Deuteronomy 33:2

1 This is the blessing that Moses the man of God pronounced upon the Israelites before his death.

He said: “The LORD came from Sinai and dawned upon us from Seir; He shone forth from Mount Paran and came with myriads of holy ones, with flaming fire at His right hand.

3 Surely You love the people; all the holy ones are in Your hand, and they sit down at Your feet; each receives Your words—

4 the law that Moses gave us, the possession of the assembly of Jacob.

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.

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BSB
He said: “The LORD came from Sinai and dawned upon us from Seir; He shone forth from Mount Paran and came with myriads of holy ones, with flaming fire at His right hand.
KJV
And he said, The LORD came from Sinai, and rose up from Seir unto them; he shined forth from mount Paran, and he came with ten thousands of saints: from his right hand went a fiery law for them.
WEB
He said, “The LORD came from Sinai, and rose from Seir to them. He shone from Mount Paran. He came from the ten thousands of holy ones. At his right hand was a fiery law for them.
ASV
And he said, Jehovah came from Sinai, And rose from Seir unto them; He shined forth from mount Paran, And he came from the ten thousands of holy ones: At his right hand was a fiery law for them.
DARBY
And he said, Jehovah came from Sinai, And rose up from Seir unto them; He shone forth from mount Paran, And he came from the myriads of the sanctuary; From his right hand [went forth] a law of fire for them.
BLB
and he said: “YHWH came from Sinai and dawned upon us from Seir. He shone forth from Mount Paran, and He came with myriads of holy ones, with flaming fire from His right hand for them.
ÅB
Han sa: Herren kom fra Sinai, han steg opp for dem fra Se'ir; han strålte fram fra Parans fjell og kom fra hellige titusener; ved hans høyre hånd lyste lovens ild[^1] for dem.
OTB
Han sa: “Herren kom fra Sinai og lyste opp for dem fra Seir; han strålte fram fra fjellet Paran. Han kom med myriader av hellige; ved hans høyre hånd var det lyn som blinket for dem.
B1930
Han sa: Herren kom fra Sinai, han steg op for dem fra Se'ir; han strålte frem fra Parans fjell og kom fra hellige titusener; ved hans høire hånd lyste lovens ild for dem. / < den ild som ledsaget lovgivningen.>

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Habakkuk 3:3

    God came from Teman, and the Holy One from Mount Paran. Selah His glory covered the heavens, and His praise filled the earth.

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  • Jude 1:14

    Enoch, the seventh from Adam, also prophesied about them: “Behold, the Lord is coming with myriads of His holy ones

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  • Revelation 5:11

    Then I looked, and I heard the voices of many angels and living creatures and elders encircling the throne, and their number was myriads of myriads and thousands of thousands.

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  • Psalms 68:17

    The chariots of God are tens of thousands— thousands of thousands are they; the Lord is in His sanctuary as He was at Sinai.

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  • Judges 5:4–5

    O LORD, when You went out from Seir, when You marched from the land of Edom, the earth trembled, the heavens poured out rain, and the clouds poured down water.

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  • Acts 7:53

    you who received the law ordained by angels, yet have not kept it.”

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  • Psalms 68:7–8

    O God, when You went out before Your people, when You marched through the wasteland, Selah

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  • Hebrews 2:2

    For if the message spoken by angels was binding, and every transgression and disobedience received its just punishment,

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