Parallel Verses
A Conservative Version
And of Levi he said, Thy Thummim and thy Urim are with thy holy man, whom thou proved at Massah, with whom thou strove at the waters of Meribah,
New American Standard Bible
Of Levi he said,
“Let Your
With whom You contended at the waters of Meribah;
King James Version
And of Levi he said, Let thy Thummim and thy Urim be with thy holy one, whom thou didst prove at Massah, and with whom thou didst strive at the waters of Meribah;
Holman Bible
He said about Levi:
You tested him at Massah
and contended with him at the waters of Meribah.
International Standard Version
About Levi he said: "Let your Thummim and Urim be with the man to whom you showed gracious love, whom you tested at Massah and with whom you struggled at the waters of Meribah,
American Standard Version
And of Levi he said, Thy Thummim and thy Urim are with thy godly one, Whom thou didst prove at Massah, With whom thou didst strive at the waters of Meribah;
Amplified
Of Levi he said,
Whom You tested and proved at Massah,
With whom You contended at the waters of Meribah;
Bible in Basic English
And of Levi he said, Give your Thummim to Levi and let the Urim be with your loved one, whom you put to the test at Massah, with whom you were angry at the waters of Meribah;
Darby Translation
And of Levi he said, Thy Thummim and thy Urim are for thy godly one, Whom thou didst prove at Massah, With whom thou didst strive at the waters of Meribah;
Julia Smith Translation
And to Levi he said, Thy Truth and thy Light to the godly man whom they tried in the trial; thou wilt contend with him at the water of contention.
King James 2000
And of Levi he said, Let your Thummim and your Urim be with your holy one, whom you did test at Massah, and with whom you did strive at the waters of Meribah;
Lexham Expanded Bible
And of Levi he said, "Your Thummim and your Urim [are] for {your faithful one}, {whom you tested at Massah}; you contended [with] him at the waters of Meribah.
Modern King James verseion
And of Levi he said, Let Your Thummim and Your Urim be with Your holy one whom You proved at Massah; You strove with him at the Waters of Strife,
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And unto Levi he said, "Thy perfectness and thy light be according unto the man of thy mercy, who thou hast tempted at Massah, when ye strove by the waters of strife.
NET Bible
Of Levi he said: Your Thummim and Urim belong to your godly one, whose authority you challenged at Massah, and with whom you argued at the waters of Meribah.
New Heart English Bible
Of Levi he said, "Your Thummim and your Urim are with your godly one, whom you proved at Massah, with whom you strove at the waters of Meribah;
The Emphasized Bible
And of Levi, he said: Let, thy perfections and thy lights, belong unto thy man of lovingkindness, - Whom thou didst put to the proof at Massah, With whom thou didst contend over the waters of Meribah;
Webster
And of Levi he said, Let thy Thummim and thy Urim be with thy holy one, whom thou didst prove at Massah, and with whom thou didst strive at the waters of Meribah;
World English Bible
Of Levi he said, "Your Thummim and your Urim are with your godly one, whom you proved at Massah, with whom you strove at the waters of Meribah;
Youngs Literal Translation
And of Levi he said: -- Thy Thummim and thy Urim are for thy pious one, Whom Thou hast tried in Massah, Thou dost strive with Him at the waters of Meribah;
Themes
intercession » Additional instances of » moses » For israel
the Law of moses » Priests and levites to teach
priests » Services of » Teaching the law
Revelation » Methods of » By urim and thummim
The tribes of israel » Predictions respecting each of
Urim and thummim » Illustrative of the light and perfection of Christ, the true high priest
Interlinear
Chaciyd
Riyb
References
American
Easton
Fausets
Hastings
Word Count of 20 Translations in Deuteronomy 33:8
Verse Info
Context Readings
Blessing On Levi
7 And this [is] of Judah: And he said, Hear, LORD, the voice of Judah, and bring him into his people. With his hands he contended for himself, and thou shall be a help against his adversaries. 8 And of Levi he said, Thy Thummim and thy Urim are with thy holy man, whom thou proved at Massah, with whom thou strove at the waters of Meribah, 9 who said of his father, and of his mother, I have not seen him, neither did he acknowledge his brothers, nor knew he his own sons, for they have observed thy word, and keep thy covenant.
Cross References
Exodus 17:7
And he called the name of the place Massah and Meribah, because of the contending of the sons of Israel, and because they challenged LORD, saying, Is LORD among us, or not?
Exodus 28:30
And thou shall put in the breastplate of judgment the Urim and the Thummim, and they shall be upon Aaron's heart, when he goes in before LORD. And Aaron shall bear the judgment of the sons of Israel upon his heart before LORD conti
Numbers 20:13
These are the waters of Meribah, because the sons of Israel strove with LORD, and he was sanctified in them.
Leviticus 8:8
And he placed the breastplate upon him, and he put the Urim and the Thummim in the breastplate.
Psalm 106:16
They also envied Moses in the camp, [and] Aaron the sanctified of LORD.
Exodus 28:36
And thou shall make a plate of pure gold, and engrave upon it, like the engravings of a signet, HOLY TO LORD.
Leviticus 21:7
They shall not take a woman who is a harlot, or profane, neither shall they take a woman put away from her husband, for he is holy to his God.
Numbers 16:5
And he spoke to Korah and to all his company, saying, In the morning LORD will show who are his, and who is holy, and will cause him to come near to him, even him whom he shall choose will he cause to come near to him.
Numbers 27:21
And he shall stand before Eleazar the priest, who shall inquire for him by the judgment of the Urim before LORD. At his word shall they go out, and at his word they shall come in, both he, and all the sons of Israel with him, even
Deuteronomy 8:2-3
And thou shall remember all the way which LORD thy God has led thee these forty years in the wilderness, that he might humble thee, to prove thee, to know what was in thy heart, whether thou would keep his commandments, or not.
Deuteronomy 8:16
who fed thee in the wilderness with manna, which thy fathers did not know, that he might humble thee, and that he might prove thee, to do thee good at thy latter end.
1 Samuel 28:6
And when Saul inquired of LORD, LORD answered him not, neither by dreams, nor by Urim, nor by prophets.
2 Chronicles 23:6
But let none come into the house of LORD except the priests, and those who minister of the Levites. They shall come in for they are holy, but all the people shall keep the charge of LORD.
Ezra 2:63
And the governor said to them that they should not eat of the most holy things till there stood up a priest with Urim and with Thummim.
Ezra 8:28
And I said to them, Ye are holy to LORD, and the vessels are holy, and the silver and the gold are a freewill-offering to LORD, the God of your fathers.
Nehemiah 7:65
And the governor said to them that they should not eat of the most holy things till there stood up a priest with Urim and Thummim.
Psalm 16:10
For thou will not leave my soul to Sheol, nor will thou allow thy holy man to see corruption.
Psalm 81:7
Thou called in trouble, and I delivered thee. I answered thee in the secret place of thunder. I proved thee at the waters of Meribah. Selah.
Hebrews 7:26
For such a high priest is fitting for us, devout, innocent, undefiled, separated from sinners, and having become higher than the heavens.
Revelation 3:7
And to the agent of the congregation in Philadelphia write, These things says the Holy, the True, he who has the key of David, who opens, and none will shut it except he who opens, and none will open: