Deuteronomy 33:8
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Of Leviוּלְלֵוִ֣י
(u·le·le·vi)
3878: a son of Jacob, also the tribe descended from himof uncertain derivation
he said,אָמַ֔ר
(a·mar,)
559: to utter, saya prim. root
"[Let] Your Thummimתֻּמֶּ֥יךָ
(tum·mei·cha)
8550:  probably the same as tom, q.v.
and Your Urimוְאוּרֶ֖יךָ
(ve·'u·rei·cha)
224: part of the high priest's breastplatepl. of ur
[belong] to Your godlyחֲסִידֶ֑ךָ
(cha·si·de·cha;)
2623: kind, piousfrom chasad
man,לְאִ֣ישׁ
(le·'ish)
376: manfrom an unused word
Whomאֲשֶׁ֤ר
(a·sher)
834: who, which, thata prim. pronoun
You provedנִסִּיתֹו֙
(nis·si·tov)
5254: to test, trya prim. root
at Massah,בְּמַסָּ֔ה
(be·mas·sah,)
4532: a place in the desert where Isr. rebelledfrom nasah
With whom You contendedתְּרִיבֵ֖הוּ
(te·ri·ve·hu)
7378: to strive, contenda prim. root
at the watersמֵ֥י
(mei)
4325: waters, watera prim. root
of Meribah;מְרִיבָֽה׃
(me·ri·vah.)
4809: "place of strife," two places in the desertfrom rib


















KJV Lexicon
And of Levi
Leviy  (lay-vee')
attached; Levi, a son of Jacob -- Levi.
he said
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
Let thy Thummim
Tummiym  (toom-meem')
perfections, i.e. (techn.) one of the epithets of the objects in the high-priest's breastplate as an emblem of complete Truth -- Thummim.
and thy Urim
'Uwriym  (oo-reem')
lights; Urim, the oracular brilliancy of the figures in the high-priest's breastplate -- Urim.
be with thy holy
chaciyd  (khaw-seed')
kind, i.e. (religiously) pious (a saint) -- godly (man), good, holy (one), merciful, saint, (un-)godly.
one
'iysh  (eesh)
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
whom thou didst prove
nacah  (naw-saw')
to test; by implication, to attempt -- adventure, assay, prove, tempt, try.
at Massah
Maccah  (mas-saw')
Massah, a place in the Desert -- Massah.
and with whom thou didst strive
riyb  (reeb)
to toss, i.e. grapple; mostly figuratively, to wrangle, i.e. hold a controversy; (by implication) to defend
at the waters
mayim  (mah'-yim)
water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen -- + piss, wasting, water(-ing, (-course, -flood, -spring).
of Meribah
Mriybah  (mer-ee-baw')
Meribah, the name of two places in the Desert -- Meribah.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Of Levi he said, "Let Your Thummim and Your Urim belong to Your godly man, Whom You proved at Massah, With whom You contended at the waters of Meribah;

King James Bible
And of Levi he said, Let thy Thummim and thy Urim be with thy holy one, whom thou didst prove at Massah, and with whom thou didst strive at the waters of Meribah;

Holman Christian Standard Bible
He said about Levi: Your Thummim and Urim belong to Your faithful one; You tested him at Massah and contended with him at the waters of Meribah.

International Standard Version
About Levi he said: "Let your Thummim and Urim be with the man to whom you showed gracious love, whom you tested at Massah and with whom you struggled at the waters of Meribah,

NET Bible
Of Levi he said: Your Thummim and Urim belong to your godly one, whose authority you challenged at Massah, and with whom you argued at the waters of Meribah.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
About the tribe of [Levi]he said, "Your Thummim and Urim belong to your faithful people. You tested your people at Massah. You quarreled with them at the oasis of Meribah.

King James 2000 Bible
And of Levi he said, Let your Thummim and your Urim be with your holy one, whom you did test at Massah, and with whom you did strive at the waters of Meribah;
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