Deuteronomy 33:3
"The people" are the twelve tribes, not the Gentiles; and his saints refer to God' s chosen people just before spoken of. Compare Deuteronomy 7:18, Deuteronomy 7:21; Exodus 19:6; Daniel 7:8-21.
Moses’ Final Blessing on Israel
1 Now this is athe blessing with which Moses bthe man of God blessed the children of Israel before his death.
2 And he said:
a“The Lord came from Sinai,
And dawned on them from bSeir;
He shone forth from cMount Paran,
And He came with dten thousands of saints;
From His right hand
Came a fiery law for them.
a“The Lord came from Sinai,
And dawned on them from bSeir;
He shone forth from cMount Paran,
And He came with dten thousands of saints;
From His right hand
Came a fiery law for them.
3 Yes, aHe loves the people;
bAll His saints are in Your hand;
They csit down at Your feet;
Everyone dreceives Your words.
bAll His saints are in Your hand;
They csit down at Your feet;
Everyone dreceives Your words.
5 And He was aKing in bJeshurun,
When the leaders of the people were gathered,
All the tribes of Israel together.
When the leaders of the people were gathered,
All the tribes of Israel together.
6 “Let aReuben live, and not die,
Nor let his men be few.”
Nor let his men be few.”
7 And this he said of aJudah:
“Hear, Lord, the voice of Judah,
And bring him to his people;
bLet his hands be sufficient for him,
And may You be ca help against his enemies.”
“Hear, Lord, the voice of Judah,
And bring him to his people;
bLet his hands be sufficient for him,
And may You be ca help against his enemies.”
New King James Version®, Copyright© 1982, Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved.
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Other Barnes' Notes entries containing Deuteronomy 33:3:
Ecclesiastes 9:1
Acts 22:3
1 Corinthians 7:14
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