Deuteronomy 33 · Verse 10

Deuteronomy 33:10

They shall teach Jacob thy judgments, and Israel thy law: they shall put incense before thee, and whole burnt sacrifice upon thine altar.
Deuteronomy 33:10, King James Version

Deuteronomy 33:10 in other translations

BSBHe will teach Your ordinances to Jacob and Your law to Israel; he will set incense before You and whole burnt offerings on Your altar.
WEBThey shall teach Jacob your ordinances, and Israel your law. They shall put incense before you, and whole burnt offering on your altar.
ASVThey shall teach Jacob thine ordinances, And Israel thy law: They shall put incense before thee, And whole burnt-offering upon thine altar.
YLTThey teach Thy judgments to Jacob, And Thy law to Israel; They put perfume in Thy nose, And whole burnt-offering on Thine altar.
DARBYThey shall teach Jacob thine ordinances, And Israel thy law: They shall put incense before thy nostrils, And whole burnt-offering upon thine altar.
BBEThey will be the teachers of your decisions to Jacob and of your law to Israel: the burning of perfumes before you will be their right, and the ordering of burned offerings on your altar.
WebsterThey shall teach Jacob thy judgments, and Israel thy law; they shall put incense before thee, and whole burnt sacrifice upon thy altar.

What does Deuteronomy 33:10 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Deuteronomy 33:8-10

8-10. of Levi he said--The burden of this blessing is the appointment of the Levites to the dignified and sacred office of the priesthood (Le 10:11; De 22:8; 17:8-11), a reward for their zeal in supporting the cause of God, and their unsparing severity in chastising even their nearest and dearest relatives who had participated in the idolatry of the molten calf (Ex 32:25-28; compare Mal 2:4-6).

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 10 They shall teach Jacob, etc. - This was the office of the Levites, to teach, by their significant service and typical ceremonies, the way of righteousness and truth to the children of Israel. And of their faithfulness in this respect God bears testimony by the prophet, "My covenant was with him of life and peace," Mal 2:5; and, "The law of truth was in his mouth, and iniquity was not found in his lips: he walked with me in peace and equity, and did turn many away from iniquity;" Mal 2:6. These words are a sufficient comment on the words of the text.

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Deuteronomy 33:6-23

The order in which the tribes are here blessed, is not the same as is observed elsewhere. The blessing of Judah may refer to the whole tribe in general, or to David as a type of Christ. Moses largely blesses the tribe of Levi. Acceptance with God is what we should all aim at, and desire, in all our devotions, whether men accept us or not, 2Co 5:9. This prayer is a prophecy, that God will keep up a ministry in his…

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Deuteronomy 33:10 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

יוֹר֤וּyo.Ruthey will teachH3384
מִשְׁפָּטֶ֙יךָ֙mish.pa.Tei.khajudgments yourH4941
לְיַעֲקֹ֔בle.ya.'a.Koto JacobH3290
וְתוֹרָתְךָ֖ve.to.ra.te.Khaand law yourH8451
לְיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לle.Yis.ra.'Elto IsraelH3478
יָשִׂ֤ימוּya.Si.muthey will putH7760
קְטוֹרָה֙ke.to.RahincenseH6988
בְּאַפֶּ֔ךָbe.'a.Pe.khain nose yourH639
וְכָלִ֖ילve.kha.Liland [the] whole offeringH3632
עַֽל\־'al-onH5921
מִזְבְּחֶֽךָ\׃miz.be.Che.khaaltar yourH4196

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Deuteronomy 33:10

  • Psalms 51:19

    Then shalt thou be pleased with the sacrifices of righteousness, with burnt offering and whole burnt offering: then shall they offer bullocks upon thine altar.

  • Leviticus 10:11

    And that ye may teach the children of Israel all the statutes which the Lord hath spoken unto them by the hand of Moses.

  • Deuteronomy 17:9-11

    And thou shalt come unto the priests the Levites, and unto the judge that shall be in those days, and enquire; and they shall shew thee the sentence of judgment: And thou shalt do according to the sentence, which they of that place which the Lord shall choose shall shew thee; and thou shalt observe to do according to all that they inform thee: According to the sentence of the law which they shall teach thee, and according to the judgment which they shall tell thee, thou shalt do: thou shalt not decline from the sentence which they shall shew thee, to the right hand, nor to the left.

  • Exodus 30:7-8

    And Aaron shall burn thereon sweet incense every morning: when he dresseth the lamps, he shall burn incense upon it. And when Aaron lighteth the lamps at even, he shall burn incense upon it, a perpetual incense before the Lord throughout your generations.

  • Ezekiel 43:27

    And when these days are expired, it shall be, that upon the eighth day, and so forward, the priests shall make your burnt offerings upon the altar, and your peace offerings; and I will accept you, saith the Lord God.

  • 1 Samuel 2:28

    And did I choose him out of all the tribes of Israel to be my priest, to offer upon mine altar, to burn incense, to wear an ephod before me? and did I give unto the house of thy father all the offerings made by fire of the children of Israel?

  • Leviticus 1:9

    But his inwards and his legs shall he wash in water: and the priest shall burn all on the altar, to be a burnt sacrifice, an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the Lord.

  • Leviticus 1:17

    And he shall cleave it with the wings thereof, but shall not divide it asunder: and the priest shall burn it upon the altar, upon the wood that is upon the fire: it is a burnt sacrifice, an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the Lord.

  • Leviticus 1:13

    But he shall wash the inwards and the legs with water: and the priest shall bring it all, and burn it upon the altar: it is a burnt sacrifice, an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the Lord.

  • Hosea 4:6

    My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy children.

  • Luke 1:9-10

    According to the custom of the priest’s office, his lot was to burn incense when he went into the temple of the Lord. And the whole multitude of the people were praying without at the time of incense.

  • John 21:15-16

    So when they had dined, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me more than these? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my lambs. He saith to him again the second time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my sheep.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
They shall teach. or, Let them teach, etc.
17:9-11; 24:8; Le 10:11; 2Ch 17:8-10; 30:22; Ne 8:1-9,13-15,18
Eze 44:23,24; Ho 4:6; Mal 2:6-8; Mt 23:2,3; Joh 21:15,16
they shall put incense. or, let them put incense.
Ex 30:7,8; Nu 16:40,46; 1Sa 2:28; 2Ch 26:18; Lu 1:9,10; Heb 7:25
Heb 9:24; Re 8:3-5
before thee. Heb. at thy nose. whole.
Le 1:9,13,17; 9:12,13; Ps 51:19; Eze 43:27

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Context

  • Deuteronomy 33:9

    Who said unto his father and to his mother, I have not seen him; neither did he acknowledge his brethren, nor knew his own children: for they have observed thy word, and kept thy covenant.

  • Deuteronomy 33:10

    They shall teach Jacob thy judgments, and Israel thy law: they shall put incense before thee, and whole burnt sacrifice upon thine altar.

  • Deuteronomy 33:11

    Bless, Lord, his substance, and accept the work of his hands: smite through the loins of them that rise against him, and of them that hate him, that they rise not again.

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Deuteronomy 33:10 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Ellos enseñarán tus juicios á Jacob, y tu ley á Israel; pondrán el perfume delante de ti, y el holocausto sobre tu altar.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Ils enseigneront tes ordonnances à Jacob et ta loi à Israël; ils mettront l’encens sous tes narines et l’holocauste sur ton autel.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Sie werden Jakob lehren deine Rechte, und Israel dein Gesetz; sie werden Weihrauch legen vor deine Nase und Ganzopfer auf deinen Altar.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Judicia tua, o Jacob, et legem tuam, o Israël: ponent thymiama in furore tuo, et holocaustum super altare tuum.