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Deuteronomy 33:21

He chose the best land for himself, because a ruler’s portion was reserved for him there. He came with the leaders of the people; he administered the LORD’s justice and His ordinances for Israel.”
Deuteronomy 33:21
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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)

וַיַּ֤רְא רֵאשִׁית֙ ל֔וֹ כִּי־שָׁ֛ם חֶלְקַ֥ת מְחֹקֵ֖ק סָפ֑וּן וַיֵּתֵא֙ רָ֣אשֵׁי עָ֔ם צִדְקַ֤ת יְהוָה֙ עָשָׂ֔ה וּמִשְׁפָּטָ֖יו עִם־יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ ס

  1. וַיַּ֤רְאvai.Yar'“and he saw”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from רָאָה · “select” · Strong's H7200J
  2. רֵאשִׁית֙re.Shit“[the] choicest”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from רֵאשִׁית · “best” · Strong's H7225H
  3. ל֔וֹlo“for <the> himself”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from Os3m · “him” · Strong's H9033
  4. כִּי־ki-“for”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  5. שָׁ֛םsham“there”
    Adverb · from שָׁם · “there” · Strong's H8033G
  6. חֶלְקַ֥תchel.Kat“[the] portion of”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from חֶלְקָה · “portion” · Strong's H2513A
  7. מְחֹקֵ֖קme.cho.Kek“a commander”
    Verb, piel, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from חָקַק · “to decree” · Strong's H2710
  8. סָפ֑וּןsa.Fun“[was] reserved”
    Verb, qal, participle (passive), masculine, singular, absolute · from סָפַן · “to cover” · Strong's H5603
  9. וַיֵּתֵא֙vai.ye.Te'“and he came”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָתָה · “to come” · Strong's H0857
  10. רָ֣אשֵׁיRa.shei“[the] chiefs of”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from רֹאשׁ · “leader” · Strong's H7218H
  11. עָ֔ם'Am“[the] people”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from עַם · “people” · Strong's H5971A
  12. צִדְקַ֤תtzid.Kat“[the] righteousness of”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from צְדָקָה · “righteousness” · Strong's H6666
  13. יְהוָה֙Yah.weh“Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  14. עָשָׂ֔ה'a.Sah“he executed”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from עָשָׂה · “do” · Strong's H6213A
  15. וּמִשְׁפָּטָ֖יוu.mish.pa.Tav“and judgments his”
    Conjunction + Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from מִשְׁפָּט · “judgement” · Strong's H4941G
  16. עִם־'im-“with”
    Preposition · from עִם · “with” · Strong's H5973A
  17. יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סYis.ra.'El“Israel”
    Noun, proper name of a place · from יִשְׂרָאֵל · “Israel” · Strong's H3478
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)