Deuteronomy 33:7

KJV1611 – Modern English

And this is the blessing of Judah: and he said, Hear, LORD, the voice of Judah, and bring him to his people: let his hands be sufficient for him; and be a help to him from his enemies.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְזֹ֣את לִֽיהוּדָה֮ וַיֹּאמַר֒ שְׁמַ֤ע יְהוָה֙ ק֣וֹל יְהוּדָ֔ה וְאֶל־עַמּ֖וֹ תְּבִיאֶ֑נּוּ יָדָיו֙ רָ֣ב ל֔וֹ וְעֵ֥זֶר מִצָּרָ֖יו תִּהְיֶֽה׃ ס

Transliteration

And-zōʾt for-Yəhûdāh and-yōʾmar šəmaʿ YHWH qôl Yəhûdāh and-to-ʿam-his təbîʾennû yādâw rāb to-him and-ʿēzer from-ṣārâw tihyeh

Grammar Details

• *wə-zōʾt*: conjunction + demonstrative pronoun, feminine singular - and this
• *li-Yəhûdāh*: preposition + proper noun - for/to Judah
• *wa-yōʾmar*: conjunction + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said
• *šəmaʿ*: qal imperative, masculine singular - hear
• *YHWH*: proper noun - LORD/Yahweh
• *qôl*: noun, masculine singular construct - voice of
• *Yəhûdāh*: proper noun - Judah
• *wə-ʾel*: conjunction + preposition - and to
• *ʿammô*: noun, masculine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his people
• *təbîʾennû*: hiphil imperfect, 2nd masculine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - you bring him
• *yādâw*: noun, feminine dual + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his hands
• *rāb*: adjective, masculine singular - sufficient/much/great
• *lô*: preposition + 3rd masculine singular suffix - for him
• *wə-ʿēzer*: conjunction + noun, masculine singular - and help
• *mi-ṣārâw*: preposition + noun, masculine plural + 3rd masculine singular suffix - from his adversaries
• *tihyeh*: qal imperfect, 2nd masculine singular - you will be

Word Meanings

• *rāb lô*: sufficient for him/contend for him/fight for him
• *ṣārâw*: his adversaries/enemies/oppressors

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  This is for Judah: He said, 'Hear, Lord, the voice of Judah; bring him to his people. With his own hands he defends, and You will be a help against his adversaries.'

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And this is the blessing of Judah: and he said, Hear, LORD, the voice of Judah, and bring him unto his people: let his hands be sufficient for him; and be thou an help to him from his enemies.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And this is [the blessing] of Judah:{H3063} and he said,{H559} Hear,{H8085} Jehovah,{H3068} the voice{H6963} of Judah,{H3063} And bring{H935} him in unto his people.{H5971} With his hands{H3027} he contended{H7227} for himself; And thou shalt be a help{H5828} against his adversaries.{H6862}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And this is the blessing of Judah{H3063}: and he said{H559}{(H8799)}, Hear{H8085}{(H8798)}, LORD{H3068}, the voice{H6963} of Judah{H3063}, and bring{H935}{(H8686)} him unto his people{H5971}: let his hands{H3027} be sufficient{H7227} for him; and be thou an help{H5828} to him from his enemies{H6862}.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  This is the blessynge of Iuda. And he sayed: heare Lorde the voyce of Iuda and bringe him vnto his people: let his handes fyght for him: but he thou his helpe agenst his enemies.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  This is the blessynge of Iuda. And he sayde: LORDE heare the voyce of Iuda, and brynge him vnto his people: Let his hades multiplye him, and let him be helped fro his enemies.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And thus he blessed Iudah, and said, Heare, O Lord, the voyce of Iudah, and bring him vnto his people: his hands shalbe sufficient for him, if thou helpe him against his enemies.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  This same also happen to Iuda: And he sayde: Heare Lorde the voyce of Iuda, & bryng him vnto his people: his handes shalbe good enough for hym, yf thou helpe hym agaynst his enemies.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And this [is the blessing] of Judah: and he said, Hear, LORD, the voice of Judah, and bring him unto his people: let his hands be sufficient for him; and be thou an help [to him] from his enemies.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  This is [the blessing] of Judah: and he said, Hear, Yahweh, the voice of Judah, Bring him in to his people. With his hands he contended for himself; You shall be a help against his adversaries.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And this `is' for Judah; and he saith: -- Hear, O Jehovah, the voice of Judah, And unto his people do Thou bring him in; His hand hath striven for him, And an help from his adversaries art Thou.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And this is `the blessing' of Judah: and he said, Hear, Jehovah, the voice of Judah, And bring him in unto his people. With his hands he contended for himself; And thou shalt be a help against his adversaries.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And this is [the blessing] of Judah: and he said, Hear, Jehovah, the voice of Judah, And bring him in unto his people. With his hands he contended for himself; And thou shalt be a help against his adversaries.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And this is the blessing of Judah: he said, Give ear, O Lord, to the voice of Judah and make him one with his people: let your hands take up his cause, and be his help against his attackers.

• World English Bible (2000)

  This is [the blessing] of Judah: and he said, "Hear, Yahweh, the voice of Judah. Bring him in to his people. With his hands he contended for himself. You shall be a help against his adversaries."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Blessing on Judah And this is the blessing to Judah. He said, Listen, O LORD, to Judah’s voice, and bring him to his people. May his power be great, and may you help him against his foes.

Referenced Verses

• Gen 49:8-9 : 8 Judah, you are he whom your brothers shall praise: your hand shall be on the neck of your enemies; your father's children shall bow down before you. 9 Judah is a lion's whelp: from the prey, my son, you have gone up: he stooped down, he crouched as a lion, and as an old lion; who shall rouse him up? 10 The scepter shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh comes; and to him shall the gathering of the people be. 11 Binding his foal to the vine, and his donkey's colt to the choice vine; he washed his garments in wine, and his clothes in the blood of grapes. 12 His eyes shall be red with wine, and his teeth white with milk.
• Judg 1:1-7 : 1 Now after the death of Joshua, it came to pass that the children of Israel asked the LORD, saying, Who shall go up for us against the Canaanites first, to fight against them? 2 And the LORD said, Judah shall go up; behold, I have delivered the land into his hand. 3 And Judah said to Simeon his brother, Come up with me into my lot, that we may fight against the Canaanites; and I likewise will go with you into your lot. So Simeon went with him. 4 And Judah went up; and the LORD delivered the Canaanites and the Perizzites into their hand, and they killed in Bezek ten thousand men. 5 And they found Adonibezek in Bezek, and they fought against him, and they killed the Canaanites and the Perizzites. 6 But Adonibezek fled, and they pursued after him, and caught him, and cut off his thumbs and big toes. 7 And Adonibezek said, Seventy kings, having their thumbs and big toes cut off, gathered their meat under my table; as I have done, so God has repaid me. And they brought him to Jerusalem, and there he died.
• 2 Sam 3:1 : 1 Now there was a long war between the house of Saul and the house of David. But David grew stronger and stronger, and the house of Saul grew weaker and weaker.
• 2 Sam 5:1 : 1 Then all the tribes of Israel came to David at Hebron and spoke, saying, Behold, we are your bone and your flesh.
• 2 Sam 5:19 : 19 And David inquired of the LORD, saying, Shall I go up against the Philistines? Will you deliver them into my hand? And the LORD said to David, Go up, for I will doubtless deliver the Philistines into your hand.
• 2 Sam 5:24 : 24 And let it be, when you hear the sound of marching in the tops of the mulberry trees, then you shall advance quickly, for then the LORD will go out before you to strike the army of the Philistines.
• 2 Sam 7:9-9 : 9 And I was with you wherever you went, and have cut off all your enemies out of your sight, and have made you a great name, like the name of the great men that are in the earth. 10 Moreover, I will appoint a place for my people Israel, and will plant them, that they may dwell in a place of their own, and move no more; nor shall the children of wickedness afflict them anymore, as before, 11 And since the time that I commanded judges to be over my people Israel, and have caused you to rest from all your enemies. Also the LORD tells you that he will make you a house. 12 And when your days are fulfilled, and you shall rest with your fathers, I will set up your seed after you, which shall come out of your own body, and I will establish his kingdom.
• 1 Chr 12:22 : 22 For day by day men came to David to help him, until it was a great army, like the army of God.
• 2 Chr 17:12-19 : 12 And Jehoshaphat grew exceedingly great; and he built castles and storage cities in Judah. 13 And he had much business in the cities of Judah: and the men of war, mighty men of valor, were in Jerusalem. 14 And these are their numbers according to the houses of their fathers: Of Judah, the captains of thousands; Adnah the chief, and with him mighty men of valor three hundred thousand. 15 And next to him was Jehohanan the captain, and with him two hundred and eighty thousand. 16 And beside him was Amasiah the son of Zichri, who willingly offered himself to the LORD; and with him two hundred thousand mighty men of valor. 17 And of Benjamin; Eliada a mighty man of valor, and with him two hundred thousand armed men with bows and shields. 18 And beside him was Jehozabad, and with him one hundred and eighty thousand ready prepared for war. 19 These served the king, besides those whom the king placed in the fortified cities throughout all Judah.
• Ps 11:1-7 : 1 In the LORD I put my trust; how can you say to my soul, 'Flee as a bird to your mountain'? 2 For behold, the wicked bend their bow, they make ready their arrow upon the string, to secretly shoot at the upright in heart. 3 If the foundations are destroyed, what can the righteous do? 4 The LORD is in His holy temple, the LORD's throne is in heaven; His eyes behold, His eyelids test the children of men. 5 The LORD tests the righteous, but the wicked and the one who loves violence His soul hates. 6 Upon the wicked He shall rain snares, fire and brimstone, and a horrible tempest; this shall be the portion of their cup. 7 For the righteous LORD loves righteousness; His countenance beholds the upright.
• Ps 20:2 : 2 Send you help from the sanctuary, and strengthen you out of Zion;
• Ps 21:1 : 1 The king shall rejoice in your strength, O LORD; and in your salvation, how greatly shall he rejoice!
• Ps 21:8 : 8 Your hand shall find all your enemies: your right hand shall find those who hate you.
• Ps 78:68 : 68 But chose the tribe of Judah, Mount Zion which he loved.
• Ps 78:70 : 70 He chose David also his servant, and took him from the sheepfolds:
• Ps 110:1-2 : 1 The LORD said to my Lord, Sit at my right hand until I make your enemies your footstool. 2 The LORD will send the rod of your strength out of Zion: rule in the midst of your enemies.
• Ps 146:5 : 5 Happy is he who has the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the LORD his God:
• Isa 9:17 : 17 Therefore the Lord will have no joy in their young men, nor have mercy on their fatherless and widows; for everyone is a hypocrite and an evildoer, and every mouth speaks folly. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.
• Mic 5:2 : 2 But you, Bethlehem Ephratah, though you are little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of you shall come forth to me the one who is to be ruler in Israel; whose origins have been from of old, from everlasting.
• Mal 3:1 : 1 Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the Lord, whom you seek, shall suddenly come to his temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom you delight in: behold, he shall come, says the LORD of hosts.
• Luke 19:27 : 27 But those my enemies, who did not want me to reign over them, bring them here and slay them before me.
• 1 Cor 15:25 : 25 For He must reign till He has put all enemies under His feet.
• Heb 7:14 : 14 For it is evident that our Lord arose from Judah, of which tribe Moses spoke nothing concerning priesthood.
• Rev 19:13-16 : 13 And he wore a robe dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of God. 14 And the armies which were in heaven followed him on white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean. 15 And out of his mouth goes a sharp sword, that with it he should strike the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he treads the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God. 16 And he has on his robe and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.
• Rev 20:10-15 : 10 And the devil who deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and will be tormented day and night forever and ever. 11 And I saw a great white throne and Him who sat on it, from whose face the earth and heaven fled away; and there was no place found for them. 12 And I saw the dead, small and great, standing before God, and books were opened. And another book was opened, which is the Book of Life. And the dead were judged according to their works, by the things which were written in the books. 13 And the sea gave up the dead who were in it, and Death and Hades delivered up the dead who were in them. And they were judged, each one according to his works. 14 And Death and Hades were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death. 15 And anyone not found written in the Book of Life was cast into the lake of fire.