Deuteronomy 33:8
6 Let Reuben live, and not die; and let not his men be few.
7 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.
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;
9 Who said unto his father and to his mother, I have not seen him; neither did he acknowledge his brethren, nor knew his own children: for they have observed thy word, and kept thy covenant.
10 They shall teach Jacob thy judgments, and Israel thy law: they shall put incense before thee, and whole burnt sacrifice upon thine altar.
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
- Concerning Levi he said: “Give Your Thummim to Levi and Your Urim to Your godly one, whom You tested at Massah and contested at the waters of Meribah.
- KJV
- 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;
- WEB
- About Levi he said, “Your Thummim and your Urim are with your godly one, whom you proved at Massah, with whom you contended at the waters of Meribah.
- ASV
- And of Levi he said, Thy Thummim and thy Urim are with thy godly one, Whom thou didst prove at Massah, With whom thou didst strive at the waters of Meribah;
- DARBY
- And of Levi he said, Thy Thummim and thy Urim are for thy godly one, Whom thou didst prove at Massah, With whom thou didst strive at the waters of Meribah;
- BLB
- And of Levi he said, “Your Thummim [are unto Levi] and Your Urim unto Your godly man, whom You tested at Massah, and with whom You contended at the waters of Meribah,
- ÅB
- Og om Levi sa han: Dine tummim og urim hører din fromme mann til, han som du fristet ved Massa, som du trettet med ved Meribas vann,
- OTB
- Om Levi sa han: “La dine Tummim og Urim tilhøre din trofaste tjener, som du prøvde ved Massa og som du kjempet med ved Meribas vann.
- B1930
- Og om Levi sa han: Dine tummim og urim hører din fromme mann til, han som du fristet ved Massa, som du trettet med ved Meribas vann,
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Exodus 17:7
And he called the name of the place Massah, and Meribah, because of the chiding of the children of Israel, and because they tempted the LORD, saying, Is the LORD among us, or not?
Read in contextExodus 28:30
And thou shalt put in the breastplate of judgment the Urim and the Thummim; and they shall be upon Aaron’s heart, when he goeth in before the LORD: and Aaron shall bear the judgment of the children of Israel upon his heart before the LORD continually.
Read in contextNumbers 20:13
This is the water of Meribah; because the children of Israel strove with the LORD, and he was sanctified in them.
Read in contextLeviticus 8:8
And he put the breastplate upon him: also he put in the breastplate the Urim and the Thummim.
Read in contextPsalms 106:16
They envied Moses also in the camp, and Aaron the saint of the LORD.
Read in contextHebrews 7:26
For such an high priest became us, who is holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners, and made higher than the heavens;
Read in contextDeuteronomy 8:2–3
And thou shalt remember all the way which the LORD thy God led thee these forty years in the wilderness, to humble thee, and to prove thee, to know what was in thine heart, whether thou wouldest keep his commandments, or no.
Read in contextRevelation 3:7
And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write; These things saith he that is holy, he that is true, he that hath the key of David, he that openeth, and no man shutteth; and shutteth, and no man openeth;
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