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Deuteronomy 33:3

Yea, he loved the people; all his saints are in thy hand: and they sat down at thy feet; every one shall receive of thy words.

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אַ֚ףafalsoאַףparticle, affirmation — “also”H637meaning accession (used as an adverb or conjunction); also or yea; adversatively thoughalso, [phrase] although, and (furthermore, yet), but, even, [phrase] how much less (more, rather than), moreover, with, yea.חֹבֵ֣בchovevloveחָבַבverb, qal, participle, absolute — “love”, a verb used as a describing wordH2245properly, to hide (as in the bosom), i.e. to cherish (with affection)love.עַמִּ֔יםamimpeopleעַםnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “people”, the ordinary formH5971a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flockfolk, men, nation, people.כָּלkalallכֹּלnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “all”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).קְדֹשָׁ֖יוqedoshayvsaintקָדוֹשׁadjective, adjective, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “saint”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6918sacred (ceremonially or morally); (as noun) God (by eminence), an angel, a saint, a sanctuaryholy (One), saint.בְּיָדֶ֑ךָbeyadekhain handיָדpreposition, noun, common, both genders, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “in hand”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3027a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),([phrase] be) able, [idiom] about, [phrase] armholes, at, axletree, because of, beside, border, [idiom] bounty, [phrase] broad, (broken-) handed, [idiom] by, charge, coast, [phrase] consecrate, [phrase] creditor, custody, debt, dominion, […וְהֵם֙vehemand theyהֵםconjunction, pronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and they”H1992they (only used when emphatic)it, like, [idiom] (how, so) many (soever, more as) they (be), (the) same, [idiom] so, [idiom] such, their, them, these, they, those, which, who, whom, withal, ye.תֻּכּ֣וּtukvsit downתָּכָהverb, pual, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “sit down”, a completed actionH8497to strew, i.e. encampsit down.לְרַגְלֶ֔ךָleraglekhato footרֶגֶלpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “to foot”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7272a foot (as used in walking); by implication, a step; by euphemistically the pudenda[idiom] be able to endure, [idiom] according as, [idiom] after, [idiom] coming, [idiom] follow, (broken-)foot(-ed, -stool), [idiom] great toe, [idiom] haunt, [idiom] journey, leg, [phrase] piss, [phrase] possession, time.יִשָּׂ֖אyisalift upנָשָׂאverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “lift up”, an unfinished actionH5375to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relativeaccept, advance, arise, (able to, (armor), suffer to) bear(-er, up), bring (forth), burn, carry (away), cast, contain, desire, ease, exact, exalt (self), extol, fetch, forgive, furnish, further, give, go on, help, high, hold up, honorable…מִדַּבְּרֹתֶֽיךָmidabroteykhafrom wordדַּבָּרָהpreposition, noun, common, feminine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “from word”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1703a wordword.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Yea, He loveth the peoples, all His holy ones — they are in Thy hand; and they sit down at Thy feet, receiving of Thy words.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Yea, he loveth the people; All his saints are in thy hand: And they sat down at thy feet; Every one shall receive of thy words.

Young’s Literal Translation

Also He [is] loving the peoples; All His holy ones [are] in thy hand, And they — they sat down at thy foot, [Each] He lifteth up at thy words.

World English Bible

Yes, he loves the people. All his saints are in your hand. They sat down at your feet. Each receives your words.

Darby Translation

Yea, he loveth the peoples, All his saints are in thy hand, And they sit down at thy feet; Each receiveth of thy words.

Douay-Rheims

He hath loved the people, all the saints are in his hand: and they that approach to his feet, shall receive of his doctrine.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Yea, He loveth the peoples, all His holy ones — they are in Thy hand; and they sit down at Thy feet, receiving of Thy words.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And he spared his people, and all his sanctified ones are under thy hands; and they are under thee; and he received of his words

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἐφείσατο τοῦ λαοῦ αὐτοῦ, καὶ πάντες οἱ ἡγιασμένοι ὑπὸ τὰς χεῖράς σου· καὶ οὗτοι ὑπὸ σέ εἰσί· καὶ ἐδέξατο ἀπὸ τῶν λόγων αὐτοῦ