Deuteronomy 33:11
New International Version
Bless all his skills, LORD, and be pleased with the work of his hands. Strike down those who rise against him, his foes till they rise no more.”

New Living Translation
Bless the ministry of the Levites, O LORD, and accept all the work of their hands. Hit their enemies where it hurts the most; strike down their foes so they never rise again.”

English Standard Version
Bless, O LORD, his substance, and accept the work of his hands; crush the loins of his adversaries, of those who hate him, that they rise not again.”

Berean Standard Bible
Bless his substance, O LORD, and accept the work of his hands. Smash the loins of those who rise against him, and of his foes so they can rise no more.”

King James Bible
Bless, LORD, his substance, and accept the work of his hands: smite through the loins of them that rise against him, and of them that hate him, that they rise not again.

New King James Version
Bless his substance, LORD, And accept the work of his hands; Strike the loins of those who rise against him, And of those who hate him, that they rise not again.”

New American Standard Bible
“LORD, bless his strength, And accept the work of his hands; Smash the hips of those who rise up against him, And those who hate him, so that they do not rise again.

NASB 1995
“O LORD, bless his substance, And accept the work of his hands; Shatter the loins of those who rise up against him, And those who hate him, so that they will not rise again.”

NASB 1977
“O LORD, bless his substance, And accept the work of his hands; Shatter the loins of those who rise up against him, And those who hate him, so that they may not rise again.

Legacy Standard Bible
O Yahweh, bless his substance, And accept the work of his hands; Crush the loins of those who rise up against him, And those who hate him, so that they will not rise again.”

Amplified Bible
“O LORD, bless Levi’s substance (ability), And accept and take pleasure in the work of his hands; Crush and shatter the loins of those who rise up against him, And of those who hate him, so that they do not rise again.”

Christian Standard Bible
LORD, bless his possessions, and accept the work of his hands. Break the back of his adversaries and enemies, so that they cannot rise again.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
LORD, bless his possessions, and accept the work of his hands. Smash the loins of his adversaries and enemies, so that they cannot rise again.

American Standard Version
Bless, Jehovah, his substance, And accept the work of his hands: Smite through the loins of them that rise up against him, And of them that hate him, that they rise not again.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Bless his power, LORD JEHOVAH, and be pleased by the works of his hands; break the back of those hating him and his enemies will not arise.”

Brenton Septuagint Translation
Bless, Lord, his strength, and accept the works of his hands; break the loins of his enemies that have risen up against him, and let not them that hate him rise up.

Contemporary English Version
I pray that the LORD will bless everything you do, and make you strong enough to crush your enemies.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Bless, O Lord, his strength, and receive the works of his hands. Strike the backs of his enemies, and let not them that hate him rise.

English Revised Version
Bless, LORD, his substance, And accept the work of his hands: Smite through the loins of them that rise up against him, And of them that hate him, that they rise not again.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
LORD, bless them with strength and be pleased with the work they do. Break the backs of those who attack them and hate them so that they can never get up again."

Good News Translation
LORD, help their tribe to grow strong; Be pleased with what they do. Crush all their enemies; Let them never rise again."

International Standard Version
LORD, bless his substance and approve the work that he undertakes. Shatter the legs of those who oppose against him; may those who hate him stand no more."

JPS Tanakh 1917
Bless, LORD, his substance, And accept the work of his hands; Smite through the loins of them that rise up against him, And of them that hate him, that they rise not again.

Literal Standard Version
Bless, O YHWH, his strength, | And accept the work of his hands, | Strike the loins of his withstanders, | And of those hating him—that they do not rise!

Majority Standard Bible
Bless his substance, O LORD, and accept the work of his hands. Smash the loins of those who rise against him, and of his foes so they can rise no more.”

New American Bible
Bless, LORD, his strength, be pleased with the work of his hands. Crush the loins of his adversaries and of his foes, that they may not rise.

NET Bible
Bless, O LORD, his goods, and be pleased with his efforts; undercut the legs of any who attack him, and of those who hate him, so that they cannot stand.

New Revised Standard Version
Bless, O LORD, his substance, and accept the work of his hands; crush the loins of his adversaries, of those that hate him, so that they do not rise again.

New Heart English Bible
LORD, bless his substance. Accept the work of his hands. Strike the loins of those who rise against him, of those who hate him, that they not rise again."

Webster's Bible Translation
Bless, LORD, his substance, and accept the work of his hands: smite through the loins of them that rise against him, and of them that hate him, that they rise not again.

World English Bible
Yahweh, bless his skills. Accept the work of his hands. Strike through the hips of those who rise up against him, of those who hate him, that they not rise again.”

Young's Literal Translation
Bless, O Jehovah, his strength, And the work of his hands Thou acceptest, Smite the loins of his withstanders, And of those hating him -- that they rise not!

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Context
Moses Blesses the Twelve Tribes
10He will teach Your ordinances to Jacob and Your law to Israel; he will set incense before You and whole burnt offerings on Your altar. 11Bless his substance, O LORD, and accept the work of his hands. Smash the loins of those who rise against him, and of his foes so they can rise no more.” 12Concerning Benjamin he said: “May the beloved of the LORD rest secure in Him; God shields him all day long, and upon His shoulders he rests.”…

Cross References
Deuteronomy 33:10
He will teach Your ordinances to Jacob and Your law to Israel; he will set incense before You and whole burnt offerings on Your altar.

Deuteronomy 33:12
Concerning Benjamin he said: "May the beloved of the LORD rest secure in Him; God shields him all day long, and upon His shoulders he rests."


Treasury of Scripture

Bless, LORD, his substance, and accept the work of his hands; smite through the loins of them that rise against him, and of them that hate him, that they rise not again.

his substance

Deuteronomy 18:1-5
The priests the Levites, and all the tribe of Levi, shall have no part nor inheritance with Israel: they shall eat the offerings of the LORD made by fire, and his inheritance…

Numbers 18:8-20
And the LORD spake unto Aaron, Behold, I also have given thee the charge of mine heave offerings of all the hallowed things of the children of Israel; unto thee have I given them by reason of the anointing, and to thy sons, by an ordinance for ever…

Numbers 35:2-8
Command the children of Israel, that they give unto the Levites of the inheritance of their possession cities to dwell in; and ye shall give also unto the Levites suburbs for the cities round about them…

accept

2 Samuel 24:23
All these things did Araunah, as a king, give unto the king. And Araunah said unto the king, The LORD thy God accept thee.

Psalm 20:3
Remember all thy offerings, and accept thy burnt sacrifice; Selah.

Ezekiel 20:40,41
For in mine holy mountain, in the mountain of the height of Israel, saith the Lord GOD, there shall all the house of Israel, all of them in the land, serve me: there will I accept them, and there will I require your offerings, and the firstfruits of your oblations, with all your holy things…

smite

Isaiah 29:21
That make a man an offender for a word, and lay a snare for him that reproveth in the gate, and turn aside the just for a thing of nought.

Jeremiah 15:10
Woe is me, my mother, that thou hast borne me a man of strife and a man of contention to the whole earth! I have neither lent on usury, nor men have lent to me on usury; yet every one of them doth curse me.

Amos 5:10
They hate him that rebuketh in the gate, and they abhor him that speaketh uprightly.

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Deuteronomy 33
1. The majesty of God
6. The blessings of the twelve tribes
26. The excellence of Israel














(11) Bless, Lord, his substance.--This petition is consistent with the enactment that Levi should have no land. But a blessing on his substance means a blessing to the whole land of Israel. Levi's substance Was Israel's tithe.

Accept the work of his hands.--The chief "work of his hands" was mediatorial for all Israel. The "acceptance" of this work was essential to the welfare of the whole race.

Smite through the loins of them that rise against him.--Rashi refers to the great war begun by the Asmonaeans. Mattathias, the father of the Maccabees, was "a priest of the sons of Joiarib from Jerusalem" (1 Maccabees 2:1). In the time of Athaliah and of Antiochus Epiphanes alike, the restorers of the worship of Jehovah, and the deliverers of the nation from a foreign yoke, were priests.



Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
Bless
בָּרֵ֤ךְ (bā·rêḵ)
Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine singular
Strong's 1288: To kneel, to bless God, man, to curse

his substance,
חֵיל֔וֹ (ḥê·lōw)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 2428: A force, an army, wealth, virtue, valor, strength

O LORD,
יְהוָה֙ (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3069: YHWH

and accept
תִּרְצֶ֑ה (tir·ṣeh)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 7521: To be pleased with, to satisfy a, debt

the work
וּפֹ֥עַל (ū·p̄ō·‘al)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 6467: Doing, deed, work

of his hands.
יָדָ֖יו (yā·ḏāw)
Noun - fdc | third person masculine singular
Strong's 3027: A hand

Smash
מְחַ֨ץ (mə·ḥaṣ)
Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular
Strong's 4272: To dash asunder, to crush, smash, violently plunge, to subdue, destroy

the loins
מָתְנַ֧יִם (mā·ṯə·na·yim)
Noun - md
Strong's 4975: The waist, small of the back, the loins

of those who rise against him,
קָמָ֛יו (qā·māw)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 6965: To arise, stand up, stand

and of his foes
וּמְשַׂנְאָ֖יו (ū·mə·śan·’āw)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 8130: To hate

so they can
מִן־ (min-)
Preposition
Strong's 4480: A part of, from, out of

rise [no more].”
יְקוּמֽוּן׃ (yə·qū·mūn)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | Paragogic nun
Strong's 6965: To arise, stand up, stand


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