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Deuteronomy 33:20 - Meaning and Application
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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition
" About Gad he said, “He who enlarges Gad is blessed. He dwells as a lioness, and tears the arm and the crown of the head. "
Deuteronomy 33:20
Verse in Context
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18 About Zebulun he said, “Rejoice, Zebulun, in your going out; and Issachar, in your tents.
19 They will call the peoples to the mountain. There they will offer sacrifices of righteousness, for they will draw out the abundance of the seas, the hidden treasures of the sand.”
20 About Gad he said, “He who enlarges Gad is blessed. He dwells as a lioness, and tears the arm and the crown of the head.
21 He provided the first part for himself, for the lawgiver’s portion was reserved for him. He came with the heads of the people. He executed the righteousness of the LORD, His ordinances with Israel.”
22 About Dan he said, “Dan is a lion’s cub that leaps out of Bashan.”
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Deuteronomy 33:1
"This is the blessing with which Moses the man of God blessed the children of Israel before his death."
Deuteronomy 33:2
"He said, “The LORD came from Sinai, and rose from Seir to them. He shone from Mount Paran. He came from the ten thousands of holy ones. At his right hand was a fiery law for them."
Deuteronomy 33:3
"Yes, he loves the people. All his saints are in your hand. They sat down at your feet. Each receives your words."
Deuteronomy 33:4
"Moses commanded us a law, an inheritance for the assembly of Jacob."
Deuteronomy 33:5
"He was king in Jeshurun, when the heads of the people were gathered, all the tribes of Israel together."
Deuteronomy 33:6
"“Let Reuben live, and not die; Nor let his men be few.”"
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