Deuteronomy 33:7

And this to Yehudah: and he said, 1 Shema, Hashem, the voice of Yehudah, 1 and bring him unto his people; 1 let his hands contend for him; 1 and be Thou an ezer (help) to him from his enemies. 1

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

And this is the blessing of Judah: and he said, Hear, LORD, the voice of Judah, and bring him unto his people: let his hands be sufficient for him; and be thou an help to him from his enemies.

In Context

6Let Reuven live, and not die; 1 and let not his men be few. 1

8And of Levi he said, 1 Let Thy Tummim and Thy Urim be with Thy chasid, 1 whom Thou didst prove at Massah, 1 and with whom Thou didst strive at the waters of Merivah; 1

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Cross References

Joshua 15:20This is the nachalah of the tribe of the Bnei Yehudah according to their mishpekhot.

2 Samuel 3:1Now there was long milchamah between the Bais Sha'ul and the Bais Dovid; but Dovid grew stronger and stronger, and the Bais Sha'ul grew weaker and weaker.

2 Samuel 5:19And Dovid inquired of Hashem, saying, Shall I go up against the Pelishtim? Wilt Thou deliver them into mine yad? And Hashem said unto Dovid, Go up; for I will doubtless deliver the Pelishtim into thine yad.

2 Samuel 7:9And I was with thee whithersoever thou didst go, and have cut off all thine oyevim out of thy sight, and have made thee a shem gadol, like unto the shem of the Gedolim that are on ha'aretz.

2 Chronicles 17:12And Yehoshaphat grew great exceedingly; and he built in Yehudah fortresses and storage cities.

Psalms 20:2Hashem hear thee in the Yom Tzarah (day of trouble); 1 the Shem Elohei Ya'akov set thee up on high; + 20:2 i.e., out of reach of your enemies 1

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 33:7-8

6 Let Reuben live, and not die; and let not his men be few. 7 And this is the blessing of Judah: and he said, Hear, Lord , the voice of Judah, and bring him unto his people: let his hands be sufficient for him; and be thou a help to him from his enemies. Here is, I. The blessing of Reuben. Though Reuben had lost the honour of his birthright, yet Moses begins with him; for we should not insult over those that are disgraced, nor desire to perpetuate marks of infamy upon any, though ever so justly fastened at first,… Read the whole commentary →

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