Deuteronomy 33:8 Go deeper
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And of Levi he said, Let thy Thummim and thy Urim be with thy holy one, whom thou didst prove at Massah, and with whom thou didst strive at the waters of Meribah; (KJV)
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וּלְלֵוִ֣יu.le.le.Viand of Levi
Lemma: לֵוִי (le.vi) · Strong's: H3878
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Levi
Used 59 times. Also: Genesis 29:34, Genesis 34:25, Genesis 34:30, Genesis 35:23, Genesis 46:11, Genesis 49:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3878; TAHOT Deuteronomy 33:8 word 1
אָמַ֔ר'a.Marhe said
Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)
Meaning: to say
Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT Deuteronomy 33:8 word 2
תֻּמֶּ֥יךָtu.Mei.khaThummim your
Lemma: תֻּמִּים (tum.mim) · Strong's: H8550
Parsing: Noun · Title · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNtmpc)
Meaning: Thummim
Used 5 times. Also: Exodus 28:30, Leviticus 8:8, Ezra 2:63, Nehemiah 7:65 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8550; TAHOT Deuteronomy 33:8 word 3
וְאוּרֶ֖יךָve.'u.Rei.khaand Urim your
Lemma: אוּרִים (u.rim) · Strong's: H0224
Parsing: Noun · Title · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNtmpc)
Meaning: Urim
Used 7 times. Also: Exodus 28:30, Leviticus 8:8, Numbers 27:21, 1 Samuel 28:6, Ezra 2:63, Nehemiah 7:65 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0224; TAHOT Deuteronomy 33:8 word 4
לְאִ֣ישׁle.'Ish[belong] to a man
Lemma: אִישׁ (ish) · Strong's: H0376G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: man
Used 1047 times. Also: Genesis 2:23, Genesis 2:24, Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 7:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0376G; TAHOT Deuteronomy 33:8 word 5
חֲסִידֶ֑ךָcha.si.De.khafaithful [one] your
Lemma: חָסִיד (cha.sid) · Strong's: H2623
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HAamsc)
Meaning: pious
Used 30 times. Also: 2 Samuel 22:26, 2 Chronicles 6:41, Psalms 4:3, Psalms 12:1, Psalms 16:10, Psalms 18:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2623; TAHOT Deuteronomy 33:8 word 6
אֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.Sherwhom
Lemma: אֲשֶׁר (a.sher) · Strong's: H0834A
Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)
Meaning: which
Used 4952 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0834A; TAHOT Deuteronomy 33:8 word 7
נִסִּיתוֹ֙ni.si.Toyou put to [the] test him
Lemma: נָסָה (na.sah) · Strong's: H5254G
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVpp2ms)
Meaning: to test
Used 32 times. Also: Genesis 22:1, Exodus 15:25, Exodus 16:4, Exodus 17:2, Exodus 17:7, Exodus 20:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5254G; TAHOT Deuteronomy 33:8 word 8
בְּמַסָּ֔הbe.ma.Sahat Massah
Lemma: מַסָּה (mas.sah) · Strong's: H4532
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Massah
Used 5 times. Also: Exodus 17:7, Deuteronomy 6:16, Deuteronomy 9:22, Psalms 95:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4532; TAHOT Deuteronomy 33:8 word 9
תְּרִיבֵ֖הוּte.ri.Ve.huyou contended with him
Lemma: רִיב (riv) · Strong's: H7378
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqi2ms)
Meaning: to contend
Used 64 times. Also: Genesis 26:20, Genesis 26:21, Genesis 26:22, Genesis 31:36, Exodus 17:2, Exodus 21:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7378; TAHOT Deuteronomy 33:8 word 10
עַל\־'al-at
Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: upon
Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Deuteronomy 33:8 word 11
מֵ֥יmei[the] waters of
Lemma: מַי (ma.yim) · Strong's: H4325G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: water
Used 573 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4325G; TAHOT Deuteronomy 33:8 word 12
מְרִיבָֽה\׃me.ri.VahMeribah
Lemma: מְרִיבָה (me.ri.vah) · Strong's: H4809G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Meribah
Used 3 times. Also: Exodus 17:7, Psalms 95:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4809G; TAHOT Deuteronomy 33:8 word 13
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Concerning Levi | → | לֵוִי H3878 Levi |
| he said | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
| [Give] Your Thummim [to Levi] | → | תֻּמִּים H8550 Thummim |
| and Your Urim | → | אוּרִים H0224 Urim |
| to Your godly | → | חָסִיד H2623 pious |
| one | → | אִישׁ H0376G man |
| whom | → | אֲשֶׁר H0834A which |
| You tested | → | נָסָה H5254G to test |
| at Massah | → | מַסָּה H4532 Massah |
| and contested | → | רִיב H7378 to contend |
| at | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| the waters | → | מַי H4325G water |
| of Meribah | → | מְרִיבָה H4809G Meribah |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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