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Deuteronomy 33:2

And he said, The LORD came from Sinai, and rose up from Seir unto them; he shined forth from mount Paran, and he came with ten thousands of saints: from his right hand went a fiery law for them.

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וַיֹּאמַ֗רvayomarand sayאָמַרconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and say”, the next action in the storyH559to 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…יְהוָ֞הyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).מִסִּינַ֥יmisinayfrom Sinaiסִינַיpreposition, noun, proper name — “from Sinai”H5514Sinai, mountain of ArabiaSinai.בָּא֙bato comeבּוֹאverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “to come”, a completed actionH935to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)abide, apply, attain, [idiom] be, befall, [phrase] besiege, bring (forth, in, into, to pass), call, carry, [idiom] certainly, (cause, let, thing for) to come (against, in, out, upon, to pass), depart, [idiom] doubtless again, [phrase] eat,…וְזָרַ֤חvezarachand as soon as it is upזָרַחconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and as soon as it is up”, a completed action in a sequenceH2224properly, to irradiate (or shoot forth beams), i.e. to rise (as the sun); specifically, to appear (as a symptom of leprosy)arise, rise (up), as soon as it is up.מִשֵּׂעִיר֙miseirfrom Seirשֵׂעִירpreposition, noun, proper name — “from Seir”H8165Seir, a mountain of Idumaea and its aboriginal occupants, also one in PalestineSeir.לָ֔מוֹlamvotoלָ֔מוֹpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “to”toהוֹפִ֨יעַ֙hofiashineיָפַעverb, hiphil, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “shine”, a completed actionH3313to shinebe light, shew self, (cause to) shine (forth).מֵהַ֣רmeharfrom hillהַרpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “from hill”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2022a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively)hill (country), mount(-ain), [idiom] promotion.פָּארָ֔ןparanParanפָּארָןnoun, proper name — “Paran”H6290Paran, a desert of ArabiaParan.וְאָתָ֖הveatahand comeאָתָהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and come”, a completed action in a sequenceH857to arrive(be-, things to) come (upon), bring.מֵרִבְבֹ֣תmerivvotfrom manyרְבָבָהpreposition, noun, common, feminine, plural, construct — “from many”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7233abundance (in number), i.e. (specifically) a myriad (whether definite or indefinite)many, million, [idiom] multiply, ten thousand.קֹ֑דֶשׁqodeshconsecratedקֹדֶשׁnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “consecrated”, the ordinary formH6944a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctityconsecrated (thing), dedicated (thing), hallowed (thing), holiness, ([idiom] most) holy ([idiom] day, portion, thing), saint, sanctuary.מִֽימִינ֕וֹmiminvofrom rightיָמִיןpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “from right”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3225the right hand or side (leg, eye) of a person or other object (as the stronger and more dexterous); locally, the south[phrase] left-handed, right (hand, side), south.אשדתshdtfiery lawאֶשְׁדָּתnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “fiery law”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH799a fire-lawfiery law.אֵ֥שׁeshfireאֵשׁnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct — “fire”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH784fire (literally or figuratively)burning, fiery, fire, flaming, hot.דָּ֖תdatcommandmentדָּתnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “commandment”, the ordinary formH1881a royal edict or statutecommandment, commission, decree, law, manner.לָֽמוֹlamvotoלָֽמוֹpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “to”to

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And he said: The LORD came from Sinai, and rose from Seir unto them; He shined forth from mount Paran, and He came from the myriads holy, at His right hand was a fiery law unto them.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And he said, Jehovah came from Sinai, And rose from Seir unto them; He shined forth from mount Paran, And he came from the ten thousands of holy ones: At his right hand was a fiery law for them.

Young’s Literal Translation

and he saith: — 'Jehovah from Sinai hath come, And hath risen from Seir for them; He hath shone from mount Paran, And hath come [with] myriads of holy ones; At His right hand [are] springs for them.

World English Bible

He said, “Yahweh came from Sinai, and rose from Seir to them. He shone from Mount Paran. He came from the ten thousands of holy ones. At his right hand was a fiery law for them.

Darby Translation

And he said, Jehovah came from Sinai, And rose up from Seir unto them; He shone forth from mount Paran, And he came from the myriads of the sanctuary; From his right hand [went forth] a law of fire for them.

Douay-Rheims

And he said: The Lord came from Sinai, and from Seir he rose up to us: he hath appeared from mount Pharan, and with him thousands of saints. In his right hand a fiery law.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And he said: The LORD came from Sinai, and rose from Seir unto them; He shined forth from mount Paran, and He came from the myriads holy, at His right hand was a fiery law unto them.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And he said, The Lord is come from Sina, and has appeared from Seir to us, and has hasted out of the mount of Pharan, with the ten thousands of Cades; on his right hand were his angels with him.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ εἶπε, Κύριος ἐκ Σινὰ ἥκει, καὶ ἐπέφανεν ἐκ Σηεὶρ ἡμῖν, καὶ κατέσπευσεν ἐξ ὄρους Φαρὰν, σὺν μυρίασι Κάδης, ἐκ δεξιῶν αὐτοῦ ἄγγελοι μετʼ αὐτοῦ.