Deuteronomy 33 · Verse 24

Deuteronomy 33:24

And of Asher he said, Let Asher be blessed with children; let him be acceptable to his brethren, and let him dip his foot in oil.
Deuteronomy 33:24, King James Version

Deuteronomy 33:24 in other translations

BSBAnd concerning Asher he said: “May Asher be the most blessed of sons; may he be the most favored among his brothers and dip his foot in oil.
WEBAbout Asher he said, “Asher is blessed with children. Let him be acceptable to his brothers. Let him dip his foot in oil.
ASVAnd of Asher he said, Blessed be Asher with children; Let him be acceptable unto his brethren, And let him dip his foot in oil.
YLTAnd of Asher he said: --Blessed with sons is Asher, Let him be accepted by his brethren, And dipping in oil his foot.
DARBYAnd of Asher he said, Asher shall be blessed with sons; Let him be acceptable to his brethren, And let him dip his foot in oil.
BBEAnd of Asher he said, Let Asher have the blessing of children; may he be pleasing to his brothers, and let his foot be wet with oil.
WebsterAnd of Asher he said, Let Asher be blessed with children; let him be acceptable to his brethren, and let him dip his foot in oil.

What does Deuteronomy 33:24 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Deuteronomy 33:24-25
24-25. of Asher he said--The condition of this tribe is described as combining all the elements of earthly felicity. dip his foot in oil--These words allude either to the process of extracting the oil by foot presses, or to his district as particularly fertile and adapted to the culture of the olive.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 24 Let Asher be blessed with children - Let him have a numerous posterity, continually increasing. Let him be acceptable to his brethren - May he be in perfect union and harmony with the other tribes. Let him dip his foot in oil - Let him have a fertile soil, and an abundance of all the conveniences and comforts of life.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Deuteronomy 33:24-25
All shall be sanctified to true believers; if their way be rough, their feet shall be shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace. As thy days, so shall thy strength be. The "day" is often in Scripture put for the events of the day; it is a promise that God would graciously and constantly support under trials and troubles, whatever they were. It is a promise sure to all the spiritual seed of Abraham. Have they work allotted? They shall have strength to do it. Have they burdens appointed? They shall have strength, and never be tempted above what they are able to bear.

Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain

Deuteronomy 33:24 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.

וּלְאָשֵׁ֣רu.le.'a.Sherand of AsherH836
אָמַ֔ר'a.Marhe saidH559
בָּר֥וּךְba.Rukh[be] blessedH1288
מִבָּנִ֖יםmi.ba.Nimmore than [the] sonsH1121
אָשֵׁ֑ר'a.SherAsherH836
יְהִ֤יye.Himay he beH1961
רְצוּי֙re.Tzui[the] favored [one] ofH7521
אֶחָ֔יו'e.Chavbrothers hisH251
וְטֹבֵ֥לve.to.Veland [one who] dipsH2881
בַּשֶּׁ֖מֶןba.She.menin <the> oilH8081
רַגְלֽוֹ\׃rag.Lofoot hisH7272

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

Cross references for Deuteronomy 33:24

  • Genesis 49:20

    Out of Asher his bread shall be fat, and he shall yield royal dainties.

  • Job 29:6

    When I washed my steps with butter, and the rock poured me out rivers of oil;

  • Romans 14:18

    For he that in these things serveth Christ is acceptable to God, and approved of men.

  • Proverbs 3:3-4

    Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine heart: So shalt thou find favour and good understanding in the sight of God and man.

  • Psalms 128:6

    Yea, thou shalt see thy children’s children, and peace upon Israel.

  • Acts 7:10

    And delivered him out of all his afflictions, and gave him favour and wisdom in the sight of Pharaoh king of Egypt; and he made him governor over Egypt and all his house.

  • Psalms 128:3

    Thy wife shall be as a fruitful vine by the sides of thine house: thy children like olive plants round about thy table.

  • Exodus 12:10

    And ye shall let nothing of it remain until the morning; and that which remaineth of it until the morning ye shall burn with fire.

  • Psalms 115:15

    Ye are blessed of the Lord which made heaven and earth.

  • Romans 15:31

    That I may be delivered from them that do not believe in Judea; and that my service which I have for Jerusalem may be accepted of the saints;

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Asher be blessed.
Ge 49:20; Ps 115:15; 128:3,6
let him be.
Pr 3:3,4; Ex 12:10; Ac 7:10; Ro 14:18; 15:31
let him dip.
Job 29:6

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Context

  • Deuteronomy 33:23

    And of Naphtali he said, O Naphtali, satisfied with favour, and full with the blessing of the Lord: possess thou the west and the south.

  • Deuteronomy 33:24

    And of Asher he said, Let Asher be blessed with children; let him be acceptable to his brethren, and let him dip his foot in oil.

  • Deuteronomy 33:25

    Thy shoes shall be iron and brass; and as thy days, so shall thy strength be.

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Deuteronomy 33:24 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y á Aser dijo: Bendito Aser en hijos: agradable será á sus hermanos, y mojará en aceite su pie.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et d’Aser il dit: Aser sera béni en fils; il sera agréable à ses frères, et il trempera son pied dans l’huile.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und von Aser sprach er: Gesegnet an Söhnen sei Aser; er sei wohlgefällig seinen Brüdern, und er tauche in Öl seinen Fuß!
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Aser quoque ait: Benedictus in filiis Aser, sit placens fratribus suis, et tingat in oleo pedem suum: