Deuteronomy 33:19-21
Common English Bible
19 They call all sorts of people to the mountain,
where they offer right sacrifices.
It’s true: They’re nourished on the sea’s abundance;
they are nourished on buried treasures in the sand.”
20 Then he told Gad:
“May Gad’s broad lands[a] be blessed!
He lives like a lion:
he rips an arm, even a head!
21 He chose the best part for himself
because there, where the commander’s portion was,
the leaders of the people gathered together.[b]
Gad executed the Lord’s justice
and the Lord’s judgments for Israel.”[c]
Footnotes
- Deuteronomy 33:20 Or the one who makes Gad large
- Deuteronomy 33:21 Cf LXX; MT there the commander’s portion was reserved; he came at the front of the people or there was the portion of the respected commander; the people’s leaders came.
- Deuteronomy 33:21 Heb uncertain
Deuteronomy 33:19-21
New International Version
19 They will summon peoples to the mountain(A)
and there offer the sacrifices of the righteous;(B)
they will feast on the abundance of the seas,(C)
on the treasures hidden in the sand.”
20 About Gad(D) he said:
“Blessed is he who enlarges Gad’s domain!(E)
Gad lives there like a lion,
tearing at arm or head.
21 He chose the best land for himself;(F)
the leader’s portion was kept for him.(G)
When the heads of the people assembled,
he carried out the Lord’s righteous will,(H)
and his judgments concerning Israel.”
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