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Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Deuteronomy 33:14

Things put forth by the moon] RV 'things of the growth of the moons,' i.e. probably of the months, things put forth month by month, according to their season.

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See also Deuteronomy 33:14 in other biblical comments:

  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    Verse Deuteronomy 33:14. _THE PRECIOUS FRUITS BROUGHT FORTH BY THE SUN_] All excellent and important productions of the earth, which come to perfection _once_ in the year. So _the precious things put...

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    Comparing the words of Moses with those of Jacob, it will be seen that the patriarch dwells with emphasis on the severe conflicts which Joseph, i. e., Ephraim and Manasseh, would undergo (compare Gene...

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    3. THE BLESSING OF MOSES Chapter S 32:44-33:29 _ 1. Introduction (Deuteronomy 32:44)_ 2. Jehovah's manifestation (Deuteronomy 33:1) 3. The blessing of Reuben, Judah and Levi (D

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    DEUTERONOMY 33. THE BLESSING OF MOSES. Of this poem (quite unconnected with the context) the following statements may be made: (_a)_ It was composed during the prosperous reign of Jeroboam II (786- 74...

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    MOON. Put by Figure of speech _Metonymy_ (of Adjunct) for months. App-6....

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    The Blessing Proper 6  R e" ubén, may he live and not die, Though few be his men....

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    _walketh walketh up and down_(also of God in J, Genesis 3:8, and 2 Samuel 7:6 f.). Cp. especially 1 Samuel 4:7, _a god is come into the camp_; and above...

  • Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

    _VER._ 13-17. _AND OF JOSEPH HE SAID,_ &C.— Whether we consider Joseph with respect to his situation in the land of Canaan, or to the eminent dignity by which his descendants were distinguished, he is...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    2. BLESSINGS PRONOUNCED UPON THE TWELVE TRIBES (Deuteronomy 33:6-25) It will be noticed that the tribe of Simeon is not mentioned in this list. This was because of their father's anger, cruelty, and d...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    _AND FOR THE PRECIOUS FRUITS BROUGHT FORTH BY THE SUN, AND FOR THE PRECIOUS THINGS PUT FORTH BY THE MOON,_ And for the precious fruits brought forth by the sun, and for the precious things put forth...

  • Darby's translation notes (1890)

    33:14 months, (g-18) Or 'moons.'...

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    DEUTERONOMY: GOD’S LAW OF LOVE LOVE AND OBEY THE *LORD YOUR GOD DEUTERONOMY _PHILIP SMITH_ CHAPTER 33 V1 This is the *blessing that Moses, God’s *prophet, gave to the *Israelites. Moses did this...

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    AND FOR THE PRECIOUS FRUITS. — The “increase of the sun_”_ and “precious things put forth from month to month” (or by night when the moon rules), are next alluded to....

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    וּ מִ מֶּ֖גֶד תְּבוּאֹ֣ת שָׁ֑מֶשׁ וּ מִ

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    (B) THE BLESSING OF MOSES Deuteronomy 33:1 Besides the farewell speeches and the farewell song, we have in this chapter yet another closing utterance attributed to Moses. Here, as in the case of the...

  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

    THE BLESSING OF THE CHOSEN PEOPLE Deuteronomy 33:1 The glorious nature of God is the opening theme here. The reference is to the giving of the Law when, amid fire and the mediation of angels, God des...

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    Here we have the record of the final words of Moses to the nation. They also take the form of a song. Often he had set before the people cursing and blessing His last words were of blessing only. Firs...

  • George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary

    _Moon; both those which are annual, as wheat, and those which come every month. (Chaldean) The sun and moon greatly contribute to nourish (Haydock) and to bring fruit to maturity. (Pliny, [Natural His...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    The blessing of Joseph is very striking, and deserves the closest attention, from the interest all true believers in CHRIST have in it. It is true, Joseph was separated from his brethren when sold int...

  • Introductory Lectures - Commentary by William Kelly

    It is clear that a new division of the statutes and judgments of this book begins with the later verses just read from Deuteronomy 16:1-22. What belonged to the religious life of Israel was closed wit...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    We have also the blessings of this man of God, pronounced over the people before his death (chap. 33). The blessings of Jacob were more historical regarding the future. Here they are rather relationsh...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    AND FOR THE PRECIOUS FRUITS [BROUGHT FORTH] BY THE SUN,.... Which has a wonderful influence upon many and most of the fruits of the earth, to produce them out of their seeds in it, to bring them forwa...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    And for the precious fruits [brought forth] by the sun, and for the precious things put forth by the moon, Ver. 14. _And for the precious fruits._] So St James calleth them, "The precious fruits of t...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _And of Joseph_ Including both Ephraim and Manasseh. In Jacob's blessing, that of Joseph is the largest; and so it is here. _His land_ His portion, shall be endowed with choice blessings from God. _Of...

  • KJV Original Language Details

    1 The Maiestie of God. 6 The blessings of the twelue Tribes. 26 The excellency of Israel. 1 AND this is the blessing, wherewith Moses the man of God blessed the children of Israel before his death....

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    and for the precious fruits brought forth by the sun, produced and matured by his kindly heat, AND FOR THE PRECIOUS THINGS PUT FORTH BY THE MOON, matured in the course of the year, as one month follow...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    THE BLESSING OF MOSES. As the aged patriarch Jacob laid his blessing upon his sons in the form of prophecies, so Moses, before being gathered to his people, spoke a prophetic blessing upon the peopl...

  • Leslie M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

    THE BLESSING OF THE TRIBES (vs.1-29) Though Deuteronomy is a book largely of admonition, yet all admonition is finished by the end of Chapter 32:47, and Chapter 33 beautifully closes God's message f...

  • Marginal Notes in the King James Version (1611)

    PUT FORTH: _ Heb._ thrust forth MOON: _ Heb._ moons...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    6-23 The order in which the tribes are here blessed, is not the same as is observed elsewhere. The blessing of Judah may refer to the whole tribe in general, or to David as a type of Christ. Moses la...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    BY THE SUN, which opens and warms the earth, cherisheth and improveth, and in due time ripeneth the seeds and fruits of the earth. BY THE MOON, which by its moisture refreshes and promotes them Heb. _...

  • Notes on the Pentateuch by Charles Henry Mackintosh

    "And this is the blessing, wherewith Moses, the man of God, blessed the children of Israel before his death" It is full of interest and comfort to find that the last words of the lawgiver were words o...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Deuteronomy 33:14 precious H4022 fruits H8393 sun H8121 precious H4022 produce H1645 months H3391 the precious -...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    Deuteronomy 33:13 “And of Joseph he said, Blessed of Yahweh be his land, For the precious things of heaven, for the dew, And for the deep that couches beneath, And for the precious things of the...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: Moses' blessing upon the tribes. CHARACTERS: God, Moses. CONCLUSION: It is a very desirable thing to have an interest in the prayers of those who are about to depart for heaven. KEY WORD:...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    Deuteronomy 33:1. _Moses blessed Israel._ Moses, like Jacob, died distinctly blessing the tribes of Israel, and finished his course in a manner worthy of himself. The tribe of Simeon is here omitted....

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _Of Joseph he said, Blessed of the Lord be his land._ JOSEPH The character of Joseph is not often correctly apprehended, although it comes out very distinctly in the picture which Scripture has given...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    DEUTERONOMY—NOTE ON DEUTERONOMY 33:1 There is no mention of Simeon in the list of tribes, perhaps because the tribe was going to be scattered (Genesis 49:7) and absorbed by Judah....

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    CRITICAL NOTES.—Moses now performs the last great act of life and blesses the tribes of Israel. “The blessing opens with a solemn conclusion of the covenant and giving of the law at Sinai, by which th...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    EXPOSITION MOSES' BLESSING. Before ascending Mount Nebo, to take a view of the land he was not permitted to cuter and then to die, Moses took farewell of the people he had so long guided and ruled, b...

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    Chapter thirty-three, Now this is the blessing, wherewith Moses the man of God blessed the children of Israel just before he died. And he said, The LORD came from Sinai, and rose up from Seir; he shin...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    1 Timothy 6:17; 2 Samuel 23:4; Acts 14:17; Deuteronomy 28:8; Le

  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

    By the sun — Which opens and warms the earth, cherishes and improves and in due time ripens the seeds and fruits of it. The moon — Which by its moisture refreshes and promotes them. Heb. Of the moons,...

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