Deuteronomy 33:10
New International Version
He teaches your precepts to Jacob and your law to Israel. He offers incense before you and whole burnt offerings on your altar.

New Living Translation
They teach your regulations to Jacob; they give your instructions to Israel. They present incense before you and offer whole burnt offerings on the altar.

English Standard Version
They shall teach Jacob your rules and Israel your law; they shall put incense before you and whole burnt offerings on your altar.

Berean Standard Bible
He will teach Your ordinances to Jacob and Your law to Israel; he will set incense before You and whole burnt offerings on Your altar.

King James Bible
They shall teach Jacob thy judgments, and Israel thy law: they shall put incense before thee, and whole burnt sacrifice upon thine altar.

New King James Version
They shall teach Jacob Your judgments, And Israel Your law. They shall put incense before You, And a whole burnt sacrifice on Your altar.

New American Standard Bible
“They will teach Your ordinances to Jacob, And Your Law to Israel. They shall put incense before You, And whole burnt offerings on Your altar.

NASB 1995
“They shall teach Your ordinances to Jacob, And Your law to Israel. They shall put incense before You, And whole burnt offerings on Your altar.

NASB 1977
“They shall teach Thine ordinances to Jacob, And Thy law to Israel. They shall put incense before Thee, And whole burnt offerings on Thine altar.

Legacy Standard Bible
They shall teach Your judgments to Jacob, And Your law to Israel. They shall put incense before You, And whole burnt offerings on Your altar.

Amplified Bible
“The priests shall teach Your ordinances (judgments) to Jacob, And Your law to Israel. They shall put incense before You, And whole burnt offerings on Your altar.

Christian Standard Bible
They will teach your ordinances to Jacob and your instruction to Israel; they will set incense before you and whole burnt offerings on your altar.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
They will teach Your ordinances to Jacob and Your instruction to Israel; they will set incense before You and whole burnt offerings on Your altar.

American Standard Version
They shall teach Jacob thine ordinances, And Israel thy law: They shall put incense before thee, And whole burnt-offering upon thine altar.

Contemporary English Version
You teach God's laws to Israel, and at the place of worship you offer sacrifices and burn incense.

English Revised Version
They shall teach Jacob thy judgments, And Israel thy law: They shall put incense before thee, And whole burnt offering upon thine altar.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
They teach Jacob your rules and give Israel your teachings. They burn incense for you to smell and sacrifice burnt offerings on your altar.

Good News Translation
They will teach your people to obey your Law; They will offer sacrifices on your altar.

International Standard Version
They will teach your ordinances to Jacob, and your Law to Israel. They will offer incense as a pleasant aroma to you and a whole burnt offering upon your altar.

Majority Standard Bible
He will teach Your ordinances to Jacob and Your law to Israel; he will set incense before You and whole burnt offerings on Your altar.

NET Bible
They will teach Jacob your ordinances and Israel your law; they will offer incense as a pleasant odor, and a whole offering on your altar.

New Heart English Bible
They shall teach Jacob your ordinances, and Israel your law. They shall put incense before you, and whole burnt offering on your altar.

Webster's Bible Translation
They shall teach Jacob thy judgments, and Israel thy law; they shall put incense before thee, and whole burnt sacrifice upon thy altar.

World English Bible
They shall teach Jacob your ordinances, and Israel your law. They shall put incense before you, and whole burnt offering on your altar.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
They teach Your judgments to Jacob, "" And Your law to Israel; They put incense in Your nose, "" And whole burnt-offering on Your altar.

Young's Literal Translation
They teach Thy judgments to Jacob, And Thy law to Israel; They put perfume in Thy nose, And whole burnt-offering on Thine altar.

Smith's Literal Translation
And they shall teach thy judgments to Jacob, and thy law to Israel; they will put incense at thy nose, and whole burnt-offerings upon thine altar.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Thy judgments, O Jacob, and thy law, O Israel: they shall put incense in thy wrath and holocaust upon thy altar.

Catholic Public Domain Version
your judgments, O Jacob, and your law, O Israel. They shall place incense before your fury and a holocaust upon your altar.

New American Bible
They teach your ordinances to Jacob, your law to Israel. They bring incense to your nostrils, and burnt offerings to your altar.

New Revised Standard Version
They teach Jacob your ordinances, and Israel your law; they place incense before you, and whole burnt offerings on your altar.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
They shall teach Jacob thy judgments, and Israel thy law; they shall put incense before thee when thou art angry, and whole burnt sacrifice upon thy altar.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
They shall teach your judgments to Yaquuv and your Law to Israel; they shall place incense in your wrath and perfection on your altar.
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
They shall teach Jacob Thine ordinances, And Israel Thy law; They shall put incense before Thee, And whole burnt-offering upon Thine altar.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
They shall declare thine ordinances to Jacob, and thy law to Israel: they shall place incense in the time of thy wrath continually upon thine altar.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Moses Blesses the Twelve Tribes
9He said of his father and mother, ‘I do not consider them.’ He disregarded his brothers and did not know his own sons, for he kept Your word and maintained Your covenant. 10He will teach Your ordinances to Jacob and Your law to Israel; he will set incense before You and whole burnt offerings on Your altar. 11Bless his substance, O LORD, and accept the work of his hands. Smash the loins of those who rise against him, and of his foes so they can rise no more.”…

Cross References
Malachi 2:7
For the lips of a priest should preserve knowledge, and people should seek instruction from his mouth, because he is the messenger of the LORD of Hosts.

Leviticus 10:11
so that you may teach the Israelites all the statutes that the LORD has given them through Moses.”

2 Chronicles 17:8-9
accompanied by certain Levites—Shemaiah, Nethaniah, Zebadiah, Asahel, Shemiramoth, Jehonathan, Adonijah, Tobijah, and Tob-adonijah—along with the priests Elishama and Jehoram. / They taught throughout Judah, taking with them the Book of the Law of the LORD. They went throughout the towns of Judah and taught the people.

Nehemiah 8:7-8
The Levites—Jeshua, Bani, Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodiah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, and Pelaiah—instructed the people in the Law as they stood in their places. / So they read from the Book of the Law of God, explaining it and giving insight, so that the people could understand what was being read.

Ezra 7:10
For Ezra had set his heart to study the Law of the LORD, to practice it, and to teach its statutes and ordinances in Israel.

Jeremiah 18:18
Then some said, “Come, let us make plans against Jeremiah, for the law will never be lost to the priest, nor counsel to the wise, nor an oracle to the prophet. Come, let us denounce him and pay no heed to any of his words.”

Hosea 4:6
My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Because you have rejected knowledge, I will also reject you as My priests. Since you have forgotten the law of your God, I will also forget your children.

2 Kings 17:27-28
Then the king of Assyria commanded: “Send back one of the priests you carried off from Samaria, and have him go back to live there and teach the requirements of the God of the land.” / Thus one of the priests they had carried away came and lived in Bethel, and he began to teach them how they should worship the LORD.

2 Chronicles 15:3
For many years Israel has been without the true God, without a priest to instruct them, and without the law.

2 Chronicles 35:3
To the Levites who taught all Israel and were holy to the LORD, Josiah said: “Put the holy ark in the temple built by Solomon son of David king of Israel. It is not to be carried around on your shoulders. Now serve the LORD your God and His people Israel.

Matthew 28:19-20
Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, / and teaching them to obey all that I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”

Romans 10:14-15
How then can they call on the One in whom they have not believed? And how can they believe in the One of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone to preach? / And how can they preach unless they are sent? As it is written: “How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news!”

1 Timothy 4:13
Until I come, devote yourself to the public reading of Scripture, to exhortation, and to teaching.

2 Timothy 2:2
And the things that you have heard me say among many witnesses, entrust these to faithful men who will be qualified to teach others as well.

2 Timothy 3:16-17
All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for instruction, for conviction, for correction, and for training in righteousness, / so that the man of God may be complete, fully equipped for every good work.


Treasury of Scripture

They shall teach Jacob your judgments, and Israel your law: they shall put incense before you, and whole burnt sacrifice on your altar.

They shall teach.

Deuteronomy 17:9-11
And thou shalt come unto the priests the Levites, and unto the judge that shall be in those days, and inquire; and they shall shew thee the sentence of judgment: …

Deuteronomy 24:8
Take heed in the plague of leprosy, that thou observe diligently, and do according to all that the priests the Levites shall teach you: as I commanded them, so ye shall observe to do.

Leviticus 10:11
And that ye may teach the children of Israel all the statutes which the LORD hath spoken unto them by the hand of Moses.

they shall put incense.

Exodus 30:7,8
And Aaron shall burn thereon sweet incense every morning: when he dresseth the lamps, he shall burn incense upon it…

Numbers 16:40,46
To be a memorial unto the children of Israel, that no stranger, which is not of the seed of Aaron, come near to offer incense before the LORD; that he be not as Korah, and as his company: as the LORD said to him by the hand of Moses…

1 Samuel 2:28
And did I choose him out of all the tribes of Israel to be my priest, to offer upon mine altar, to burn incense, to wear an ephod before me? and did I give unto the house of thy father all the offerings made by fire of the children of Israel?

before thee [heb] at thy nose

Leviticus 1:9,13,17
But his inwards and his legs shall he wash in water: and the priest shall burn all on the altar, to be a burnt sacrifice, an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD…

Leviticus 9:12,13
And he slew the burnt offering; and Aaron's sons presented unto him the blood, which he sprinkled round about upon the altar…

Psalm 51:19
Then shalt thou be pleased with the sacrifices of righteousness, with burnt offering and whole burnt offering: then shall they offer bullocks upon thine altar.

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They shall teach
The Hebrew root for "teach" is "yarah," which means to instruct or direct. This word implies a deliberate and careful impartation of knowledge. In the context of the Levites, who are the subject of this verse, it underscores their God-given role as educators of the divine law. Historically, the Levites were tasked with preserving and transmitting the knowledge of God's commandments, ensuring that the people of Israel understood and adhered to His statutes. This teaching was not merely academic but was intended to guide the moral and spiritual life of the nation.

Your ordinances
The term "ordinances" comes from the Hebrew word "mishpatim," which refers to judgments or decrees. These are the specific laws given by God that govern the social and moral conduct of His people. The Levites were responsible for interpreting these ordinances, ensuring that justice and righteousness were upheld within the community. This highlights the importance of divine law as the foundation for societal order and the role of spiritual leaders in maintaining that order.

to Jacob
"Jacob" is often used as a synonym for the nation of Israel, referring to the descendants of Jacob, the patriarch. This emphasizes the covenant relationship between God and His chosen people. By teaching God's ordinances to Jacob, the Levites were reinforcing the identity and calling of Israel as a nation set apart for God's purposes. It is a reminder of the continuity of God's promises from the patriarchs to the present generation.

and Your law
The word "law" is translated from the Hebrew "torah," which encompasses not only legal statutes but also teachings and instructions. The Torah is central to Jewish faith and practice, representing God's revealed will for His people. The Levites' role in teaching the Torah underscores the importance of divine revelation as the guiding principle for life. It is through the Torah that the people of Israel understood their relationship with God and their responsibilities as His covenant people.

to Israel
"Israel" refers to the collective nation, the people chosen by God to be His representatives on earth. The teaching of the law to Israel signifies the communal aspect of faith, where the entire nation is called to live in obedience to God's commands. This communal identity is foundational to the understanding of Israel as a people bound together by their covenant with God.

They shall set incense before You
The act of setting incense before God is a symbol of prayer and worship. Incense, in the Hebrew "qetoreth," was used in the tabernacle and later in the temple as a fragrant offering to God, representing the prayers of the people ascending to heaven. The Levites, by performing this ritual, facilitated the worship of the nation, acting as intermediaries between God and His people. This highlights the importance of worship in maintaining a relationship with God and the role of spiritual leaders in leading the community in worship.

and whole burnt offerings
The "whole burnt offerings," or "olah" in Hebrew, were sacrifices completely consumed by fire on the altar, symbolizing total dedication and surrender to God. These offerings were a key part of the sacrificial system, representing atonement and reconciliation with God. The Levites' role in offering these sacrifices underscores the necessity of atonement and the seriousness of sin. It points to the ultimate sacrifice of Christ, who offered Himself as the perfect and final atonement for sin.

on Your altar
The altar, "mizbeach" in Hebrew, was the sacred place where sacrifices were made to God. It was central to the worship and religious life of Israel, symbolizing the meeting place between God and man. The Levites' service at the altar highlights their role as mediators, facilitating the people's access to God through the sacrificial system. This foreshadows the ultimate mediation of Christ, who through His sacrifice, opened the way for all believers to approach God with confidence.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
They will teach
יוֹר֤וּ (yō·w·rū)
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 3384: To flow as water, to lay, throw, to point out, to teach

Your ordinances
מִשְׁפָּטֶ֙יךָ֙ (miš·pā·ṭe·ḵā)
Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 4941: A verdict, a sentence, formal decree, divine law, penalty, justice, privilege, style

to Jacob
לְיַעֲקֹ֔ב (lə·ya·‘ă·qōḇ)
Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3290: Jacob -- a son of Isaac, also his desc

and Your law
וְתוֹרָתְךָ֖ (wə·ṯō·w·rā·ṯə·ḵā)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 8451: Direction, instruction, law

to Israel;
לְיִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל (lə·yiś·rā·’êl)
Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc

they will set
יָשִׂ֤ימוּ (yā·śî·mū)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 7760: Put -- to put, place, set

incense
קְטוֹרָה֙ (qə·ṭō·w·rāh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 6988: Smoke of sacrifice

before You
בְּאַפֶּ֔ךָ (bə·’ap·pe·ḵā)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 639: The nose, nostril, the face, a person, ire

and whole burnt offerings
וְכָלִ֖יל (wə·ḵā·lîl)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3632: Complete, the whole, as, fully

on
עַֽל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

Your altar.
מִזְבְּחֶֽךָ׃ (miz·bə·ḥe·ḵā)
Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 4196: An altar


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