Deuteronomy 33:16
in Deuteronomy 33with the choice gifts of the land and everything in it, and with the favor of Him who dwelt in the burning bush. May these rest on the head of Joseph and crown the brow of the prince of his brothers.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And for the precious things of the earth and the fulness thereof, And the good will of him that dwelt in the bush. Let the blessing come upon the head of Joseph, And upon the crown of the head of him that was separate from his brethren.
KJV
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.
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This verse in Deuteronomy 33
Commentary
4 notes on this verseThe good will of him that dwelt in the bush - The favor of him who appeared in the burning bush on Mount Sinai, who there, in his good will - mere love and compassion, took Israel to be his people; and who has preserved and will preserve, in tribulation and distress, all those who trust in him, so that they shall as surely escape unhurt, as the bush, though enveloped with fire, was unburnt. The top of the head, etc. - The same words are used by Jacob in blessing this tribe, Gen 49:
This site's exposition
him that dwelt in the bush
on Deuteronomy 33:16-17
God is identified by the burning bush of Exodus 3:2, a title that appears nowhere else in the Old Testament, and Jesus points at the same passage the same way at Mark 12:26 when he calls it the place in the book of Moses. Him that was separated from his brethren is word for word Genesis 49:26, and in Joseph's case the separating was being sold. Verse 17 divides the one blessing between two tribes and gives Ephraim ten thousands against Manasseh's thousands, which is the order Jacob set at Genesis 48:19 when he crossed his hands.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
Many a time had God appeared to Moses; but now he is just dying, he seems to have the most pleasing remembrance, of the first time that he saw the visions of the Almighty. It was here God declared himself the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, and so confirmed the promise made to the father, that promise which our Lord shews, reaches as far as the resurrection and eternal life.
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
on Deuteronomy 33:13-17
"The firstling of the bullock and the horns of the unicorn" (rhinoceros), indicate glory and strength, and it is supposed that under these emblems were shadowed forth the triumphs of Joshua and the new kingdom of Jeroboam, both of whom were of Ephraim (compare Ge 48:20).
The words behind it
12 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וּמִמֶּ֗גֶד | umimeged | and from [the] excellent gift of | H4022 → | 8 times |
| אֶ֚רֶץ | ʾeretz | [the] earth | H776 → | 2504 times |
| וּמְלֹאָ֔הּ | umeloah | and what fills it | H4393 → | |
| וּרְצ֥וֹן | uretzon | and [the] favor of | H7522 → | |
| שֹׁכְנִ֖י | shokheni | [the one who] dwelt | H7931 → | 129 times |
| סְנֶ֑ה | seneh | <of> [the] bush | H5572 → | |
| תָּב֙וֹאתָה֙ | tavotah | may it come ! | H935 → | 2568 times |
| לְרֹ֣אשׁ | lerosh | to [the] head of | H7218 → | 599 times |
| יוֹסֵ֔ף | yosef | Joseph | H3130 → | 213 times |
| וּלְקָדְקֹ֖ד | ulekadekod | and to [the] scalp of | H6936 → | 11 times |
| נְזִ֥יר | nezir | [the] consecrated one of | H5139 → | |
| אֶחָֽיו׃ | ʾechav | brothers his | H251 → | 630 times |
וּמִמֶּ֗גֶדand from [the] excellent gift of
umimegedH4022 →8 times
אֶ֚רֶץ[the] earth
ʾeretzH776 →2504 times
וּמְלֹאָ֔הּand what fills it
umeloahH4393 →
וּרְצ֥וֹןand [the] favor of
uretzonH7522 →
שֹׁכְנִ֖י[the one who] dwelt
shokheniH7931 →129 times
סְנֶ֑ה<of> [the] bush
senehH5572 →
תָּב֙וֹאתָה֙may it come !
tavotahH935 →2568 times
לְרֹ֣אשׁto [the] head of
leroshH7218 →599 times
יוֹסֵ֔ףJoseph
yosefH3130 →213 times
וּלְקָדְקֹ֖דand to [the] scalp of
ulekadekodH6936 →11 times
נְזִ֥יר[the] consecrated one of
nezirH5139 →
אֶחָֽיו׃brothers his
ʾechavH251 →630 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Psalms 24:1The earth is the LORD’s, and the fullness thereof, the world and all who dwell therein.
it leads to
- Psalms 89:11
The heavens are Yours, and also the earth. The earth and its fullness You founded.
- 1 Corinthians 10:26
for, “The earth is the Lord’s, and the fullness thereof.”
- 1 Chronicles 29:11
Yours, O LORD, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the splendor and the majesty, for everything in heaven and on earth belongs to You. Yours, O LORD, is the kingdom,…
- Job 41:11
Who has given to Me that I should repay him? Everything under heaven is Mine.
- Deuteronomy 10:14
Behold, to the LORD your God belong the heavens, even the highest heavens, and the earth and everything in it.
- Psalms 89:11
Through
Genesis 37:28So when the Midianite traders passed by, his brothers pulled Joseph out of the pit and sold him for twenty shekels of silver to the Ishmaelites, who took him to Egypt.
it leads to
- Acts 7:9
Because the patriarchs were jealous of Joseph, they sold him as a slave into Egypt. But God was with him
- Psalms 105:17
He sent a man before them— Joseph, sold as a slave.
- Acts 7:9
Through
Acts 7:35This Moses, whom they had rejected with the words, ‘Who made you ruler and judge?’ is the one whom God sent to be their ruler and redeemer through the angel who appeared to him…
it leads to
- Psalms 118:22–23
The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.
- Psalms 118:22–23
About Deuteronomy
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament and Keil and Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament: The Pentateuch.