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Deuteronomy 33

Deut. 33:21 KJV (With Strong’s)

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And he provided
ra'ah (Hebrew #7200)
to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
KJV usage: advise self, appear, approve, behold, X certainly, consider, discern, (make to) enjoy, have experience, gaze, take heed, X indeed, X joyfully, lo, look (on, one another, one on another, one upon another, out, up, upon), mark, meet, X be near, perceive, present, provide, regard, (have) respect, (fore-, cause to, let) see(-r, -m, one another), shew (self), X sight of others, (e-)spy, stare, X surely, X think, view, visions.
Pronounce: raw-aw'
Origin: a primitive root
the firste part
re'shiyth (Hebrew #7225)
the first, in place, time, order or rank (specifically, a firstfruit)
KJV usage: beginning, chief(-est), first(-fruits, part, time), principal thing.
Pronounce: ray-sheeth'
Origin: from the same as 7218
for himself, because there, in a portion
chelqah (Hebrew #2513)
properly, smoothness; figuratively, flattery; also an allotment
KJV usage: field, flattering(-ry), ground, parcel, part, piece of land (ground), plat, portion, slippery place, smooth (thing).
Pronounce: khel-kaw'
Origin: feminine of 2506
of the lawgiver
chaqaq (Hebrew #2710)
properly, to hack, i.e. engrave (Judges 5:14, to be a scribe simply); by implication, to enact (laws being cut in stone or metal tablets in primitive times) or (gen.) prescribe
KJV usage: appoint, decree, governor, grave, lawgiver, note, pourtray, print, set.
Pronounce: khaw-kak'
Origin: a primitive root
, was he γseated
caphan (Hebrew #5603)
to hide by covering; specifically, to roof (passive participle as noun, a roof) or wainscot; figuratively, to reserve
KJV usage: cieled, cover, seated.
Pronounce: saw-fan'
Origin: a primitive root
; and he came
'athah (Hebrew #857)
a primitive root (collateral to 225 contraction); to arrive
KJV usage: (be-, things to) come (upon), bring.
Pronounce: aw-thaw'
Origin: or matha {aw-thaw'}
with the heads
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 the people
`am (Hebrew #5971)
a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
KJV usage: folk, men, nation, people.
Pronounce: am
Origin: from 6004
, he executed
`asah (Hebrew #6213)
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application (as follows)
KJV usage: accomplish, advance, appoint, apt, be at, become, bear, bestow, bring forth, bruise, be busy, X certainly, have the charge of, commit, deal (with), deck, + displease, do, (ready) dress(-ed), (put in) execute(-ion), exercise, fashion, + feast, (fight-)ing man, + finish, fit, fly, follow, fulfill, furnish, gather, get, go about, govern, grant, great, + hinder, hold ((a feast)), X indeed, + be industrious, + journey, keep, labour, maintain, make, be meet, observe, be occupied, offer, + officer, pare, bring (come) to pass, perform, pracise, prepare, procure, provide, put, requite, X sacrifice, serve, set, shew, X sin, spend, X surely, take, X thoroughly, trim, X very, + vex, be (warr-)ior, work(-man), yield, use.
Pronounce: aw-saw'
Origin: a primitive root
g the justice
tsdaqah (Hebrew #6666)
rightness (abstractly), subjectively (rectitude), objectively (justice), morally (virtue) or figuratively (prosperity)
KJV usage: justice, moderately, right(-eous) (act, -ly, -ness).
Pronounce: tsed-aw-kaw'
Origin: from 6663
of the Lord
Yhovah (Hebrew #3068)
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
KJV usage: Jehovah, the Lord. Compare 3050, 3069.
Pronounce: yeh-ho-vaw'
Origin: from 1961
, and his judgments
mishpat (Hebrew #4941)
properly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, individual or collective), including the act, the place, the suit, the crime, and the penalty; abstractly, justice, including a participant's right or privilege (statutory or customary), or even a style
KJV usage: + adversary, ceremony, charge, X crime, custom, desert, determination, discretion, disposing, due, fashion, form, to be judged, judgment, just(-ice, -ly), (manner of) law(-ful), manner, measure, (due) order, ordinance, right, sentence, usest, X worthy, + wrong.
Pronounce: mish-pawt'
Origin: from 8199
with Israel
Yisra'el (Hebrew #3478)
from 8280 and 410; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity: --Israel.
Pronounce: yis-raw-ale'
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Num. 32:1• 1And the children of Reuben and the children of Gad had much cattle, a very great multitude; and they saw the land of Jaazer, and the land of Gilead, and behold, the place was a place for cattle. (Num. 32:1)
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cieled.
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Josh. 4:12‑13• 12And the children of Reuben, and the children of Gad, and the half tribe of Manasseh, went over in array before the children of Israel, as Moses had spoken to them.
 13About forty thousand armed for military service passed over before Jehovah to the war, unto the plains of Jericho. (Josh. 4:12‑13)

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the first part.
Num. 32:1‑6,16,17‑42• 1And the children of Reuben and the children of Gad had much cattle, a very great multitude; and they saw the land of Jaazer, and the land of Gilead, and behold, the place was a place for cattle.
 2And the children of Gad and the children of Reuben came and spoke to Moses, and to Eleazar the priest, and to the princes of the assembly, saying,
 3Ataroth, and Dibon, and Jaazer, and Nimrah, and Heshbon, and Elaleh, and Sebam, and Nebo, and Beon,
 4the country that Jehovah smote before the assembly of Israel, is a land for cattle, and thy servants have cattle;
 5and they said, If we have found favour in thine eyes, let this land be given to thy servants for a possession: bring us not over the Jordan.
 6And Moses said to the children of Gad, and to the children of Reuben, Shall your brethren go to war, and shall *ye* abide here?
 16And they drew near to him, and said, We will build sheepfolds here for our cattle, and cities for our little ones;
 17but we ourselves will go with diligence armed before the children of Israel, until we have brought them to their place; and our little ones shall dwell in the strong cities because of the inhabitants of the land.
 18We will not return to our houses, until the children of Israel have inherited each one his inheritance.
 19For we will not inherit with them on yonder side the Jordan, and further, because our inheritance is fallen to us on this side the Jordan eastward.
 20And Moses said to them, If ye do this thing, if ye arm yourselves before Jehovah for war,
 21and all of you that are armed go over the Jordan before Jehovah, until he have dispossessed his enemies from before him,
 22and the land is subdued before Jehovah, and afterwards ye return, ye shall be guiltless toward Jehovah and toward Israel, and this land shall be your possession before Jehovah.
 23But if ye do not do so, behold, ye have sinned against Jehovah, and be sure your sin will find you out.
 24Build yourselves cities for your little ones, and folds for your flocks, and do that which has gone out of your mouth.
 25And the children of Gad and the children of Reuben spoke to Moses, saying, Thy servants will do as my lord commands.
 26Our little ones, our wives, our cattle, and all our beasts shall be there in the cities of Gilead;
 27but thy servants will pass over, every one armed for war, before Jehovah to battle, as my lord says.
 28So concerning them Moses commanded Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun, and the chief fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel.
 29And Moses said unto them, If the children of Gad and the children of Reuben pass with you over the Jordan, every one armed for battle, before Jehovah, and the land be subdued before you, then ye shall give them the land of Gilead for a possession;
 30but if they do not pass over with you armed, they shall have possessions among you in the land of Canaan.
 31And the children of Gad and the children of Reuben answered, saying, As Jehovah has said to thy servants, so will we do.
 32We will pass over armed before Jehovah into the land of Canaan, and the possession of our inheritance on this side the Jordan shall be ours.
 33And Moses gave to them, to the children of Gad, and to the children of Reuben, and to half the tribe of Manasseh the son of Joseph, the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites, and the kingdom of Og the king of Bashan, the land, according to its cities and territories, the cities of the land round about.
 34And the children of Gad built Dibon, and Ataroth, and Aroer,
 35and Atroth-Shophan, and Jaazer, and Jogbebah,
 36and Beth-Nimrah, and Beth-haran, strong cities, and sheepfolds.
 37--And the children of Reuben built Heshbon, and Elaleh, and Kirjathaim,
 38and Nebo, and Baal-meon (of which the names were changed), and Sibmah; and they gave other names to the cities that they built.
 39--And the children of Machir the son of Manasseh went to Gilead, and took it, and they dispossessed the Amorites that were therein.
 40And Moses gave Gilead to Machir the son of Manasseh; and he dwelt therein.
 41And Jair the son of Manasseh went and took their hamlets, and called them Havoth-Jair.
 42And Nobah went and took Kenath, and its dependent villages, and called it Nobah, after his name. (Num. 32:1‑6,16,17‑42)
a portion.
Num. 32:33• 33And Moses gave to them, to the children of Gad, and to the children of Reuben, and to half the tribe of Manasseh the son of Joseph, the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites, and the kingdom of Og the king of Bashan, the land, according to its cities and territories, the cities of the land round about. (Num. 32:33)
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Josh. 1:14• 14Your wives, your little ones, and your cattle shall abide in the land that Moses gave you on this side of the Jordan, but ye, all the valiant men, shall go over in array before your brethren and help them, (Josh. 1:14)
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Josh. 22:4• 4And now Jehovah your God hath given rest to your brethren, as he said unto them; and now return, and get you unto your tents, unto the land of your possession, which Moses the servant of Jehovah gave you beyond the Jordan. (Josh. 22:4)
seated.
Heb. cieled.
he came.
Num. 32:16,21• 16And they drew near to him, and said, We will build sheepfolds here for our cattle, and cities for our little ones;
 21and all of you that are armed go over the Jordan before Jehovah, until he have dispossessed his enemies from before him, (Num. 32:16,21)
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Josh. 4:12‑13• 12And the children of Reuben, and the children of Gad, and the half tribe of Manasseh, went over in array before the children of Israel, as Moses had spoken to them.
 13About forty thousand armed for military service passed over before Jehovah to the war, unto the plains of Jericho. (Josh. 4:12‑13)
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Judg. 5:2,11• 2For that leaders led in Israel, For that the people willingly offered themselves, Bless Jehovah!
 11Because of the voice of those who divide the spoil in the midst of the places of drawing water; There they rehearse the righteous acts of Jehovah, His righteous acts toward his villages in Israel. Then the people of Jehovah went down to the gates. (Judg. 5:2,11)

J. N. Darby Translation

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And he provided the first part for himself, For there was reservedk the portion of the lawgiver; And he came witha the heads of the people; The justice of Jehovah and his judgments Hath he executed with Israelb.

JND Translation Notes

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Or "hidden," Moses being buried in the territory of Gad.
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Or "to."
b
Others read "he hath practised the righteousness of Jehovah, and his judgements toward Israel."