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Deuteronomy 33:8-10
Contemporary English Version
Deuteronomy 33:8-10
Contemporary English Version
8 (A) At Massah and Meribah Spring,[a]
the Lord tested you,
tribe of Levi.
You were faithful,[b]
and so the priesthood[c] belongs
to the Levi tribe.
9 Protecting Israel's agreement
with the Lord
was more important to you
than the life of your father
or mother,
or brothers or sisters,
or your own children.[d]
10 You teach God's laws to Israel,[e]
and at the place of worship
you offer sacrifices
and burn incense.
Footnotes
- 33.8 Massah and Meribah Spring: See Exodus 17.1-7; Numbers 20.1-13.
- 33.8 the Lord tested you, tribe of Levi. You were faithful: Or “the Lord tested me. I was faithful” or “the Lord tested Aaron and me. We were faithful.”
- 33.8 priesthood: The Hebrew text has “your thummim and your urim,” objects that were used by priests to get answers from God.
- 33.9 Protecting Israel's agreement … your own children: See Exodus 32.25-29.
- 33.10 Israel: See the note at 32.9.
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