Deuteronomy 33:7-9
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
7 Of Judah he said this:
Hear, Lord, the voice of Judah,
and bring him to his people.[a]
His own hands defend his cause;
be a help against his foes.(A)
8 Of Levi he said:(B)
Give to Levi your Thummim,
your Urim[b] to your faithful one;
Him you tested at Massah,
contended against him at the waters of Meribah.(C)
9 [c]He said of his father and mother,
“I have no regard for them”;
His brothers he would not acknowledge,
and his own children he did not recognize.
For they kept your words,
and your covenant they upheld.(D)
Footnotes
- 33:7 Bring him to his people: this probably refers to the isolated position of the tribe of Judah (cf. Jgs 1:17–19); according to some commentators the reference is to the divided kingdom.
- 33:8 Thummim…Urim: devices priests used for divination (cf. note on Ex 28:30).
- 33:9 The reference is probably to the Levites’ slaughter of other Israelites after the incident of the golden calf; cf. Ex 32:27–29.
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