Verse List for DEU 33:21

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OET (OET-RV) He picked out the best for himself, ⇔ because there the decreed portion is reserved. ⇔ He came with the people’s leaders. ⇔ He administered Yahweh’s justice, ⇔ and his judgements for Yisrael.”

OET-LV And_he/it _saw the_choicest to_him/it if/because there the_portion _of a _commander was_reserved and_he _came the_chiefs _of the_people the _righteousness _of YHWH he _executed and_judgements _of_his with Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel).

ULT And he saw the first for himself, ⇔  for there the portion of a commander, is reserved. ⇔ And he came, with the heads of the people. ⇔  The justice of Yahweh he carried out, ⇔  and his judgments with Israel.”

UST They chose the best part of the land for themselves; ⇔ they got a share big enough for a leader. ⇔ When the leaders of the tribes of Israel gathered together, ⇔ the tribe of Gad did the righteous things Yahweh commanded Israel to do.

BSB & MSB He chose the best [land] for himself, ⇔  because a ruler ’s portion was reserved for him there. ⇔ He came with the leaders of the people; ⇔  he administered the LORD ’s justice ⇔  and His ordinances for Israel.”

OEB No OEB DEU book available

WEBBE & WMBB 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.”

NET He has selected the best part for himself, ⇔ for the portion of the ruler is set aside there; ⇔ he came with the leaders of the people, ⇔ he obeyed the righteous laws of the Lord ⇔ and his ordinances with Israel.

LSV And he provides the first part for himself,
For there the portion of the lawgiver is covered,
And he comes [with] the heads of the people; He has done the righteousness of YHWH,
And His judgments with Israel.

FBV He chose the best land for himself, for he was allocated a ruler's share. He met with the people's leaders; he did what the Lord said was right, following the Lord's regulations for Israel.”

T4T They chose the best part of the land for themselves; ⇔  a large share of the land, a share that should be given to a leader was allotted to them. ⇔ When the leaders of the tribes of Israel gathered together, ⇔  they decided that the tribe of Gad should have a large share of the land. ⇔  The tribe of Gad obeyed the commands of Yahweh and the things that he decided that they should do.

LEB • And he selected[fn] the best part for himself,[fn]
  • for there the portion of a ruler is included,
• and he came with the heads of the people;[fn]
  • he did[fn] the righteousness of Yahweh,
  • and his regulations for Israel.”

BBE He kept for himself the first part, for his was the ruler's right: he put in force the righteousness of the Lord, and his decisions for Israel.

Moff No Moff DEU book available

JPS And he chose a first part for himself, for there a portion of a ruler was reserved; and there came the heads of the people, he executed the righteousness of the LORD, and His ordinances with Israel.

ASV And he provided the first part for himself, ⇔ For there was the lawgiver’s portion reserved; ⇔ And he came with the heads of the people; ⇔ He executed the righteousness of Jehovah, ⇔ And his ordinances with Israel.

DRA And he saw his pre-eminence, that in his portion the teacher was laid up: who was with the princes of the people, and did the justices of the Lord, and his judgment with Israel.

YLT And he provideth the first part for himself, For there the portion of the lawgiver is covered, And he cometh [with] the heads of the people; The righteousness of Jehovah he hath done, And His judgments with Israel.

Drby And he provided the first part for himself, For there was reserved the portion of the lawgiver; And he came with the heads of the people; The justice of Jehovah and his judgments Hath he executed with Israel.

RV And he provided the first part for himself, For there was the lawgiver’s portion reserved; And he came with the heads of the people, He executed the justice of the LORD, And his judgments with Israel.
(And he provided the first part for himself, For there was the law-giver’s portion reserved; And he came with the heads of the people, He executed the justice of the LORD, And his judgements with Israel.)

SLT And he will see the first-fruits to himself, for there the portion of the ruler he covered: and he will mark out the heads of the people; he did the justice of Jehovah, and his judgments with Israel.

Wbstr And he provided the first part for himself, because there, in a portion of the lawgiver, was he seated: and he came with the heads of the people, he executed the justice of the LORD, and his judgments with Israel.

KJB-1769 And he provided the first part for himself, because there, in a portion of the lawgiver, was he seated; and he came with the heads of the people, he executed the justice of the LORD, and his judgments with Israel.[fn]
(And he provided the first part for himself, because there, in a portion of the law-giver, was he seated; and he came with the heads of the people, he executed the justice of the LORD, and his judgements with Israel.)

KJB-1611 And he prouided the first part for himselfe, because there, in a portion of the lawgiuer was he [fn]seated, and hee came with the heads of the people, he executed the iustice of the LORD, and his iudgments with Israel.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation and footnotes)

Bshps He loked to hym selfe at the beginning, because there was a portion of the lawgeuer hid, & he came with the heades of the people, and executed the ryghteousnesse of the Lorde, and his iudgementes with Israel.
(He looked to himself at the beginning, because there was a portion of the lawgeuer hid, and he came with the heads of the people, and executed the righteousness of the Lord, and his judgements with Israel.)

Gnva And hee looked to himselfe at the beginning, because there was a portion of the Lawe-giuer hid: yet hee shall come with the heades of the people, to execute the iustice of the Lord, and his iudgements with Israel.
(And he looked to himself at the beginning, because there was a portion of the Law-giuer hid: yet he shall come with the heads of the people, to execute the justice of the Lord, and his judgements with Israel.)

Cvdl And he sawe his begynnynge, that ye heape of the teachers laye hydd there, and came with the rulers of the people, and executed the righteousnesse of the LORDE, and his iudgment on Israel.
(And he saw his beginning, that ye/you_all heap of the teachers lay hidd there, and came with the rulers of the people, and executed the righteousness of the LORD, and his judgement on Israel.)

Wycl And he siy his prinshed, that `the techere was kept in his part; which Gad was with the princes of the puple, and dide the riytfulnesses of the Lord, and his doom with Israel.
(And he saw his prinshed, that the teacher was kept in his part; which Gad was with the princes of the people, and did the rightfulnesses/righteousnesses of the Lord, and his judgement with Israel.)

Luth Und er sah, daß ihm ein Haupt gegeben war, ein Lehrer, der verborgen ist, welcher kam mit den Obersten des Volks und verschaffte die Gerechtigkeit des HErr’s und seine Rechte an Israel.
(And he saw(v), that him a head given was, a teacher, the/of_the hidden/concealed is, which came with the colonel the peoples and provided the justice the LORD’s and his law/right at/to Israel.)

ClVg Et vidit principatum suum, quod in parte sua doctor esset repositus: qui fuit cum principibus populi, et fecit justitias Domini, et judicium suum cum Israël.][fn]
(And he_saw principality his_own, that in/into/on in_part/partly his_own doctor was repositus: who/which it_was when/with princes/leaders of_the_people, and he_did justices Master, and judgement his_own when/with Israel.])

UHB וַ⁠יַּ֤רְא רֵאשִׁית֙ ל֔⁠וֹ כִּי־שָׁ֛ם חֶלְקַ֥ת מְחֹקֵ֖ק סָפ֑וּן וַ⁠יֵּתֵא֙ רָ֣אשֵׁי עָ֔ם צִדְקַ֤ת יְהוָה֙ עָשָׂ֔ה וּ⁠מִשְׁפָּטָ֖י⁠ו עִם־יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ס ‡

BrLXX Καὶ εἶδεν ἀπαρχὴν αὐτοῦ, ὅτι ἐκεῖ ἐμερίσθη γῆ ἀρχόντων συνηγμένων ἅμα ἀρχηγοῖς λαῶν· δικαιοσύνην Κύριος ἐποίησε, καὶ κρίσιν αὐτοῦ μετὰ Ἰσραήλ.

BrTr And he saw his first-fruits, that there the land of the princes gathered with the chiefs of the people was divided; the Lord wrought righteousness, and his judgment with Israel.