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Deuteronomy 33

Deut. 33:8 KJV (With Strong’s)

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And of Levi
Leviy (Hebrew #3878)
attached; Levi, a son of Jacob
KJV usage: Levi. See also 3879, 3881.
Pronounce: lay-vee'
Origin: from 3867
he said
'amar (Hebrew #559)
to say (used with great latitude)
KJV usage: answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, + (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, X desire, determine, X expressly, X indeed, X intend, name, X plainly, promise, publish, report, require, say, speak (against, of), X still, X suppose, talk, tell, term, X that is, X think, use (speech), utter, X verily, X yet.
Pronounce: aw-mar'
Origin: a primitive root
, Let thy Thummim
Tummiym (Hebrew #8550)
perfections, i.e. (techn.) one of the epithets of the objects in the high-priest's breastplate as an emblem of complete Truth
KJV usage: Thummim.
Pronounce: toom-meem'
Origin: plural of 8537
z and thy Urim
'Uwriym (Hebrew #224)
lights; Urim, the oracular brilliancy of the figures in the high-priest's breastplate
KJV usage: Urim.
Pronounce: oo-reem'
Origin: plur of 217
be with thy holy
chaciyd (Hebrew #2623)
properly, kind, i.e. (religiously) pious (a saint)
KJV usage: godly (man), good, holy (one), merciful, saint, (un- )godly.
Pronounce: khaw-seed'
Origin: from 2616
one
'iysh (Hebrew #376)
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
KJV usage: also, another, any (man), a certain, + champion, consent, each, every (one), fellow, (foot-, husband-)man, (good-, great, mighty) man, he, high (degree), him (that is), husband, man(-kind), + none, one, people, person, + steward, what (man) soever, whoso(-ever), worthy. Compare 802.
Pronounce: eesh
Origin: contracted for 582 (or perhaps rather from an unused root meaning to be extant)
, whom thou didst prove
nacah (Hebrew #5254)
to test; by implication, to attempt
KJV usage: adventure, assay, prove, tempt, try.
Pronounce: naw-saw'
Origin: a primitive root
at Massah
Maccah (Hebrew #4532)
Massah, a place in the Desert
KJV usage: Massah.
Pronounce: mas-saw'
Origin: the same as 4531
, and with whom thou didst strive
riyb (Hebrew #7378)
a primitive root; properly, to toss, i.e. grapple; mostly figuratively, to wrangle, i.e. hold a controversy; (by implication) to defend
KJV usage: adversary, chide, complain, contend, debate, X ever, X lay wait, plead, rebuke, strive, X thoroughly.
Pronounce: reeb
Origin: or ruwb {roob}
at the waters
mayim (Hebrew #4325)
water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen
KJV usage: + piss, wasting, water(-ing, (-course, -flood, -spring)).
Pronounce: mah'-yim
Origin: dual of a primitive noun (but used in a singular sense)
of Meribah
Mriybah (Hebrew #4809)
Meribah, the name of two places in the Desert
KJV usage: Meribah.
Pronounce: mer-ee-baw'
Origin: the same as 4808
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Ex. 28:30• 30And thou shalt put into the breastplate of judgment the Urim and the Thummim, that they may be upon Aaron's heart when he goeth in before Jehovah; and Aaron shall bear the judgment of the children of Israel upon his heart before Jehovah continually. (Ex. 28:30)

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Levi,
Massah,
Meribah; Meribah-kadesh,
Thummim,
Urim and Thummim

Cross References

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Ex. 28:30,36• 30And thou shalt put into the breastplate of judgment the Urim and the Thummim, that they may be upon Aaron's heart when he goeth in before Jehovah; and Aaron shall bear the judgment of the children of Israel upon his heart before Jehovah continually.
 36And thou shalt make a thin plate of pure gold, and engrave on it, as the engravings of a seal, Holiness to Jehovah! (Ex. 28:30,36)
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Lev. 8:8• 8And he placed the breast-plate on him; and in the breastplate he put the Urim and the Thummim. (Lev. 8:8)
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Num. 27:21• 21And he shall stand before Eleazar the priest, who shall inquire for him, by the judgment of the Urim before Jehovah: at his word shall they go out, and at his word they shall come in, he, and all the children of Israel with him, even the whole assembly. (Num. 27:21)
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1 Sam. 28:6• 6And Saul inquired of Jehovah; but Jehovah did not answer him, either by dreams, or by Urim, or by prophets. (1 Sam. 28:6)
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Ezra 2:63• 63And the Tirshatha said unto them, that they should not eat of the most holy things, till there stood up a priest with Urim and with Thummim. (Ezra 2:63)
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Neh. 7:65• 65And the Tirshatha said to them that they should not eat of the most holy things, till there stood up the priest with Urim and Thummim. (Neh. 7:65)
with thy.
Lev. 21:7• 7They shall not take to wife a harlot or one dishonoured; neither shall they take a woman put away from her husband; for he is holy to his God. (Lev. 21:7)
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Num. 16:5• 5And he spake unto Korah and unto all his company, saying, Even tomorrow Jehovah will show who are his, and who is holy; and will cause him to come near unto Him: even him whom he hath chosen will he cause to come near unto Him. (Num. 16:5)
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2 Chron. 23:6• 6But let none come into the house of Jehovah except the priests and those of the Levites that do the service; they shall go in, for they are holy; but all the people shall keep the watch of Jehovah. (2 Chron. 23:6)
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Ezra 8:28• 28And I said to them, Ye are holy unto Jehovah; the vessels also are holy; and the silver and the gold is a voluntary offering to Jehovah the God of your fathers. (Ezra 8:28)
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Psa. 16:10• 10For thou wilt not leave my soul in Sheol;{HR}Thou wilt not suffer thine holy one to see corruption. (Psa. 16:10)
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Psa. 106:16• 16And they were envious of Moses in the camp,{HR}Of Aaron, saint of Jehovah. (Psa. 106:16)
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Heb. 7:26• 26For such a high priest became us, holy, guileless, undefiled, separated from sinners, and become higher than the heavens, (Heb. 7:26)
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Rev. 3:7• 7And to the angel of the church that is in Philadelphia write, These things saith he that is holy, he that is true, he that hath the key of David, he that openeth and no one shall shut, and that shutteth and no one shall open: (Rev. 3:7)
prove at.
Deut. 8:2‑3,16• 2And thou shalt remember all the way which Jehovah thy God led thee these forty years in the wilderness, to humble thee, and to prove thee, to know what was in thine heart, whether thou wouldest keep his commandments, or no.
 3And he humbled thee, and suffered thee to hunger, and fed thee with manna, which thou knewest not, neither did thy fathers know; that he might make thee know that man doth not live by bread only, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of Jehovah doth man live.
 16who fed thee in the wilderness with manna, which thy fathers knew not, that he might humble thee, and that he might prove thee, to do thee good at thy latter end; (Deut. 8:2‑3,16)
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Ex. 17:7• 7And he called the name of the place Massah, and Meribah, because of the contention of the children of Israel, and because they had tempted Jehovah, saying, Is Jehovah among us, or not? (Ex. 17:7)
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Num. 20:13• 13These are the waters of Meribah, where the children of Israel contended with Jehovah, and he hallowed himself in them. (Num. 20:13)
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Psa. 81:7• 7In the distress thou didst call, and I delivered thee;{HR}I answered thee in the secret place of thunder;{HR}I proved thee at the waters of Meribah. Selah. (Psa. 81:7)

J. N. Darby Translation

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And of Levi he said, Thy Thummima and thy Urimb are for thy godly onec, Whom thou didst prove at Massah, With whom thou didst strive at the waters of Meribah;

JND Translation Notes

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a
Perfection, or Perfections.
b
Light, or Lights. see Neh. 7.65.
c
"The man of thy goodness" or "grace"; Heb. Chasid. see also Note, 2 Chron. 6.42.

W. Kelly Translation

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And of Levi he said,{HR}Thy Thummim and thy Urim are for thy holy one,{HR}Whoma thou didst prove at Massah,{HR}With whom thou didst strive at the waters of Meribah;

WK Translation Notes

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That is, pious.