Deuteronomy 33:9
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.
8 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;
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.
11 Bless, LORD, his substance, and accept the work of his hands: smite through the loins of them that rise against him, and of them that hate him, that they rise not again.
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
- He said of his father and mother, ‘I do not consider them.’ He disregarded his brothers and did not know his own sons, for he kept Your word and maintained Your covenant.
- KJV
- 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.
- WEB
- He said of his father, and of his mother, ‘I have not seen him.’ He didn’t acknowledge his brothers, nor did he know his own children; for they have observed your word, and keep your covenant.
- ASV
- Who said of his father, and of his mother, I have not seen him; Neither did he acknowledge his brethren, Nor knew he his own children: For they have observed thy word, And keep thy covenant.
- DARBY
- Who said to his father and to his mother, I see him not, And he acknowledged not his brethren, And knew not his own children; For they have observed thy word, And kept thy covenant.
- BLB
- who says of his father and mother, ‘I have not seen them,’ and his brothers he did not acknowledge, and his own sons he did not know; for they have kept Your word, and Your covenant they keep.
- ÅB
- han som sa om sin far og sin mor: Jeg ser dem ikke, og som ikke kjentes ved sine brødre og ikke visste av sine barn, fordi han tok vare på ditt ord og aktet vel på din pakt.
- OTB
- Han sa om sin far og mor: ‘Jeg bryr meg ikke om dem.’ Han anerkjente ikke sine brødre eller brydde seg om sine egne barn, for de holdt ditt ord og voktet din pakt.
- B1930
- han som sa om sin far og sin mor: Jeg ser dem ikke, og som ikke kjentes ved sine brødre og ikke visste av sine barn, fordi han tok vare på ditt ord og aktet vel på din pakt.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Matthew 10:37
He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me: and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.
Read in contextExodus 32:25–29
And when Moses saw that the people were naked; (for Aaron had made them naked unto their shame among their enemies:)
Read in contextJeremiah 18:18
Then said they, Come, and let us devise devices against Jeremiah; for the law shall not perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophet. Come, and let us smite him with the tongue, and let us not give heed to any of his words.
Read in contextLeviticus 21:11
Neither shall he go in to any dead body, nor defile himself for his father, or for his mother;
Read in contextLuke 14:26
If any man come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple.
Read in contextMatthew 12:48
But he answered and said unto him that told him, Who is my mother? and who are my brethren?
Read in contextGalatians 1:10
For do I now persuade men, or God? or do I seek to please men? for if I yet pleased men, I should not be the servant of Christ.
Read in contextMatthew 22:16
And they sent out unto him their disciples with the Herodians, saying, Master, we know that thou art true, and teachest the way of God in truth, neither carest thou for any man: for thou regardest not the person of men.
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