Deuteronomy 33:24

And concerning Asher he said: “May Asher be the most blessed of sons; may he be the most favored among his brothers and dip his foot in oil.
Deuteronomy 33:24
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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)

וּלְאָשֵׁ֣ר אָמַ֔ר בָּר֥וּךְ מִבָּנִ֖ים אָשֵׁ֑ר יְהִ֤י רְצוּי֙ אֶחָ֔יו וְטֹבֵ֥ל בַּשֶּׁ֖מֶן רַגְלֽוֹ׃

  1. וּלְאָשֵׁ֣רu.le.'a.Sher“and of Asher”
    Conjunction + Preposition + Noun, proper name of a man · from אָשֵׁר · “Asher” · Strong's H0836
  2. אָמַ֔ר'a.Mar“he said”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  3. בָּר֥וּךְba.Rukh“[be] blessed”
    Verb, qal, participle (passive), masculine, singular, absolute · from בָּרַךְ · “to bless” · Strong's H1288
  4. מִבָּנִ֖יםmi.ba.Nim“more than [the] sons”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from בֵּן · “child” · Strong's H1121A
  5. אָשֵׁ֑ר'a.Sher“Asher”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from אָשֵׁר · “Asher” · Strong's H0836
  6. יְהִ֤יye.Hi“may he be”
    Verb, qal, jussive, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
  7. רְצוּי֙re.Tzui“[the] favored [one] of”
    Verb, qal, participle (passive), masculine, singular, construct · from רָצָה · “to accept” · Strong's H7521
  8. אֶחָ֔יו'e.Chav“brothers his”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָח · “male-sibling” · Strong's H0251G
  9. וְטֹבֵ֥לve.to.Vel“and [one who] dips”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from טָבַל · “to dip” · Strong's H2881
  10. בַּשֶּׁ֖מֶןba.She.men“in <the> oil”
    Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from שֶׁ֫מֶן · “oil” · Strong's H8081
  11. רַגְלֽוֹ׃rag.Lo“foot his”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from רֶ֫גֶל · “foot” · Strong's H7272
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)