Commentaries:
Adam Clarke
Of Benjamin - the beloved of the Lord - Alluding to his being particularly beloved of his father Jacob, Genesis 49:27, etc.
Shall dwell in safety by him - That is, by the Lord, whose temple, which is considered as his dwelling-place, was in the tribe of Benjamin, for a part of Jerusalem belonged to this tribe.
Shall cover him all the day - Be his continual protector; and he shall dwell between his shoulders - within his coasts, or in his chief city, viz., Jerusalem, where the temple of God was built, on his mountains Zion and Moriah, here poetically termed his shoulders.
Some object to our translation of the Hebrew yedid by the term beloved, and think the original should be divided as it is in the Samaritan, yad yad , the hand, even the hand of the Lord shall dwell for safety or protection, alaiv , upon him. This makes a good sense, and the reader may choose.
Other Adam Clarke entries containing Deuteronomy 33:12:
Genesis 49:26
Genesis 49:26
Joshua 15:8
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