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Selected Verse: Deuteronomy 33:9 - Strong Concordance
| Verse |
Translation |
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| De 33:9 |
Strong Concordance |
Who said [0559] unto his father [01] and to his mother [0517], I have not seen [07200] him; neither did he acknowledge [05234] his brethren [0251], nor knew [03045] his own children [01121]: for they have observed [08104] thy word [0565], and kept [05341] thy covenant [01285]. |
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King James |
Who said unto his father and to his mother, I have not seen him; neither did he acknowledge his brethren, nor knew his own children: for they have observed thy word, and kept thy covenant. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
| Who said unto his father and to his mother - Compare Mat 10:37; Luk 14:26. |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| I have not seen him - That is, I have no respect unto them. The sense is, who followed God and his command fully, and executed the judgment enjoined by God without any respect of persons, Exo 32:26-27. They kept thy covenant - When the rest broke their covenant with God by that foul sin of idolatry with the calf, that tribe kept themselves pure from that infection, and adhered to God and his worship. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
| Who said unto his father, etc. - There are several difficulties in this and the following verses. Some think they are spoken of the tribe of Levi; others, of all the tribes; others, of the Messiah, etc.; but several of the interpretations founded on these suppositions are too recondite, and should not be resorted to till a plain literal sense is made out. I suppose the whole to be primarily spoken of Aaron and the tribe of Levi. Let us examine the words in this way, Who said unto his father, etc. The law had strictly enjoined that if the father, mother, brother, or child of the high priest should die, he must not mourn for them, but act as if they were not his kindred; see Lev 21:11, Lev 21:12. Neither must Aaron mourn for his sons Nadab and Abihu, etc., though not only their death, but the circumstances of it, were the most afflicting that could possibly affect a parent's heart. Besides, the high priest was forbidden, on pain of death, to go out from the door of the tabernacle, Lev 10:2-7, for God would have them more to regard their function (as good Mr. Ainsworth observes) and duty in his service, than any natural affection whatever. And herein Christ was figured, who, when he was told that his mother and brethren stood without, and wished to speak with him, said: "Who is my mother, and who are my brethren? whosoever shall do the will of my father who is in heaven, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother;" Mat 12:46-50. It is likely also that Moses may refer here to the fact of the Levites, according to the command of Moses, killing every man his brother, friend, neighbor, and even son, who had sinned in worshipping the golden calf, Exo 32:26; and in this way the Chaldee paraphrast understands the words. |
26 If any [1536] man come [2064] to [4314] me [3165], and [2532] hate [3404] not [3756] his [1438] father [3962], and [2532] mother [3384], and [2532] wife [1135], and [2532] children [5043], and [2532] brethren [80], and [2532] sisters [79], yea [2089], and [1161] his own [1438] life [5590] also [2532], he cannot [3756] [1410] be [1511] my [3450] disciple [3101].
37 He that loveth [5368] father [3962] or [2228] mother [3384] more than [5228] me [1691] is [2076] not [3756] worthy [514] of me [3450]: and [2532] he that loveth [5368] son [5207] or [2228] daughter [2364] more than [5228] me [1691] is [2076] not [3756] worthy [514] of me [3450].
26 Then Moses [04872] stood [05975] in the gate [08179] of the camp [04264], and said [0559], Who is on the LORD'S [03068] side? let him come unto me. And all the sons [01121] of Levi [03878] gathered [0622] themselves together unto him.
27 And he said [0559] unto them, Thus saith [0559] the LORD [03068] God [0430] of Israel [03478], Put [07760] every man [0376] his sword [02719] by his side [03409], and go [05674] in and out [07725] from gate [08179] to gate [08179] throughout the camp [04264], and slay [02026] every man [0376] his brother [0251], and every man [0376] his companion [07453], and every man [0376] his neighbour [07138].
26 Then Moses [04872] stood [05975] in the gate [08179] of the camp [04264], and said [0559], Who is on the LORD'S [03068] side? let him come unto me. And all the sons [01121] of Levi [03878] gathered [0622] themselves together unto him.
46 While [2089] he [846] yet [1161] talked [2980] to the people [3793], behold [2400], his mother [3384] and [2532] his [846] brethren [80] stood [2476] without [1854], desiring [2212] to speak [2980] with him [846].
47 Then [1161] one [5100] said [2036] unto him [846], Behold [2400], thy [4675] mother [3384] and [2532] thy [4675] brethren [80] stand [2476] without [1854], desiring [2212] to speak [2980] with thee [4671].
48 But [1161] he answered [611] and said [2036] unto him that told [2036] him [846], Who [5101] is [2076] my [3450] mother [3384]? and [2532] who [5101] are [1526] my [3450] brethren [80]?
49 And [2532] he stretched forth [1614] his [846] hand [5495] toward [1909] his [846] disciples [3101], and said [2036], Behold [2400] my [3450] mother [3384] and [2532] my [3450] brethren [80]!
50 For [1063] whosoever [3748] [302] shall do [4160] the will [2307] of my [3450] Father [3962] which [3588] is in [1722] heaven [3772], the same [846] is [2076] my [3450] brother [80], and [2532] sister [79], and [2532] mother [3384].
2 And there went out [03318] fire [0784] from the LORD [03068], and devoured [0398] them, and they died [04191] before [06440] the LORD [03068].
3 Then Moses [04872] said [0559] unto Aaron [0175], This is it that the LORD [03068] spake [01696], saying [0559], I will be sanctified [06942] in them that come nigh [07138] me, and before [06440] all the people [05971] I will be glorified [03513]. And Aaron [0175] held his peace [01826].
4 And Moses [04872] called [07121] Mishael [04332] and Elzaphan [0469], the sons [01121] of Uzziel [05816] the uncle [01730] of Aaron [0175], and said [0559] unto them, Come near [07126], carry [05375] your brethren [0251] from before [06440] the sanctuary [06944] out [02351] of the camp [04264].
5 So they went near [07126], and carried [05375] them in their coats [03801] out [02351] of the camp [04264]; as Moses [04872] had said [01696].
6 And Moses [04872] said [0559] unto Aaron [0175], and unto Eleazar [0499] and unto Ithamar [0385], his sons [01121], Uncover [06544] not your heads [07218], neither rend [06533] your clothes [0899]; lest ye die [04191], and lest wrath [07107] come upon all the people [05712]: but let your brethren [0251], the whole house [01004] of Israel [03478], bewail [01058] the burning [08316] which the LORD [03068] hath kindled [08313].
7 And ye shall not go out [03318] from the door [06607] of the tabernacle [0168] of the congregation [04150], lest ye die [04191]: for the anointing [04888] oil [08081] of the LORD [03068] is upon you. And they did [06213] according to the word [01697] of Moses [04872].
12 Neither shall he go out [03318] of the sanctuary [04720], nor profane [02490] the sanctuary [04720] of his God [0430]; for the crown [05145] of the anointing [04888] oil [08081] of his God [0430] is upon him: I am the LORD [03068].
11 Neither shall he go in [0935] to any dead [04191] body [05315], nor defile [02930] himself for his father [01], or for his mother [0517];