Concerning Levi he said: “Give Your Thummim to Levi and Your Urim to Your godly one, whom You tested at Massah and contested at the waters of Meribah.Deuteronomy 33:8
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
וּלְלֵוִ֣י אָמַ֔ר תֻּמֶּ֥יךָ וְאוּרֶ֖יךָ לְאִ֣ישׁ חֲסִידֶ֑ךָ אֲשֶׁ֤ר נִסִּיתוֹ֙ בְּמַסָּ֔ה תְּרִיבֵ֖הוּ עַל־מֵ֥י מְרִיבָֽה׃
- וּלְלֵוִ֣יu.le.le.Vi“and of Levi”Conjunction + Preposition + Noun, proper name of a man · from לֵוִי · “Levi” · Strong's H3878
- אָמַ֔ר'a.Mar“he said”Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
- תֻּמֶּ֥יךָtu.Mei.kha“Thummim your”Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from תֻּמִּים · “Thummim” · Strong's H8550
- וְאוּרֶ֖יךָve.'u.Rei.kha“and Urim your”Conjunction + Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from אוּרִים · “Urim” · Strong's H0224
- לְאִ֣ישׁle.'Ish“[belong] to a man”Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from אִישׁ · “man” · Strong's H0376G
- חֲסִידֶ֑ךָcha.si.De.kha“faithful [one] your”Adjective, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from חָסִיד · “pious” · Strong's H2623
- אֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.Sher“whom”Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
- נִסִּיתוֹ֙ni.si.To“you put to [the] test him”Verb, piel, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from נָסָה · “test” · Strong's H5254G
- בְּמַסָּ֔הbe.ma.Sah“at Massah”Preposition + Noun, proper name of a place · from מַסָּה · “Massah” · Strong's H4532
- תְּרִיבֵ֖הוּte.ri.Ve.hu“you contended with him”Verb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from רִיב · “to contend” · Strong's H7378
- עַל־'al-“at”Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
- מֵ֥יmei“[the] waters of”Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from מַי · “water” · Strong's H4325G
- מְרִיבָֽה׃me.ri.Vah“Meribah”Noun, proper name of a place · from מְרִיבָה · “Meribah” · Strong's H4809G
Places named in this verse
- Massah · today: Wadi Rufaiyilcampsite · Identification: probable · Map of Massah (opens OpenStreetMap) (the centre of the likely area) · Details about Massah on OpenBible.info
- Meribah · today: Wadi Rufaiyilcampsite · Identification: certain · Map of Meribah (opens OpenStreetMap) (the centre of the likely area) · Details about Meribah on OpenBible.info