Passage Research
Deuteronomy 33 — Sermon Preparation
Moses pronounces a tribal blessing over each of the twelve tribes — the last prophetic words of the lawgiver before his death. Below is a research summary for Deuteronomy 33, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
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- verses
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- Hebrew words / lemmas
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- classic sermon excerpts
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- preachers & commentators
Deuteronomy 33 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| מֶגֶד | meged | H4022 | 5 | distinguished thing, valuable |
| שָׁכַן | shâkan | H7931 | 5 | reside, permanently stay |
| עַם | ʻam | H5971 | 7 | people, tribe |
| בָּרַךְ | bârak | H1288 | 5 | kneel, bless |
| עֵזֶר | ʻêzer | H5828 | 3 | aid |
| רֹאשׁ | rôʼsh | H7218 | 4 | head |
| יְשֻׁרוּן | Yᵉshurûwn | H3484 | 2 | Jeshurun |
How preachers through history handled this text
21 public-domain excerpts on Deuteronomy 33, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“The order in which the tribes are here blessed, is not the same as is observed elsewhere. The blessing of Judah may refer to the whole tribe in general, or to David as a type of Christ. Moses largely blesses the tribe of Levi. Acceptance with God is what we should all aim at, and desire, in all our devotions, whether men accept us or not, 2Co 5:9. This prayer is a prophecy, that God will keep up a ministry in his church to the end of time. The tribe of Benjamin had their inheritance close to mount Zion. …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on Deuteronomy 33:6–23 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Mount Sinai— Deut 33:16
- Meribah 1— Deut 33:2
- Mount Paran— Deut 33:2
- Mount Seir 1— Deut 33:2
- Bashan— Deut 33:22
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