Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version And this he said about Judah: “Hear, LORD, the cry of Judah; bring him to his people. With his own hands he defends his cause. Oh, be his help against his foes!” New Living Translation Moses said this about the tribe of Judah: “O LORD, hear the cry of Judah and bring them together as a people. Give them strength to defend their cause; help them against their enemies!” English Standard Version And this he said of Judah: “Hear, O LORD, the voice of Judah, and bring him in to his people. With your hands contend for him, and be a help against his adversaries.” Berean Standard Bible And concerning Judah he said: “O LORD, hear the cry of Judah and bring him to his people. With his own hands he defends his cause, but may You be a help against his foes.” King James Bible And this is the blessing of Judah: and he said, Hear, LORD, the voice of Judah, and bring him unto his people: let his hands be sufficient for him; and be thou an help to him from his enemies. New King James Version And this he said of Judah: “Hear, LORD, the voice of Judah, And bring him to his people; Let his hands be sufficient for him, And may You be a help against his enemies.” New American Standard Bible And this was regarding Judah; so he said: “Hear, LORD, the voice of Judah, And bring him to his people. With his hands he contended for them, And may You be a help against his adversaries.” NASB 1995 And this regarding Judah; so he said, “Hear, O LORD, the voice of Judah, And bring him to his people. With his hands he contended for them, And may You be a help against his adversaries.” NASB 1977 And this regarding Judah; so he said, “Hear, O LORD, the voice of Judah, And bring him to his people. With his hands he contended for them; And mayest Thou be a help against his adversaries.” Legacy Standard Bible And this regarding Judah; so he said, “Hear, O Yahweh, the voice of Judah, And bring him to his people. With his hands he contended for them, And may You be a help against his adversaries.” Amplified Bible And [Moses said] this of Judah: “Hear, O LORD, the voice of Judah, And bring him to his people. With his hands he contended for them, And may You be a help against his enemies.” Christian Standard Bible He said this about Judah: LORD, hear Judah’s cry and bring him to his people. He fights for his cause with his own hands, but may you be a help against his foes. Holman Christian Standard Bible He said this about Judah: LORD, hear Judah’s cry and bring him to his people. He fights for his cause with his own hands, but may You be a help against his foes. American Standard Version And this is the blessing of Judah: and he said, Hear, Jehovah, the voice of Judah, And bring him in unto his people. With his hands he contended for himself; And thou shalt be a help against his adversaries. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And this he said to Yehuda: “Hear, LORD JEHOVAH, the voice of Yehuda, and bring him to his people; his hands shall rule for him, and be a helper to him from his oppressors.” Brenton Septuagint Translation And this is the blessing of Juda; Hear, Lord, the voice of Juda, and do thou visit his people: his hands shall contend for him, and thou shalt be a help from his enemies. Contemporary English Version The LORD will listen to you, tribe of Judah, as you beg to come safely home. You fought your enemies alone; now the LORD will help you. Douay-Rheims Bible This is the blessing of Juda. Hear, O Lord, the voice of Juda, and bring him in unto his people : his hands shall fight for him, and he shall be his helper against his enemies. English Revised Version And this is the blessing of Judah: and he said, Hear, LORD, the voice of Judah, And bring him in unto his people: With his hands he contended for himself; And thou shalt be an help against his adversaries. GOD'S WORD® Translation This is what he said about the tribe of [Judah]: "Hear the cry of Judah, O LORD, and bring them to their people. They must defend themselves. Help them against their enemies." Good News Translation About the tribe of Judah he said: "LORD, listen to their cry for help; Unite them again with the other tribes. Fight for them, LORD, And help them against their enemies." International Standard Version He declared this about Judah: "Hear, LORD, the voice of Judah and return him to his people. With his own strength he fights for himself, and you will be of assistance against his enemies." JPS Tanakh 1917 And this for Judah, and he said: Hear, LORD, the voice of Judah, And bring him in unto his people; His hands shall contend for him, And Thou shalt be a help against his adversaries. Literal Standard Version And this [is] for Judah, and he says: Hear, O YHWH, the voice of Judah, | And You bring him in to his people; His hand has striven for him, | And You are a help from his adversaries. Majority Standard Bible And concerning Judah he said: “O LORD, hear the cry of Judah and bring him to his people. With his own hands he defends his cause, but may You be a help against his foes.” New American Bible Of Judah he said this: Hear, LORD, the voice of Judah, and bring him to his people. His own hands defend his cause; be a help against his foes. NET Bible And this is the blessing to Judah. He said, Listen, O LORD, to Judah's voice, and bring him to his people. May his power be great, and may you help him against his foes. New Revised Standard Version And this he said of Judah: O LORD, give heed to Judah, and bring him to his people; strengthen his hands for him, and be a help against his adversaries. New Heart English Bible This is for Judah. He said, "Hear, LORD, the voice of Judah. Bring him in to his people. With his hands he contended for himself. You shall be a help against his adversaries." Webster's Bible Translation And this is the blessing of Judah: and he said, Hear, LORD, the voice of Judah, and bring him to his people: let his hands be sufficient for him, and be thou a help to him from his enemies. World English Bible This is for Judah. He said, “Hear, Yahweh, the voice of Judah. Bring him in to his people. With his hands he contended for himself. You shall be a help against his adversaries.” Young's Literal Translation And this is for Judah; and he saith: -- Hear, O Jehovah, the voice of Judah, And unto his people do Thou bring him in; His hand hath striven for him, And an help from his adversaries art Thou. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Moses Blesses the Twelve Tribes…6Let Reuben live and not die, nor his men be few.” 7And concerning Judah he said: “O LORD, hear the cry of Judah and bring him to his people. With his own hands he defends his cause, but may You be a help against his foes.” 8Concerning Levi he said: “Give Your Thummim to Levi and Your Urim to Your godly one, whom You tested at Massah and contested at the waters of Meribah.… Cross References Genesis 49:8 Judah, your brothers shall praise you. Your hand shall be on the necks of your enemies; your father's sons shall bow down to you. Numbers 34:19 These are their names: Caleb son of Jephunneh from the tribe of Judah; Treasury of Scripture And this is the blessing of Judah: and he said, Hear, LORD, the voice of Judah, and bring him to his people: let his hands be sufficient for him; and be you an help to him from his enemies. and bring Genesis 49:8-12 Judah, thou art he whom thy brethren shall praise: thy hand shall be in the neck of thine enemies; thy father's children shall bow down before thee… Judges 1:1 Now after the death of Joshua it came to pass, that the children of Israel asked the LORD, saying, Who shall go up for us against the Canaanites first, to fight against them? Psalm 78:68,70 But chose the tribe of Judah, the mount Zion which he loved… let his hands 2 Samuel 3:1 Now there was long war between the house of Saul and the house of David: but David waxed stronger and stronger, and the house of Saul waxed weaker and weaker. Revelation 19:13-16 And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of God… and be thou 2 Samuel 7:9-12 And I was with thee whithersoever thou wentest, and have cut off all thine enemies out of thy sight, and have made thee a great name, like unto the name of the great men that are in the earth… Psalm 11:1-7 To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. In the LORD put I my trust: how say ye to my soul, Flee as a bird to your mountain? … Psalm 20:2 Send thee help from the sanctuary, and strengthen thee out of Zion; Jump to Previous Adversaries Attackers Blessing Cause Contend Contended Cry Defends Ear Enemies Hand Hands Hear Help Judah Oppressors Regarding Strive Striven Sufficient VoiceJump to Next Adversaries Attackers Blessing Cause Contend Contended Cry Defends Ear Enemies Hand Hands Hear Help Judah Oppressors Regarding Strive Striven Sufficient VoiceDeuteronomy 33 1. The majesty of God6. The blessings of the twelve tribes 26. The excellence of Israel (7) And this (he said) of Judah.--The words which follow are a kingly blessing: "Hear, Lord, the voice of Judah, and bring him to his people." In other words, when we think of "the Lion of the tribe of Judah," "Thy kingdom come." Rashi reminds us of the many prayers in Old Testament history which were heard from Judah's lips. The prayers of David and Solomon; of Asa and Jehoshaphat; of Hezekiah against Sennacherib;--and, we may add, of King Manasseh, and Daniel the prophet--were all "the voice of Judah." The last line of Old Testament history is a prayer of Judah by the mouth of Nehemiah, "Remember me, O my God, for good." The psalms of David, again, are all "the voice of Judah." And, best of all, every prayer of our Lord's is "the voice of Judah" also. The remainder of the blessing is easily understood. The "hands" of Judah embrace those Hands which were "sufficient" for the salvation of mankind. "His enemies" include all, even to Death, the "last enemy," whom God shall subdue under His feet.Verse 7. - The blessing on Judah is in the form of prayer to Jehovah. As Jacobhad promised to Judah supremacy over his brethren and success in war, so Moses here names him next after Reuben, whose pre-eminence he had assumed, and prays for him that, going forth at the head of the tribes, he might return in triumph, being helped of the Lord. Let his hands be sufficient for him; rather, with his hands he contendeth for it (to wit, his people). רַב here is not the adj. much, enough, but the part. of the verb רִיב, to contend, to strive; and יָדָיו is the aeons, of instrument. The rendering in the Authorized Version is grammatically possible; but the meaning thereby brought out is not in keeping with the sentiment of the passage; for if Judah's hands, i.e. his own power and resources, were sufficient for him, what need had he of help from the Lord? Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Andוְזֹ֣את (wə·zōṯ) Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - feminine singular Strong's 2063: Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that, concerning Judah לִֽיהוּדָה֮ (lî·hū·ḏāh) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3063: Judah -- 'praised', a son of Jacob, also the southern kingdom, also four Israelites he said: וַיֹּאמַר֒ (way·yō·mar) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say “O LORD, יְהוָה֙ (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel hear שְׁמַ֤ע (šə·ma‘) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular Strong's 8085: To hear intelligently the cry ק֣וֹל (qō·wl) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 6963: A voice, sound of Judah יְהוּדָ֔ה (yə·hū·ḏāh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3063: Judah -- 'praised', a son of Jacob, also the southern kingdom, also four Israelites and bring תְּבִיאֶ֑נּוּ (tə·ḇî·’en·nū) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | third person masculine singular Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go him to וְאֶל־ (wə·’el-) Conjunctive waw | Preposition Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to his people. עַמּ֖וֹ (‘am·mōw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock With his own hands יָדָיו֙ (yā·ḏāw) Noun - fdc | third person masculine singular Strong's 3027: A hand he defends his cause, רָ֣ב (rāḇ) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7227: Much, many, great but may You be תִּהְיֶֽה׃ (tih·yeh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be a help וְעֵ֥זֶר (wə·‘ê·zer) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5828: A help, helper against his foes.” מִצָּרָ֖יו (miṣ·ṣā·rāw) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 6862: Narrow, a tight place, a pebble, an opponent Links Deuteronomy 33:7 NIVDeuteronomy 33:7 NLT Deuteronomy 33:7 ESV Deuteronomy 33:7 NASB Deuteronomy 33:7 KJV Deuteronomy 33:7 BibleApps.com Deuteronomy 33:7 Biblia Paralela Deuteronomy 33:7 Chinese Bible Deuteronomy 33:7 French Bible Deuteronomy 33:7 Catholic Bible OT Law: Deuteronomy 33:7 This is the blessing of Judah: (Deut. 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