Deuteronomy 33:2
ContextNETBible | He said:The Lord came from Sinai and revealed himself 1 to Israel 2 from Seir. He appeared in splendor 3 from Mount Paran, and came forth with ten thousand holy ones. 4 With his right hand he gave a fiery law 5 to them. |
XREF | Ex 19:18-20; De 5:22; Jud 5:4,5; Ps 68:7,17; Da 7:9; Hab 3:3; Ac 7:53; 2Co 3:7,9; Ga 3:10; Ga 3:19; 2Th 1:7; Heb 2:2; Heb 12:20; Jude 1:14; Re 5:11 |
NET © Notes |
1 tn Or “rose like the sun” (NCV, TEV). 2 tc Heb “to him.” The LXX reads “to us” (לָנוּ [lanu] for לָמוֹ [lamo]), the reading of the MT is acceptable since it no doubt has in mind Israel as a collective singular. tn Heb “him”; the referent (Israel) has been specified in the translation for clarity. 3 tn Or “he shone forth” (NAB, NIV, NRSV, NLT). 4 tc With slight alteration (מִמְרִבַת קָדֵשׁ [mimrivat qadesh] for the MT’s מֵרִבְבֹת קֹדֶשׁ [merivvot qodesh]) the translation would be “from Meribah Kadesh” (cf. NAB, NLT; see Deut 32:51). However, the language of holy war in the immediate context favors the reading of the MT, which views the Lord as accompanied by angelic hosts. 5 tc The mispointed Hebrew term אֵשְׁדָּת (’eshdat) should perhaps be construed as אֵשְׁהַת (’eshhat) with Smr. |