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Deuteronomy 33:18

Of Zebulun he said: Rejoice, Zebulun, when you go outside, and Issachar, when you are in your tents.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Death;   Issachar;   Zebulun;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Cities;   Issachar, the Tribe of;   Tribes of Israel, the;   Zebulun, the Tribe of;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Deuteronomy;   Issachar;   Simeon;   Zebulun;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Issachar;   Zebulun;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Issachar;   Merchant;   Tent;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Galilee;   Issachar;   Jezreel (1);   Zebulun;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Poetry;   Tabor;   Zebulun;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Issachar;   Tabor (1);   Targums;   Zebulun;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Zebedee ;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Zebulun ;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Issachar;   Zebulun;   Wilson's Dictionary of Bible Types - Tents;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Zebulun;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Moses, the Man of God;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Esdraelon, Plain of;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Bet Ha-Midrash;   Commerce;   Issachar, Tribe of;   Simḥat Torah;   Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs;   Zebulun;  

Devotionals:

- Faith's Checkbook - Devotion for March 12;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
He said about Zebulun:
Hebrew Names Version
Of Zevulun he said, Rejoice, Zevulun, in your going out; Yissakhar, in your tents.
King James Version
And of Zebulun he said, Rejoice, Zebulun, in thy going out; and, Issachar, in thy tents.
Lexham English Bible
And of Zebulun he said, "Rejoice, Zebulun, in your going out, and rejoice, Issachar, in your tents;
English Standard Version
And of Zebulun he said, "Rejoice, Zebulun, in your going out, and Issachar, in your tents.
New Century Version
Moses said this about the people of Zebulun: "Be happy when you go out, Zebulun, and be happy in your tents, Issachar.
Amplified Bible
Of Zebulun he said, "Rejoice, Zebulun, in your interests abroad, And, Issachar, in your tents [at home].
New American Standard Bible
Of Zebulun he said, "Rejoice, Zebulun, in your going out, And, Issachar, in your tents.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And of Zebulun he sayd, Reioice, Zebulun, in thy going out, and thou Isshachar in thy tents.
Legacy Standard Bible
Of Zebulun he said,"Be glad, Zebulun, in your going forth,And, Issachar, in your tents.
Contemporary English Version
Be happy, Zebulun, as your boats set sail; be happy, Issachar, in your tents.
Complete Jewish Bible
(iv) Of Z'vulun he said: "Rejoice, Z'vulun, as you go forth, and you, Yissakhar, in your tents.
Darby Translation
And of Zebulun he said, Rejoice, Zebulun, in thy going out; And thou, Issachar, in thy tents!
Easy-to-Read Version
Moses said this about Zebulun: "Zebulun, be happy when you go out. Issachar, be happy in your tents at home.
George Lamsa Translation
And of Zebulun he said, Rejoice, O Zebulun, in your going out; and Issachar, in your tents.
Good News Translation
About the tribes of Zebulun and Issachar he said: "May Zebulun be prosperous in their trade on the sea, And may Issachar's wealth increase at home.
Literal Translation
And of Zebulun he said, Rejoice, O Zebulun, in your going out, and O Issachar, in your tents;
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And vnto Zabulon he sayde: Reioyse Zabulon of thy outgoynge: but reioyse thou Isachar of thy tentes.
American Standard Version
And of Zebulun he said, Rejoice, Zebulun, in thy going out; And, Issachar, in thy tents.
Bible in Basic English
And of Zebulun he said, Be glad, Zebulun, in your going out; and, Issachar, in your tents.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And vnto Zabulon he sayde: Reioyce Zabulon in thy goyng out, and thou Isachar in thy tentes.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And of Zebulun he said: Rejoice, Zebulun, in thy going out, and, Issachar, in thy tents.
King James Version (1611)
And of Zebulun he said, Reioyce, Zebulun, in thy going out; and Issachar, in thy tents.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And to Zabulon he said, Rejoice, Zabulon, in thy going out, and Issachar in his tents.
English Revised Version
And of Zebulun he said, Rejoice, Zebulun, in thy going out; And, Issachar, in thy tents.
Berean Standard Bible
Concerning Zebulun he said: "Rejoice, Zebulun, in your journeys, and Issachar, in your tents.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And he seide to Zabulon, Zabulon, be thou glad in thi goyng out, and, Ysacar, in thi tabernaclis.
Young's Literal Translation
And of Zebulun he said: -- Rejoice, O Zebulun, in thy going out, And, O Issachar, in thy tents;
Update Bible Version
And of Zebulun he said, Rejoice, Zebulun, in your going out; And, Issachar, in your tents.
Webster's Bible Translation
And of Zebulun he said, Rejoice, Zebulun, in thy going out; and Issachar, in thy tents.
World English Bible
Of Zebulun he said, Rejoice, Zebulun, in your going out; Issachar, in your tents.
New King James Version
And of Zebulun he said: "Rejoice, Zebulun, in your going out, And Issachar in your tents!
New Living Translation
Moses said this about the tribes of Zebulun and Issachar: "May the people of Zebulun prosper in their travels. May the people of Issachar prosper at home in their tents.
New Life Bible
About Zebulun he said, "Be full of joy, Zebulun, in your going out. Be full of joy, Issachar, in your tents.
New Revised Standard
And of Zebulun he said: Rejoice, Zebulun, in your going out; and Issachar, in your tents.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And, of Zebulun, he said, Rejoice, Zebulun in thy going out, - And thou , Issachar in thy tents:
Douay-Rheims Bible
And to Zabulon he said: Rejoice, O Zabulon, in thy going out; and Issachar in thy tabernacles.
Revised Standard Version
And of Zeb'ulun he said, "Rejoice, Zeb'ulun, in your going out; and Is'sachar, in your tents.
THE MESSAGE
Zebulun and Issachar: "Celebrate, Zebulun, as you go out, and Issachar, as you stay home. They'll invite people to the Mountain and offer sacrifices of right worship, For they will have hauled riches in from the sea and gleaned treasures from the beaches."
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Of Zebulun he said, "Rejoice, Zebulun, in your going forth, And, Issachar, in your tents.

Contextual Overview

18 Of Zebulun he said: Rejoice, Zebulun, when you go outside, and Issachar, when you are in your tents. 19 They will summon peoples to the mountain, there they will sacrifice proper sacrifices; for they will enjoy the abundance of the seas, and the hidden treasures of the shores. 20 Of Gad he said: Blessed be the one who enlarges Gad. Like a lioness he will dwell; he will tear at an arm—indeed, a scalp. 21 He has selected the best part for himself, for the portion of the ruler is set aside there; he came with the leaders of the people, he obeyed the righteous laws of the Lord and his ordinances with Israel.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Genesis 49:13-15, Joshua 19:11, Judges 5:14

Reciprocal: Genesis 30:18 - and she Genesis 46:13 - Issachar Genesis 46:14 - Zebulun Genesis 49:14 - General Joshua 19:10 - Zebulun

Cross-References

Genesis 25:20
When Isaac was forty years old, he married Rebekah, the daughter of Bethuel the Aramean from Paddan Aram and sister of Laban the Aramean.
Genesis 28:2
Leave immediately for Paddan Aram! Go to the house of Bethuel, your mother's father, and find yourself a wife there, among the daughters of Laban, your mother's brother.
Genesis 33:6
The female servants came forward with their children and bowed down.
Genesis 33:7
Then Leah came forward with her children and they bowed down. Finally Joseph and Rachel came forward and bowed down.
Genesis 35:9
God appeared to Jacob again after he returned from Paddan Aram and blessed him.
Genesis 46:15
These were the sons of Leah, whom she bore to Jacob in Paddan Aram, along with Dinah his daughter. His sons and daughters numbered thirty-three in all.
Joshua 24:1
Joshua assembled all the Israelite tribes at Shechem. He summoned Israel's elders, rulers, judges, and leaders, and they appeared before God.
Judges 9:1
Now Abimelech son of Jerub-Baal went to Shechem to see his mother's relatives. He said to them and to his mother's entire extended family,
John 3:23
John was also baptizing at Aenon near Salim, because water was plentiful there, and people were coming to him and being baptized.
John 4:5
Now he came to a Samaritan town called Sychar, near the plot of land that Jacob had given to his son Joseph.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And of Zebulun he said,.... The tribe of Zebulun, as the Targums of Jonathan and Jerusalem, with whom Issachar is joined, they being brethren, and of the same mother as well as father; though Zebulun the youngest is set before Issachar the older, as in Jacob's blessing, Genesis 49:13;

rejoice, Zebulun, in thy going out; in their going out to sea, to merchandise, to traffic in foreign parts, it being a maritime tribe, see Genesis 49:13; and so are called upon to rejoice and be thankful for their safe preservation on the seas, and success in trade; and to this sense are the paraphrases of Jonathan and Jerusalem: though Onkelos interprets it of their going out to war against their enemies, and certain it is that they were also a warlike as well as a seafaring tribe; see Judges 5:18;

and Issachar, in thy tents; being a tribe that stayed at home, and attended to husbandry, and dwelt in tents, to take care of and feed their cattle; in doing which they should be prosperous, and have occasion to rejoice, and be thankful to the Lord: though the Targums of Jonathan and Jerusalem carry it to a different sense, to their schools, in which they dwelt: this tribe being, as supposed, a learned tribe, studious, in the law; which is gathered from 1 Chronicles 12:32.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Zebulun possessed a commodious sea-shore and the fisheries of the Lake of Tiberias: and was therefore to thrive by commerce, and to rejoice in his “going out,” i. e., in his mercantile enterprises. Issachar possessed a fertile inland district, and would therefore dwell at home and prosper in agriculture. Both tribes distinguished themselves in the contest with Jabin (compare Judges 5:14-15, Judges 5:18): and of Zebulun it is particularly noted that it produced the officers and tacticians who led and marshalled the host which vanquished Sisera (see Judges 5:14, and compare 1 Chronicles 12:33).

Deuteronomy 33:19

Unto the mountain - Compare Exodus 15:17.

Sacrifices of righteousness - Sacrifices offered in a righteous spirit, and therefore well pleasing to God (compare Psalms 4:5; Psalms 51:19).

Treasures hid in the sand - The riches of the seas in general. However, it is noteworthy that the sand of these coasts was especially valuable in the manufacture of glass; and glass was a precious thing in ancient times (compare Job 28:17). The murex from which the highly-prized purple dye was extracted, was also found here. A typical reference to the conversion of the Gentiles is strongly suggested by Isaiah 60:5-6, Isaiah 60:16; Isaiah 66:11-12.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Deuteronomy 33:18. Rejoice, Zebulun, in thy going out — That is, Thou shalt be very prosperous in thy coasting voyages; for this tribe's situation was favourable for traffic, having many sea-ports. Genesis 49:13.

And, Issachar, in thy tents. — That is, as Zebulun should be prosperous in his shipping and traffic, so should Issachar be in his tents - his agriculture and pasturage.


 
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