of brooks of water, of fountains and depths that spring out of valleys and hills; 8 A land of wheat, and barley, and vines, and fig trees, and pomegranates; a land of oil olive, and honey;
Deut 11:11 : 11 But the land, whither ye go to possess it, is a land of hills and valleys, and drinketh water of the rain of heaven:
Deut 32:2 : 2 My doctrine shall drop as the rain, my speech shall distil as the dew, as the small rain upon the tender herb, and as the showers upon the grass:
Jer 33:16 : 16 In those days shall Judah be saved, and Jerusalem shall dwell safely: and this is the name wherewith she shall be called, The LORD our righteousness.
Ezek 34:25 : 25 And I will make with them a covenant of peace, and will cause the evil beasts to cease out of the land: and they shall dwell safely in the wilderness, and sleep in the woods.
Rev 21:27 : 27 And there shall in no wise enter into it any thing that defileth, neither whatsoever worketh abomination, or maketh a lie: but they which are written in the Lamb's book of life.
Rev 22:14-15 : 14 Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city. 15 For without are dogs, and sorcerers, and whoremongers, and murderers, and idolaters, and whosoever loveth and maketh a lie.

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