Deuteronomy 33:15
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,
14 And for the precious fruits brought forth by the sun, and for the precious things put forth by the moon,
And for the chief things of the ancient mountains, and for the precious things of the lasting hills,
16 And for the precious things of the earth and fulness thereof, and for the good will of him that dwelt in the bush: let the blessing come upon the head of Joseph, and upon the top of the head of him that was separated from his brethren.
17 His 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.
This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- with the best of the ancient mountains and the bounty of the everlasting hills,
- KJV
- And for the chief things of the ancient mountains, and for the precious things of the lasting hills,
- WEB
- for the best things of the ancient mountains, for the precious things of the everlasting hills,
- ASV
- And for the chief things of the ancient mountains, And for the precious things of the everlasting hills,
- DARBY
- And by the best things of the ancient mountains, And by the precious things of the everlasting hills,
- BLB
- and with the best things of the ancient mountains, and with the precious things of the everlasting hills,
- ÅB
- med det herligste fra de eldgamle fjell og det ypperste fra de evige hauger,
- OTB
- med de beste gavene fra de eldgamle fjellene og rikdommen fra de evige høydene;
- B1930
- med det herligste fra de eldgamle fjell og det ypperste fra de evige hauger,
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Habakkuk 3:6
He stood, and measured the earth: he beheld, and drove asunder the nations; and the everlasting mountains were scattered, the perpetual hills did bow: his ways are everlasting.
Read in contextGenesis 49:26
The blessings of thy father have prevailed above the blessings of my progenitors unto the utmost bound of the everlasting hills: they shall be on the head of Joseph, and on the crown of the head of him that was separate from his brethren.
Read in contextJames 5:7
Be patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, and hath long patience for it, until he receive the early and latter rain.
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