Deu 33:13, 28 | Clarke | e4.org | Verse 13. Blessed -be his land ] The whole of this passage certainly relates to the peculiar fertility of the soil in the portion that fell to this tribe which, the Jews say, yielded a greater abundance of all good things than any other part of the promised land. The precious things of heaven ] The peculiar mildness and salubrity of its atmosphere. For the dew ] A plentiful supply of which was a great blessing in the dry soil of a hot climate. The deep that coucheth beneath ] Probably referring to the plentiful supply of water which should be found in digging wells: hence the Septuagint have αβυσσωνπηγων, fountains of the deeps . Some suppose there has been a slight change made in the word mittal, for the dew , which was probably at first meal , FROM ABOVE, and then the passage would read thus: For the precious things of heaven FROM ABOVE, and for the deep that coucheth BENEATH. This reading is confirmed by several of Kennicott's and De Rossi's MSS. The Syriac and Chaldee have both readings: The dew of heaven from above .

‏ Deuteronomy 33:13

Verse 13. Blessed-be his land] The whole of this passage certainly relates to the peculiar fertility of the soil in the portion that fell to this tribe which, the Jews say, yielded a greater abundance of all good things than any other part of the promised land.

The precious things of heaven] The peculiar mildness and salubrity of its atmosphere.

For the dew] A plentiful supply of which was a great blessing in the dry soil of a hot climate.

The deep that coucheth beneath] Probably referring to the plentiful supply of water which should be found in digging wells: hence the Septuagint have αβυσσωνπηγων, fountains of the deeps. Some suppose there has been a slight change made in the word mittal, for the dew, which was probably at first meal, FROM ABOVE, and then the passage would read thus: For the precious things of heaven FROM ABOVE, and for the deep that coucheth BENEATH. This reading is confirmed by several of Kennicott's and De Rossi's MSS. The Syriac and Chaldee have both readings: The dew of heaven from above.

‏ Deuteronomy 33:28

Verse 28. Israel then shall dwell-alone] This people shall not be incorporated with any other people under heaven. A prophecy which continues to be fulfilled to the very letter. Every attempt to unite them with any other people has proved absolutely ineffectual.

The fountain of Jacob] His offspring, shall possess a most fertile land; such was Palestine.