Deuteronomy 33:11
ContextNET © | Bless, O Lord, his goods, and be pleased with his efforts; undercut the legs 1 of any who attack him, and of those who hate him, so that they cannot stand. |
NIV © | Bless all his skills, O LORD, and be pleased with the work of his hands. Smite the loins of those who rise up against him; strike his foes till they rise no more." |
NASB © | "O LORD, bless his substance, And accept the work of his hands; Shatter the loins of those who rise up against him, And those who hate him, so that they will not rise again." |
NLT © | Bless the Levites, O LORD, and accept all their work. Crush the loins of their enemies; strike down their foes so they never rise again." |
MSG © | GOD bless his commitment, stamp your seal of approval on what he does; Disable the loins of those who defy him, make sure we've heard the last from those who hate him." |
BBE © | Let your blessing, O Lord, be on his substance, may the work of his hands be pleasing to you: may those who take up arms against him and all who have hate for him, be wounded through the heart, never to be lifted up again. |
NRSV © | Bless, O LORD, his substance, and accept the work of his hands; crush the loins of his adversaries, of those that hate him, so that they do not rise again. |
NKJV © | Bless his substance, LORD, And accept the work of his hands; Strike the loins of those who rise against him, And of those who hate him, that they rise not again." |
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NET © | Bless, O Lord, his goods, and be pleased with his efforts; undercut the legs 1 of any who attack him, and of those who hate him, so that they cannot stand. |
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1 tn Heb “smash the sinews [or “loins,” so many English versions].” This part of the body was considered to be center of one’s strength (cf. Job 40:16; Ps 69:24; Prov 31:17; Nah 2:2, 11). See J. H. Tigay, Deuteronomy (JPSTC), 325. |