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Deuteronomy 33:8

And of Levi he said, Let thy Thummim and thy Urim be with thy holy one, whom thou didst prove at Massah, and with whom thou didst strive at the waters of Meribah;

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וּלְלֵוִ֣יuleleviand to Levi. See also Hלֵוִיconjunction, preposition, noun, proper name — “and to Levi. See also H”H3878Levi, a son of JacobLevi. See also H3879 (לֵוִי), H3881 (לֵוִיִּי).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…תֻּמֶּ֥יךָtumeykhaThummimתֻּמִּיםnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “Thummim”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8550perfections, i.e. (techn.) one of the epithets of the objects in the high-priest's breastplate as an emblem of complete TruthThummim.וְאוּרֶ֖יךָveureykhaand Urimאוּרִיםconjunction, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “and Urim”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH224Urim, the oracular brilliancy of the figures in the high-priest's breastplateUrim.לְאִ֣ישׁleishto a certainאִישׁpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “to a certain”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH376a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)also, another, any (man), a certain, [phrase] champion, consent, each, every (one), fellow, (foot-, husband-) man, (good-, great, mighty) man, he, high (degree), him (that is), husband, man(-kind), [phrase] none, one, people, person, [phra…חֲסִידֶ֑ךָchasidekhasaintחָסִידadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “saint”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2623properly, kind, i.e. (religiously) pious (a saint)godly (man), good, holy (one), merciful, saint, (un-) godly.אֲשֶׁ֤רasherbecauseאֲשֶׁרparticle, relative — “because”H834who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.[idiom] after, [idiom] alike, as (soon as), because, [idiom] every, for, [phrase] forasmuch, [phrase] from whence, [phrase] how(-soever), [idiom] if, (so) that ((thing) which, wherein), [idiom] though, [phrase] until, [phrase] whatsoever,…נִסִּיתוֹ֙nisitvoadventureנָסָהverb, piel, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “adventure”, a completed actionH5254to test; by implication, to attemptadventure, assay, prove, tempt, try.בְּמַסָּ֔הbemasahin Massahמַסָּהpreposition, noun, proper name — “in Massah”H4532Massah, a place in the DesertMassah.תְּרִיבֵ֖הוּterivehvadversaryרִיבverb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “adversary”, an unfinished actionH7378properly, to toss, i.e. grapple; mostly figuratively, to wrangle, i.e. hold a controversy; (by implication) to defendadversary, chide, complain, contend, debate, [idiom] ever, [idiom] lay wait, plead, rebuke, strive, [idiom] thoroughly.עַלalaboveעַלpreposition — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…מֵ֥יmewaterמַיִםnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “water”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4325water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen[phrase] piss, wasting, water(-ing, (-course, -flood, -spring)).מְרִיבָֽהmerivahMeribahמְרִיבָהnoun, proper name — “Meribah”H4809Meribah, the name of two places in the DesertMeribah.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And of Levi he said: Thy Thummim and Thy Urim be with Thy holy one, whom Thou didst prove at Massah, with whom Thou didst strive at the waters of Meribah;

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American Standard Version (1901)

And of Levi he said, Thy Thummim and thy Urim are with thy godly one, Whom thou didst prove at Massah, With whom thou didst strive at the waters of Meribah;

Young’s Literal Translation

And of Levi he said: — Thy Thummim and thy Urim [are] for thy pious one, Whom Thou hast tried in Massah, Thou dost strive with Him at the waters of Meribah;

World English Bible

About Levi he said, “Your Thummim and your Urim are with your godly one, whom you proved at Massah, with whom you contended at the waters of Meribah.

Darby Translation

And of Levi he said, Thy Thummim and thy Urim are for thy godly one, Whom thou didst prove at Massah, With whom thou didst strive at the waters of Meribah;

Douay-Rheims

To Levi also he said: Thy perfection, and thy doctrine be to thy holy man, whom thou hast proved in the temptation, and judged at the waters of contradiction:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And of Levi he said: Thy Thummim and Thy Urim be with Thy holy one, whom Thou didst prove at Massah, with whom Thou didst strive at the waters of Meribah;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And to Levi he said, Give to Levi his manifestations, and his truth to the holy man, whom they tempted in the temptation; they reviled him at the water of strife.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ τῷ Λευὶ εἶπε, δότε Λευὶ δήλους αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἀλήθειαν αὐτοῦ τῷ ἀνδρὶ τῷ ὁσίῳ, ὃν ἐπείρασαν αὐτὸν ἐν πείρᾳ· ἐλοιδόρησαν αὐτὸν ἐφʼ ὕδατος ἀντιλογίας·