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Deuteronomy 33:12

Concerning Benjamin he said: “May the beloved of the LORD rest secure in Him; God shields him all day long, and upon His shoulders he rests.”
Deuteronomy 33:12
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

לְבִנְיָמִ֣ן אָמַ֔ר יְדִ֣יד יְהֹוָ֔ה יִשְׁכֹּ֥ן לָבֶ֖טַח עָלָ֑יו חֹפֵ֤ף עָלָיו֙ כָּל־הַיּ֔וֹם וּבֵ֥ין כְּתֵיפָ֖יו שָׁכֵֽן׃ ס

  1. לְבִנְיָמִ֣ןle.vin.ya.Min“of Benjamin”
    Preposition + Noun, proper name of a man · from בִּנְיָמִין · “Benjamin” · Strong's H1144G
  2. אָמַ֔ר'a.Mar“he said”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  3. יְדִ֣ידye.Did“[the] beloved [one] of”
    Adjective, masculine, singular, construct · from יָדִיד · “beloved” · Strong's H3039A
  4. יְהֹוָ֔הYah.weh“Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  5. יִשְׁכֹּ֥ןyish.Kon“he dwells”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from שָׁכַן · “to dwell” · Strong's H7931
  6. לָבֶ֖טַחla.Ve.tach“to security”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from בֶּ֫טַח · “security” · Strong's H0983
  7. עָלָ֑יו'a.Lav“on him”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  8. חֹפֵ֤ףcho.Fef“[who] covers”
    Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from חׇפַף · “to shield” · Strong's H2653
  9. עָלָיו֙'a.Lav“over him”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  10. כָּל־kol-“all”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
  11. הַיּ֔וֹםhai.Yom“the day”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from יוֹם · “day” · Strong's H3117G
  12. וּבֵ֥יןu.Vein“and between”
    Conjunction + Adjective, cardinal number, masculine, singular, construct · from בַּ֫יִן · “between” · Strong's H0996G
  13. כְּתֵיפָ֖יוke.tei.Fav“shoulders his”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from כָּתֵף · “shoulder” · Strong's H3802
  14. שָׁכֵֽן׃ סsha.Khen“he dwells”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from שָׁכַן · “to dwell” · Strong's H7931
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)