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Deuteronomy 33:13

And of Joseph he said, Blessed of the LORD be his land, for the precious things of heaven, for the dew, and for the deep that coucheth beneath,

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וּלְיוֹסֵ֣ףuleyosefand to Joseph. Compare H3084יוֹסֵףconjunction, preposition, noun, proper name — “and to Joseph. Compare H3084”H3130Joseph, the name of seven IsraelitesJoseph. Compare H3084 (יְהוֹסֵף).אָמַ֔רamarsayאָמַרverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “say”, a completed actionH559to say (used with great latitude)answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [id…מְבֹרֶ֥כֶתmevorekhetblessבָרַךְverb, pual, passive participle, construct — “bless”, a verb used as a describing wordH1288to kneel; by implication to bless God (as an act of adoration), and (vice-versa) man (as a benefit); also (by euphemism) to curse (God or the king, as treason)[idiom] abundantly, [idiom] altogether, [idiom] at all, blaspheme, bless, congratulate, curse, [idiom] greatly, [idiom] indeed, kneel (down), praise, salute, [idiom] still, thank.יְהֹוָ֖הyehovahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).אַרְצ֑וֹartsvoearthאֶרֶץnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “earth”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH776the earth (at large, or partitively a land)[idiom] common, country, earth, field, ground, land, [idiom] natins, way, [phrase] wilderness, world.מִמֶּ֤גֶדmimegedfrom pleasantמֶגֶדpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “from pleasant”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4022properly, a distinguished thing; hence something valuable, as aproduct or fruitpleasant, precious fruit (thing).שָׁמַ֨יִם֙shamayimheavenשָׁמַיִםnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “heaven”, the ordinary formH8064the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies revolve)air, [idiom] astrologer, heaven(-s).מִטָּ֔לmitalfrom dewטַלpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “from dew”, the ordinary formH2919dew (as covering vegetation)dew.וּמִתְּה֖וֹםumithomand from deepתְּהוֹםconjunction, preposition, noun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “and from deep”, the ordinary formH8415an abyss (as a surging mass of water), especially the deep (the main sea or the subterranean watersupply)deep (place), depth.רֹבֶ֥צֶתrovetsetcrouchרָבַץverb, qal, participle, absolute — “crouch”, a verb used as a describing wordH7257to crouch (on all four legs folded, like a recumbent animal); be implication, to recline, repose, brood, lurk, imbedcrouch (down), fall down, make a fold, lay, (cause to, make to) lie (down), make to rest, sit.תָּֽחַתtachatwithתַּחַתnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “with”, the ordinary formH8478the bottom (as depressed); only adverbially, below (often with prepositional prefix underneath), in lieu of, etc.as, beneath, [idiom] flat, in(-stead), (same) place (where...is), room, for...sake, stead of, under, [idiom] unto, [idiom] when...was mine, whereas, (where-) fore, with.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And of Joseph he said: Blessed of the LORD be his land; for the precious things of heaven, for the dew, and for the deep that coucheth beneath,

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American Standard Version (1901)

And of Joseph he said, Blessed of Jehovah be his land, For the precious things of heaven, for the dew, And for the deep that coucheth beneath,

Young’s Literal Translation

And of Joseph he said: — Blessed of Jehovah [is] his land, By precious things of the heavens, By dew, and by the deep crouching beneath,

World English Bible

About Joseph he said, “His land is blessed by Yahweh, for the precious things of the heavens, for the dew, for the deep that couches beneath,

Darby Translation

And of Joseph he said, Blessed of Jehovah be his land! By the precious things of the heavens, By the dew, and by the deep that lieth beneath,

Douay-Rheims

To Joseph also he said: Of the blessing of the Lord be his land, of the fruits of heaven, and of the dew, and of the deep that lieth beneath.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And of Joseph he said: Blessed of the LORD be his land; for the precious things of heaven, for the dew, and for the deep that coucheth beneath,

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And to Joseph he said, His land is of the blessing of the Lord, of the seasons of sky and dew, and of the deeps of wells below,

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ τῷ Ἰωσὴφ εἶπεν, ἀπʼ εὐλογίας Κύριου ἡ γῆ αὐτοῦ, ἀπὸ ὡρῶν οὐρανοῦ, καὶ δρόσου, καὶ ἀπὸ ἀβύσσων πηγῶν κάτωθεν,