Deuteronomy 33:21
King James Version
9 Jun 2026
“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.”
רֵאשִׁית
Beginning, the first and most important. Reshit. In the beginning God was already there. Before time before creation before everything God existed and was at work.
חָקַק
a commander
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חָקַק
To engrave, to inscribe, to cut in. Chaqaq. I have engraved you on the palms of My hands. Not written in pencil. Engraved. Permanent. You cannot be erased.
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עָשָׂה
he executed
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עָשָׂה
To do, to make, to accomplish. Asah. God looked at everything He had made and called it very good. Your life is also His asah. He is still working on it.
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צְדָקָה
the righteousness of
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צְדָקָה
Righteousness, rightness. Tsedaqah. Doing what is right in God's eyes. Let righteousness roll down like a river that never runs dry.
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יִשְׂרָאֵל
Israel
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יִשְׂרָאֵל
Israel. To struggle with God and prevail. The name given to Jacob. God's chosen people. Those who wrestle honestly with God.
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סָפַן
was reserved
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סָפַן
to hide by covering; specifically, to roof (passive participle as noun, a roof) or wainscot; figuratively, to reserve
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יְהֹוָה
Yahweh
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יְהֹוָה
LORD. Yahweh. The covenant name of God. I AM WHO I AM. The self-existent eternal One who was is and always will be.
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רֹאשׁ
the chiefs of
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רֹאשׁ
the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
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עַם
the people
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עַם
People, nation, folk. Am. You are My people and I am your God. This mutual belonging is the heart of the covenant.
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חֶלְקָה
the portion of
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חֶלְקָה
properly, smoothness; figuratively, flattery; also an allotment
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שָׁם
there
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שָׁם
there (transferring to time) then; often thither, or thence
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