Moses' Blessing - Deuteronomy 33 - linguistic analysis

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Moses' Blessing - Deuteronomy 33 - analysis of words used

	Translation	Transliteration
1.		v^ezô’th habb^erâkhâh ’^asher bêrakh môsheh ’îysh hâ’^elôhîym ’eth-b^enêy yisrâ’êl liph^enêy môwthôw
2.		vayyô’mar YHVH miççîynay bâ’ v^ezârach missê‘îyr lâmôw hôwphîya‘ mêhar pâ’rân v^e’âthâh mêrib^ebôth qôdesh mîymîynôw ’êshdâth lâmôw
3.		aph chôbêb ‘amîym kol-q^edôshâyv b^eyadekhâ v^ehem tukkû l^erag^elekhâ yishshâ’ middab^erôtheykhâ
4.		tôwrâh tsivvâh-lânû môsheh môwrâshâh q^ehillah ya‘^aqôb
5.		vay^ehîy bîyshurûn melekh b^ehith’aççêph ra’shêy ‘âm yachad shib^etêy yisrâ’êl
6.		y^ehîy r^e’ûben v^e’al-yâmôth vîyhîy m^ethâyv miç^epâr
7.		Ç v^ezô’th lîyhûdâh vayyô’mar sh^ema‘ YHVH qôwl y^ehûdâh v^e’el-‘ammôw t^ebîy’ennû yâdâyv râb lôw v^e‘êzer mitstsârâyv tih^eyey
8.		ûl^elêvîy ’âmar tummeykhâ v^e’ûreykhâ l^e’îysh h^açîydekhâ ’^asher niççîythôw b^emaççâh t^erîybêhû ‘al-mêy m^erîybâh
9.		hâ’ômêr l^e’âbîyv ûl^e’immôw lô’ r^e’îythîyv v^e’eth-’echâyv lô’ hîkkîyr v^e’eth-bânâv lô’ yâdâ‘ kîy shâm^erû ’im^erâthekhâ ûb^erîyth^ekhâ yin^etsôrû
10.		yôwrû mishpâtekhâ l^eya‘^aqôb v^ethôwrâth^ekhâ l^eyisrâ’êl yâsîymû q^etôwrâh b^e’appekhâ v^ekhâlîyl ‘al-mizb^echekhâ
11.		bârêkh YHVH chêylôw ûphô‘al yâdâyv tir^etseh m^echats mâth^enayim qâmâyv ûm^esan^e’âyv min-y^eqûmûn
12.		Ç l^ebinyâmin âmar y^edîyd YHVH yish^ekôn lâbetach ‘âlâyv chôphêph ‘âlâyv kol-hayyôwm ûbêyn k^ethêphâyv shâkhên
13.	a) ûl^eyôwçêph - and to / for Yoseph b) ’âmar - he said a) m^ebôrekheth - blessed by / prospered by, from bârakh, Pû‘al feminine participle b) Yahweh c) ’ar^etsôw - his land a) mimmeged - from / of the excellence / choice things (gifts of nature) b) shâmayim - skies / heavens c) mittal - from / of dew a) ûmitt^ehôwm - and from / of the deep / abyss / depths b) rôbetseth - stretched out, from râbats, stretch oneself out / lie down, Qal feminine participle c) tâchath - underbeath / below	Ç ûl^eyôwçêph ’âmar m^ebôrekheth YHVH ’ar^etsôw mimmeged shâmayim mittal ûmitt^ehôwm rôbetseth tâchath
14.	a) ûmimmeged - and from / of the excellence / choice things (gifts of nature) b) t^ebû’ôth - natural produce / revenue (from bôw’, come into) c) shâmesh - the sun a) ûmimmeged - and from / of the excellence / choice things (gifts of nature) b) geresh - produce / yield (a thing thrust out) c) y^erâchîym - months	ûmimmeged t^ebû’ôth shâmesh ûmimmeged geresh y^erâchîym
15.	a) ûmêrô’sh - and from / of the head of b) har^erêy-qedem - the mountains of ancient / former times a) ûmimmeged - and from / of the excellence / choice things (gifts of nature) b) gib^e‘ôwth - the hills of c) ‘ôwlâm - eternity / forever / unending	ûmêrô’sh har^erêy-qedem ûmimmeged gib^e‘ôwth ‘ôwlâm
16.	a) ûmimmeged - and from / of the excellence / choice things (gifts of nature) b) ’erets - the land c) ûm^elô’âh - and her fulness, from mâlê’, fill / be full a) ûr^etsôwn - and goodwill / favour / acceptance b) shôkh^enîy - abider / dweller, from shâkhan, settle down / abide / dwell, Qal participle c) ç^eneh - a thorn-bush a) tâbôw’thâh - let this come, from bô’, come / go, Qal imperfect b) l^erô’sh - to / for the head of c) Yoseph a) ûl^eqâd^eqôd - head / crown of head, related to qâdad bow down b) n^ezîyr - one who is consecrated c) ’echâyv - his brothers	ûmimmeged ’erets ûm^elô’âh ûr^etsôwn shôkh^enîy ç^eneh tâbôw’thâh l^erô’sh yôwçêph ûl^eqâd^eqôd n^ezîyr ’echâyv
17.	a) b^ekhôwr - firstborn, from bâkhar, bear early / bear new fruit / bear first child b) shôwrôw - his bull / ox c) hâdâr - ornament / splendour / hounr / dignity d) lôw - to him a) v^eqar^enêy - and the horns of b) r^e’êm - an ox c) qar^enâyv - his horns a) bâhem - in / with them b) ‘ammîym - the peoples / nations c) y^enaggach - he will push back, from nâgach, push / thrust / gore, Pi‘êl imperfect 3ms a) yach^edâv - together / at once / united, from yâchad, be united b) ’aph^eçêy-’ârets - ends / extremities of the earth, from ’âphêç, cease / fail / come to an end a) v^ehêm - and they b) rib^ebôwth - ten thousands / myriads / multitudes of c) Ephrayim a) v^ehêm - and they b) ’al^ephêy - the thousands of c) Manasheh	b^ekhôwr shôwrôw hâdâr lôw v^eqar^enêy r^e’êm qar^enâyv bâhem ‘ammîym y^enaggach yach^edâv ’aph^eçêy-’ârets v^ehêm rib^ebôwth ’ephrayim v^ehêm ’al^ephêy m^enashsheh
18.		Ç v^eliz^ebûlun ’âmar s^emach z^ebûlun b^etsê’thekhâ v^eyissâskhâr b^e’ôhâleykhâ
19.		‘^ammîym har-yiq^erâ’û shâm yizb^echû zib^echêy-tsedeq kîy shepha‘ yammîym yîynâqû ûs^ephunêy t^emûnêy chôl
20.		Ç ûl^egâd ’âmar bârûkh mar^echîyb gâd k^elâbîy’ shâkhên v^etâraph z^erôwa‘ ’aph-qâd^eqôd
21.		vayyar^e’ rê’shîyth lôw kîy-shâm chel^eqath m^echôqêq çâphÛn vayyêthê’ râ’shêy ‘âm tsid^eqath YHVH ‘âsâh ûmish^epâtâyv ‘im-yisrâ’êl
22.		Ç ûl^edân ’âmar dân gûr ’ar^eyêh y^ezannêq min-habbâshân
23.		ûl^enaphtâlîy ’âmar naphtâlîy s^eba‘ râtsôwn ûmâlê’ bir^ekâth YHVH yâm v^edârôwm y^erâshâh
24.		ûl^e’âshêr ’âmar bârûkh mibbânîym ’âshêr y^ehîy r^etsûy ’echâyv v^etâbêl bashshemen rag^elôw
25.		barzel ûn^echôsheth min‘âlekhâ ûkh^eyâmeykhâ dâb^e’ekhâ
26.		’êyn kâ’êl y^eshurûn rôkhêb shâmayim b^e‘ez^erekhâ ûb^ega’^avâthôw sh^echâqîym
27.		m^e‘ônâh ’^elôhêy qedem ûmittachath z^erô‘ôth ‘ôwyêb vayyô’mer hash^emed
28.	a) vayyish^ekôn - b) Israel c) betach - in security / safety a) bâdâd - isolation / separation / security b) ‘êyn - fountain / spring / eye c) Ya'aqob a) ’el-’erets - to / towards a land of b) dâgân - grain c) v^ethîyrôwsh - and new wine a) ’aph-shâmâyv - yea / moreover / furthermore / lo his skies / heavens b) ya‘ar^ephû - they will drip, from ‘âraph, drip / drop, Qal imperfect 3mp c) tal - dew	vayyish^ekôn yisrâ’êl betach bâdâd ‘êyn ya‘^aqôb ’el-’erets dâgân v^ethîyrôwsh ’aph-shâmâyv ya‘ar^ephû tal
29.		’ash^ereykhâ yisrâ’êl mîy khâmôwkhâ ‘am nôwsha‘ baYHVH mâgên ‘ez^erekhâ va’^asher-chereb ga’^avâthekhâ v^eyikkâch^ashû ’ôybekhâ lâkh v^e’attâh ‘al-bâmôwthêymôw thid^erôkh

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