God & Savior

Deuteronomy 33:2

He said: “The LORD came from Sinai and dawned upon us from Seir; He shone forth from Mount Paran and came with myriads of holy ones, with flaming fire at His right hand.
Deuteronomy 33:2
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Original language and places

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)

וַיֹּאמַ֗ר יְהוָ֞ה מִסִּינַ֥י בָּא֙ וְזָרַ֤ח מִשֵּׂעִיר֙ לָ֔מוֹ הוֹפִ֙יעַ֙ מֵהַ֣ר פָּארָ֔ן וְאָתָ֖ה מֵרִבְבֹ֣ת קֹ֑דֶשׁ מִֽימִינ֕וֹ אֵ֥שׁדָּ֖ת לָֽמוֹ׃

  1. וַיֹּאמַ֗רvai.yo.Mar“and he said”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  2. יְהוָ֞הYah.weh“Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  3. מִסִּינַ֥יmi.si.Nai“from Sinai”
    Preposition + Noun, proper name of a place · from סִינַי · “Sinai” · Strong's H5514G
  4. בָּא֙ba'“he came”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from בּוֹא · “come” · Strong's H0935G
  5. וְזָרַ֤חve.za.Rach“and he dawned”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from זָרַח · “to rise” · Strong's H2224
  6. מִשֵּׂעִיר֙mi.se.'Ir“from Seir”
    Preposition + Noun, proper name of a place · from שֵׂעִיר · “Seir” · Strong's H8165A
  7. לָ֔מוֹla.mo“to <the> them”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from Op3m · “them” · Strong's H9038
  8. הוֹפִ֙יעַ֙ho.Fi.a'“he shone forth”
    Verb, hiphil, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from יָפַע · “to shine” · Strong's H3313
  9. מֵהַ֣רme.Har“from [the] mountain of”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from הַר · “mount” · Strong's H2022G
  10. פָּארָ֔ןpa.Ran“Paran”
    Noun, proper name of a place · from פָּארָן · “(Mount )Paran” · Strong's H6290H
  11. וְאָתָ֖הve.'a.Tah“and he came”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָתָה · “to come” · Strong's H0857
  12. מֵרִבְבֹ֣תme.ri.Vot“from ten thousands of”
    Preposition + Noun, feminine, plural, construct · from רְבָבָה · “myriad” · Strong's H7233
  13. קֹ֑דֶשׁKo.desh“holy one[s]”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from קֹ֫דֶשׁ · “holiness” · Strong's H6944G
  14. מִֽימִינ֕וֹmi.mi.No“from right [hand] his”
    Preposition + Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from יָמִין · “right” · Strong's H3225G
  15. אֵ֥שׁדָּ֖ת'e.she.dat“fire of law”
    Noun, both genders, singular, construct + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אֵשׁ · “fire” · Strong's H0784
    Qere: the scribes' reading in the margin
  16. לָֽמוֹ׃la.mo“for <the> them”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from Op3m · “them” · Strong's H9038
Places named in this verse
  • Places: OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, CC BY 4.0. Coordinates from OpenStreetMap (ODbL) are left out. Source (version 7eb18a5)
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)