Deuteronomy 33:24
To Aser also he said: Let Aser be blessed with children, let him be acceptable to his brethren, and let him dip his foot in oil.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
In Context
25His shoe shall be iron and brass. As the days of thy youth, so also shall thy old age be.
Cross References
Genesis 49:20Gad, being girded, shall fight before him: and he himself shall be girded backward.
Joshua 19:31This is the possession of the children of Aser by their kindreds, and the cities and their villages.
Acts 7:10And delivered him out of all his tribulations: and he gave him favour and wisdom in the sight of Pharao, the king of Egypt; and he appointed him governor over Egypt, and over all his house.
Romans 15:31That I may be delivered from the unbelievers that are in Judea, and that the oblation of my service may be acceptable in Jerusalem to the saints.
Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 33:23-26
22 And of Dan he said, Dan is a lion's whelp: he shall leap from Bashan. 23 And of Naphtali he said, O Naphtali, satisfied with favour, and full with the blessing of the Lord : possess thou the west and the south. 24 And of Asher he said, Let Asher be blessed with children; let him be acceptable to his brethren, and let him dip his foot in oil. 25 Thy shoes shall be iron and brass; and as thy days, so shall thy strength be. Here is, I. The blessing of Dan, v. 22 . Jacob in his blessing had compared him to a… Read the whole commentary →