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Deuteronomy 33:4–6

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Moses commanded us a law, even the inheritance of the congregation of Jacob.
And he was king in Jeshurun, when the heads of the people and the tribes of Israel were gathered together.
¶ Let Reuben live, and not die; and let not his men be few.
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From verse 4

  1. John 1:17Rank 1 from verse 4
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    17For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.

  2. John 7:19Rank 2 from verse 4
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    19Did not Moses give you the law, and yet none of you keepeth the law? Why go ye about to kill me?

  3. Psalms 119:111Rank 3 from verse 4
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    111Thy testimonies have I taken as an heritage for ever: for they are the rejoicing of my heart.

  4. Deuteronomy 9:26–29Rank 4 from verse 4
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    26I prayed therefore unto the Lord, and said, O Lord God, destroy not thy people and thine inheritance, which thou hast redeemed through thy greatness, which thou hast brought forth out of Egypt with a mighty hand.

    27Remember thy servants, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob; look not unto the stubbornness of this people, nor to their wickedness, nor to their sin:

    28Lest the land whence thou broughtest us out say, Because the Lord was not able to bring them into the land which he promised them, and because he hated them, he hath brought them out to slay them in the wilderness.

    29Yet they are thy people and thine inheritance, which thou broughtest out by thy mighty power and by thy stretched out arm.

  5. Psalms 119:72Rank 5 from verse 4
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    72The law of thy mouth is better unto me than thousands of gold and silver.

From verse 5

  1. Deuteronomy 32:15Rank 1 from verse 5
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    15¶ But Jeshurun waxed fat, and kicked: thou art waxen fat, thou art grown thick, thou art covered with fatness; then he forsook God which made him, and lightly esteemed the Rock of his salvation.

  2. Judges 17:6Rank 2 from verse 5
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    6In those days there was no king in Israel, but every man did that which was right in his own eyes.

  3. Exodus 18:16Rank 3 from verse 5
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    16When they have a matter, they come unto me; and I judge between one and another, and I do make them know the statutes of God, and his laws.

  4. Exodus 18:19Rank 4 from verse 5
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    19Hearken now unto my voice, I will give thee counsel, and God shall be with thee: Be thou for the people to God-ward, that thou mayest bring the causes unto God:

  5. Genesis 36:31Rank 5 from verse 5
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    31¶ And these are the kings that reigned in the land of Edom, before there reigned any king over the children of Israel.

From verse 6

  1. Genesis 49:8Rank 1 from verse 6
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    8¶ Judah, thou art he whom thy brethren shall praise: thy hand shall be in the neck of thine enemies; thy father’s children shall bow down before thee.

  2. Numbers 32:31–32Rank 2 from verse 6
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    31And the children of Gad and the children of Reuben answered, saying, As the Lord hath said unto thy servants, so will we do.

    32We will pass over armed before the Lord into the land of Canaan, that the possession of our inheritance on this side Jordan may be ours.

  3. Joshua 22:1–9Rank 3 from verse 6
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    1THEN Joshua called the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasseh,

    2And said unto them, Ye have kept all that Moses the servant of the Lord commanded you, and have obeyed my voice in all that I commanded you:

    3Ye have not left your brethren these many days unto this day, but have kept the charge of the commandment of the Lord your God.

    4And now the Lord your God hath given rest unto your brethren, as he promised them: therefore now return ye, and get you unto your tents, and unto the land of your possession, which Moses the servant of the Lord gave you on the other side Jordan.

    5But take diligent heed to do the commandment and the law, which Moses the servant of the Lord charged you, to love the Lord your God, and to walk in all his ways, and to keep his commandments, and to cleave unto him, and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul.

    6So Joshua blessed them, and sent them away: and they went unto their tents.

    7¶ Now to the one half of the tribe of Manasseh Moses had given possession in Bashan: but unto the other half thereof gave Joshua among their brethren on this side Jordan westward. And when Joshua sent them away also unto their tents, then he blessed them,

    8And he spake unto them, saying, Return with much riches unto your tents, and with very much cattle, with silver, and with gold, and with brass, and with iron, and with very much raiment: divide the spoil of your enemies with your brethren.

    9¶ And the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the half tribe of Manasseh returned, and departed from the children of Israel out of Shiloh, which is in the land of Canaan, to go unto the country of Gilead, to the land of their possession, whereof they were possessed, according to the word of the Lord by the hand of Moses.

  4. Genesis 49:3–4Rank 4 from verse 6
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    3¶ Reuben, thou art my firstborn, my might, and the beginning of my strength, the excellency of dignity, and the excellency of power:

    4Unstable as water, thou shalt not excel; because thou wentest up to thy father’s bed; then defiledst thou it: he went up to my couch.

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Deuteronomy 33:4

COMBINED MEANING

us

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The first-person plural object pronoun, referring to the speaker together with one or more others as recipients or objects of an action or relation.

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law

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Sense 1: An authoritative rule, command, ordinance, instruction, standard, or body of requirements. Sense 2: The writings containing such instruction. Sense 3: A governing principle, power, regular order, or civil rule. Sense 4: In family compounds, relationship by marriage.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

even

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1. Used to emphasize, include, or precisely identify what is meant: indeed, precisely, or namely. 2. Used to mark a boundary, endpoint, or full reach in place, time, or degree: up to, as far as, or through. 3. In ‘even as,’ ‘even so,’ and like constructions, just as, exactly so, or in the same manner. 4. The evening, or close of day. 5. Equal, level, identical, balanced, or uniform.

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inheritance

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A possession, portion, or heritage received by descent, allotment, promise, or divine gift.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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congregation

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1. A gathered assembly, company, or community of people, or the people considered together as a body. 2. In the fixed expressions "tabernacle of the congregation" and "tent of the congregation," part of the name of the appointed meeting place.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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Deuteronomy 33:5

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king

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A sovereign ruler; one exercising royal authority over a kingdom.

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in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

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people

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Persons collectively; a nation, community, or group considered as a body.

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tribes

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Bodies of people descended from common ancestors, especially the divisions of Israel.

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Israel

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The name given to Jacob and, by extension, his descendants, their nation, or the people so called.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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gathered

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of gather, meaning to collect, bring together, or assemble.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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Deuteronomy 33:6

COMBINED MEANING

let

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Sense 1: To allow or permit; in older KJV use, also to hinder or restrain. Sense 2: To lower or send down.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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live

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Sense 1: As a verb, to have or continue in life; to remain alive, be restored to life, or not die. Sense 2: To dwell, abide, or continue in a place, state, relation, or manner of life. Sense 3: To subsist or be sustained by or upon what is named. Sense 4: As an adjective, alive rather than dead; or containing fire and not extinguished.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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33:1AND this is the blessing, wherewith Moses the man of God blessed the children of Israel before his death.

33:2And he said, The Lord came from Sinai, and rose up from Seir unto them; he shined forth from mount Paran, and he came with ten thousands of saints: from his right hand went a fiery law for them.

33:3Yea, he loved the people; all his saints are in thy hand: and they sat down at thy feet; every one shall receive of thy words.

33:4Moses commanded us a law, even the inheritance of the congregation of Jacob.

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33:5And he was king in Jeshurun, when the heads of the people and the tribes of Israel were gathered together.

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33:6¶ Let Reuben live, and not die; and let not his men be few.

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