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Deuteronomy 33:21

What does Deuteronomy 33:21 mean?

A plain-English look at Deuteronomy 33:21 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

And he provided the first part for himself, For there was the lawgiver’s portion reserved; And he camewiththe heads of the people; He executed the righteousness of Jehovah, And his ordinances with Israel.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

And he provided the first part for himself, because there, in a portion of the lawgiver, was he seated; and he came with the heads of the people, he executed the justice of the Lord, and his judgments with Israel.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

And he provided the first part for himself, For there was the lawgiver’s portion reserved; And he camewiththe heads of the people; He executed the righteousness of Jehovah, And his ordinances with Israel.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

He kept for himself the first part, for his was the ruler's right: he put in force the righteousness of the Lord, and his decisions for Israel.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

And he provideth the first part for himself, For there the portion of the lawgiver is covered, And he cometh <FI>with<Fi> the heads of the people; The righteousness of Jehovah he hath done, And His judgments with Israel.

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

And he saw his pre-eminence, that in his portion the teacher was laid up: who was with the princes of the people, and did the justices of the Lord, and his judgment with Israel.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

And he provided the first part for himself, For there was reserved the portion of the lawgiver; And he came with the heads of the people; The justice of Jehovah and his judgments Hath he executed with Israel.

Context

v.20And of Gad he said, Blessed be he that enlargeth Gad: He dwelleth as a lioness, And teareth the arm, yea, the crown of the head.

v.21This passage

v.22And of Dan he said, Dan is a lion’s whelp, That leapeth forth from Bashan.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Numbers 32:1

    Now the children of Reuben and the children of Gad had a very great multitude of cattle: and when they saw the land of Jazer, and the land of Gilead, that, behold, the place was a place for cattle;

  • Numbers 32:16

    And they came near unto him, and said, We will build sheepfolds here for our cattle, and cities for our little ones:

  • Joshua 4:12

    And the children of Reuben, and the children of Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh, passed over armed before the children of Israel, as Moses spake unto them:

  • Joshua 22:1

    Then Joshua called the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh,

  • Joshua 1:14

    Your wives, your little ones, and your cattle, shall abide in the land which Moses gave you beyond the Jordan; but ye shall pass over before your brethren armed, all the mighty men of valor, and shall help them;

  • Judges 5:11

    Far from the noise of archers, in the places of drawing water, There shall they rehearse the righteous acts of Jehovah, Eventhe righteous acts of his rule in Israel. Then the people of Jehovah went down to the gates.

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