Deuteronomy 33:18 BSB

Deuteronomy 33:18

Concerning Zebulun he said: “Rejoice, Zebulun, in your journeys, and Issachar, in your tents.

BSB

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ASV

And of Zebulun he said, Rejoice, Zebulun, in thy going out; And, Issachar, in thy tents.

KJV

And of Zebulun he said, Rejoice, Zebulun, in thy going out; and, Issachar, in thy tents.

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Commentary

1 voice

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

Rejoice, Zebulun, in thy going out - That is, Thou shalt be very prosperous in thy coasting voyages; for this tribe’s situation was favorable for traffic, having many sea-ports. See Gen 49:13 (note). And, Issachar, in thy tents - That is, as Zebulun should be prosperous in his shipping and traffic, so should Issachar be in his tents - his agriculture and pasturage.

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Original language & word study

7 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וְלִזְבוּלֻ֣ן	ve.liz.vu.Lun	and of Zebulun	H2074 →
אָמַ֔ר	'a.Mar	he said	H559 →
שְׂמַ֥ח	se.Mach	rejoice	H8055 →
זְבוּלֻ֖ן	ze.vu.Lun	O Zebulun	H2074 →
בְּצֵאתֶ֑ךָ	be.tze.Te.kha	when going out you	H3318 →
וְיִשָּׂשכָ֖ר	ve.yi.so.sh.Khar	and Issachar	H3485 →
בְּאֹהָלֶֽיךָ׃	be.'o.ha.Lei.kha	in tents your	H168 →

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The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Joshua 19:11
The border of their inheritance stretched as far as Sarid. It went up westward to Maralah, reached Dabbesheth, and met the brook east of Jokneam.
leads to
- Joshua 12:22
  the king of Kedesh, one; the king of Jokneam in Carmel, one;
- 1 Chronicles 6:68
  Jokmeam, Beth-horon,
- 1 Kings 4:12
  Baana son of Ahilud in Taanach, in Megiddo, and in all of Beth-shean next to Zarethan below Jezreel, from Beth-shean to Abel-meholah and on past Jokmeam;
Through
Judges 5:14
Some came from Ephraim, with their roots in Amalek; Benjamin came with your people after you. The commanders came down from Machir, the bearers of the marshal’s staff from Zebulun.
leads to
- Judges 3:13
  After enlisting the Ammonites and Amalekites to join forces with him, Eglon attacked and defeated Israel, taking possession of the City of Palms.
- Numbers 32:39–40
  The descendants of Machir son of Manasseh went to Gilead, captured it, and drove out the Amorites who were there.
- Judges 12:15
  Then Abdon son of Hillel, from Pirathon, died, and he was buried at Pirathon in Ephraim, in the hill country of the Amalekites.
- Judges 3:27
  On arriving in Seirah, he blew the ram’s horn throughout the hill country of Ephraim. The Israelites came down with him from the hills, and he became their leader.
- Judges 4:14
  Then Deborah said to Barak, “Arise, for this is the day that the LORD has delivered Sisera into your hand. Has not the LORD gone before you?” So Barak came down from Mount Tabor…

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02Original language & word study

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06About Deuteronomy

Where the connections lead

Commentary

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The walk

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