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Deuteronomy 33

Deut. 33:16 KJV (With Strong’s)

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And for the precious things
meged (Hebrew #4022)
properly, a distinguished thing; hence something valuable, as a product or fruit
KJV usage: pleasant, precious fruit (thing).
Pronounce: meh'-ghed
Origin: from an unused root probably meaning to be eminent
of the earth
'erets (Hebrew #776)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
KJV usage: X common, country, earth, field, ground, land, X natins, way, + wilderness, world.
Pronounce: eh'-rets
Origin: from an unused root probably meaning to be firm
and fulness
mlo' (Hebrew #4393)
or mlow (Ezekiel 41:8), {mel-o'}; from 4390; fulness (literally or figuratively)
KJV usage: X all along, X all that is (there-)in, fill, (X that whereof...was) full, fulness, (hand- )full, multitude.
Pronounce: mel-o'
Origin: rarely mlowf {mel-o'}
thereof, and for the good will
ratsown (Hebrew #7522)
from 7521; delight (especially as shown)
KJV usage: (be) acceptable(-ance, -ed), delight, desire, favour, (good) pleasure, (own, self, voluntary) will, as...(what) would.
Pronounce: raw-tsone'
Origin: or ratson {raw-tsone'}
of him that dwelt
shakan (Hebrew #7931)
to reside or permanently stay (literally or figuratively)
KJV usage: abide, continue, (cause to, make to) dwell(-er), have habitation, inhabit, lay, place, (cause to) remain, rest, set (up).
Pronounce: shaw-kan'
Origin: a primitive root (apparently akin (by transmission) to 7901 through the idea of lodging; compare 5531, 7925)
in the bush
cnah (Hebrew #5572)
a bramble
KJV usage: bush.
Pronounce: sen-eh'
Origin: from an unused root meaning to prick
o: let the blessing come
bow' (Hebrew #935)
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
KJV usage: abide, apply, attain, X be, befall, + besiege, bring (forth, in, into, to pass), call, carry, X certainly, (cause, let, thing for) to come (against, in, out, upon, to pass), depart, X doubtless again, + eat, + employ, (cause to) enter (in, into, -tering, -trance, -try), be fallen, fetch, + follow, get, give, go (down, in, to war), grant, + have, X indeed, (in-)vade, lead, lift (up), mention, pull in, put, resort, run (down), send, set, X (well) stricken (in age), X surely, take (in), way.
Pronounce: bo
Origin: a primitive root
upon the head
ro'sh (Hebrew #7218)
the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
KJV usage: band, beginning, captain, chapiter, chief(-est place, man, things), company, end, X every (man), excellent, first, forefront, ((be-))head, height, (on) high(-est part, (priest)), X lead, X poor, principal, ruler, sum, top.
Pronounce: roshe
Origin: from an unused root apparently meaning to shake
of Joseph
Yowceph (Hebrew #3130)
let him add (or perhaps simply active participle adding); Joseph, the name of seven Israelites
KJV usage: Joseph. Compare 3084.
Pronounce: yo-safe'
Origin: future of 3254
, and upon the top of the head
qodqod (Hebrew #6936)
the crown of the head (as the part most bowed)
KJV usage: crown (of the head), pate, scalp, top of the head.
Pronounce: kod-kode'
Origin: from 6915
of him that was separated
naziyr (Hebrew #5139)
from 5144; separate, i.e. consecrated (as prince, a Nazirite); hence (figuratively from the latter) an unpruned vine (like an unshorn Nazirite)
KJV usage: Nazarite (by a false alliteration with Nazareth), separate(-d), vine undressed.
Pronounce: naw-zeer'
Origin: or nazir {naw-zeer'}
from his brethren
'ach (Hebrew #251)
a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance (like 1))
KJV usage: another, brother(-ly); kindred, like, other. Compare also the proper names beginning with "Ah-" or "Ahi-".
Pronounce: awkh
Origin: a primitive word
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Ex. 3:2,4• 2And the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush: and he looked, and, behold, the bush burned with fire, and the bush was not consumed.
 4And when the Lord saw that he turned aside to see, God called unto him out of the midst of the bush, and said, Moses, Moses. And he said, Here am I. (Ex. 3:2,4)

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Blessing,
Brethren,
Burning Bush,
Bush,
Earth,
Head,
Joseph

Cross References

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the earth.
Psa. 24:1• 1<<A Psalm of David.>> The earth is the Lord's, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein. (Psa. 24:1)
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Psa. 50:12• 12If I were hungry, I would not tell thee: for the world is mine, and the fulness thereof. (Psa. 50:12)
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Psa. 89:11• 11The heavens are thine, the earth also is thine: as for the world and the fulness thereof, thou hast founded them. (Psa. 89:11)
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Jer. 8:16• 16The snorting of his horses was heard from Dan: the whole land trembled at the sound of the neighing of his strong ones; for they are come, and have devoured the land, and all that is in it; the city, and those that dwell therein. (Jer. 8:16)
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Jer. 8•  (Jer. 8)
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1 Cor. 10:26,28• 26For the earth is the Lord's, and the fulness thereof.
 28But if any man say unto you, This is offered in sacrifice unto idols, eat not for his sake that showed it, and for conscience sake: for the earth is the Lord's, and the fulness thereof: (1 Cor. 10:26,28)
the good.
Ex. 3:2‑4• 2And the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush: and he looked, and, behold, the bush burned with fire, and the bush was not consumed.
 3And Moses said, I will now turn aside, and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt.
 4And when the Lord saw that he turned aside to see, God called unto him out of the midst of the bush, and said, Moses, Moses. And he said, Here am I. (Ex. 3:2‑4)
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Mark 12:26• 26And as touching the dead, that they rise: have ye not read in the book of Moses, how in the bush God spake unto him, saying, I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob? (Mark 12:26)
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Luke 2:14• 14Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men. (Luke 2:14)
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Acts 7:30‑33,35• 30And when forty years were expired, there appeared to him in the wilderness of mount Sina an angel of the Lord in a flame of fire in a bush.
 31When Moses saw it, he wondered at the sight: and as he drew near to behold it, the voice of the Lord came unto him,
 32Saying, I am the God of thy fathers, the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. Then Moses trembled, and durst not behold.
 33Then said the Lord to him, Put off thy shoes from thy feet: for the place where thou standest is holy ground.
 35This Moses whom they refused, saying, Who made thee a ruler and a judge? the same did God send to be a ruler and a deliverer by the hand of the angel which appeared to him in the bush. (Acts 7:30‑33,35)
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2 Cor. 12:7‑10• 7And lest I should be exalted above measure through the abundance of the revelations, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, the messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I should be exalted above measure.
 8For this thing I besought the Lord thrice, that it might depart from me.
 9And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.
 10Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ's sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong. (2 Cor. 12:7‑10)
and upon the top.
Gen. 37:28,36• 28Then there passed by Midianites merchantmen; and they drew and lifted up Joseph out of the pit, and sold Joseph to the Ishmeelites for twenty pieces of silver: and they brought Joseph into Egypt.
 36And the Midianites sold him into Egypt unto Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh's, and captain of the guard. (Gen. 37:28,36)
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Gen. 39:2‑3• 2And the Lord was with Joseph, and he was a prosperous man; and he was in the house of his master the Egyptian.
 3And his master saw that the Lord was with him, and that the Lord made all that he did to prosper in his hand. (Gen. 39:2‑3)
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Gen. 43:32• 32And they set on for him by himself, and for them by themselves, and for the Egyptians, which did eat with him, by themselves: because the Egyptians might not eat bread with the Hebrews; for that is an abomination unto the Egyptians. (Gen. 43:32)
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Gen. 45:9‑11• 9Haste ye, and go up to my father, and say unto him, Thus saith thy son Joseph, God hath made me lord of all Egypt: come down unto me, tarry not:
 10And thou shalt dwell in the land of Goshen, and thou shalt be near unto me, thou, and thy children, and thy children's children, and thy flocks, and thy herds, and all that thou hast:
 11And there will I nourish thee; for yet there are five years of famine; lest thou, and thy household, and all that thou hast, come to poverty. (Gen. 45:9‑11)
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Gen. 49:26• 26The blessings of thy father have prevailed above the blessings of my progenitors unto the utmost bound of the everlasting hills: they shall be on the head of Joseph, and on the crown of the head of him that was separate from his brethren. (Gen. 49:26)
separated.
Heb. 7:26• 26For such an high priest became us, who is holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners, and made higher than the heavens; (Heb. 7:26)

J. N. Darby Translation

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And by the precious things of the earth and the fulness thereof. And let the good will of him that dwelt in the bush Come upon the head of Joseph, Upon the top of the head of him that was separated fromi his brethren.

JND Translation Notes

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Or "select amongst"; Heb. "Nazarite." See Gen. 49.26.