Deuteronomy 33:14

Paleo Hebrew Niqqud

RBT Hebrew Interlinear:

וממגד וּמִמֶּגֶד

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ו

wə

Definition

and

Root

From H8505; a prefix

Exhaustive

The conjunctive ו is not merely a fixed coordinator with a stable semantic value (“and/but/or/then”). Its core function is linkage, not meaning. It binds units into a single discourse field—phrases, clauses, or whole scenes—while leaving the logical relation to be inferred from aspect, word order, genre, and context.

So the variability in translation (“and / but / or / even / then”) is not polyvalence in the particle; it is underspecification by design. The language expects the reader/hearer to perceive the relation rather than have it encoded.

Crucially, conjunctive ו does not imply temporal sequence. It implies continuity of attention. Think of it as:
- “this belongs with what precedes,”
- “remain within the same frame,”
“do not reset the discourse.”
This is why Hebrew can chain dozens of clauses with ו without subordination or explicit logic markers. The text advances by accumulation, not by branching syntactic trees. Meaning arises from the interaction:
- Aspect (qatal / yiqtol / participle),
- Position (fronted elements, resumptive nouns),
- Genre (law, narrative, oracle),
- Context (who speaks, to whom).
The ו simply keeps the circuit closed so these cues can operate together. Remove tense assumptions, and the system becomes coherent.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

מ

mi / min

Definition

from

Root

Abbreviated from H4480

Exhaustive

(mem) — from / out of

Core value: emergence, separation, derivation
מ does not merely indicate origin in time (“after”). It marks boundary-crossing:
- source,
- differentiation,
- contrast,
- extraction.
Aonically, מ indicates transition between states.
not “after X” but “out from within X.”
This is why מ can signal both cause and contrast: both involve standing on the far side of a boundary.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

מגד

meged

Definition

properly, a distinguished thing; hence something valuable, as aproduct or fruit

Root

from an unused root probably meaning to be eminent;

Exhaustive

from an unused root probably meaning to be eminent; properly, a distinguished thing; hence something valuable, as aproduct or fruit; pleasant, precious fruit (thing).

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H4022

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

מֶגֶד

noun / masculine • Root מגד • Strongs / High • Page 805

1. Something noble, distinguished, high, valuable, hence a precious possession, riches; the choicest and noblest fruit. 2. Honour, fame, nobility, praise.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

מֶגֶד

m. dec. vi. a. • Page 353

costly or precious gifts, (particularly of nature.) Deut. 33: 13. מֶגֶד שָׁמַיִם the precious gifts of heaven. Spoken particularly of fruits, Cant. 4: 13, 16; 7: 14.

Conjunction, Preposition, Noun common both singular construct

LXX: ἀκροδρύων dὥραν

LXX Usage Statistics

H4022:

ἀκροδρύων 2× (26.7%)

dὥραν 2× (18.7%)

תבואת תְּבוּאֹת

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

תבואה

tᵉbûwʼâh

Definition

income, i.e. produce (literally or figuratively)

Root

from H935 (בוא);

Exhaustive

from בוא; income, i.e. produce (literally or figuratively); fruit, gain, increase, revenue.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H8393

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

תְּבוּאָה

fem. prop. • Root בוא • Lemma_Lookup • Page 1496

What comes in, as produce, gain, increase, fruit; generally proventus.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

תְּבוּאָה

f. verbal noun • Root בוא • Page 706

1. produce, increase, e.g. of a country (Josh. 8:12), of the threshing floor (Num. 18:30), of the vineyard (Deut. 22:15). 2. gain, profit, e.g. the gain of the wicked (Prov. 10:16), the profit of wisdom (Prov. 3:14, 8:19). 3. metaphorically the fruit or consequences of any thing (Prov. 18:20).

Noun common feminine plural construct

LXX: γενήματα γενημάτων αὐτῆσ γένημα γενήματοσ

LXX Usage Statistics

H8393:

γενήματα 13× (22.3%)

γενημάτων 7× (13.5%)

αὐτῆσ 7× (10.1%)

γένημα 6× (10.8%)

γενήματοσ 4× (7.3%)

καρποὶ 2× (4.1%)

ὡσ 2× (3.8%)

καρπῶν 2× (2.6%)

שמש שָׁמֶשׁ

sun

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

שמש

shemesh

Definition

the sun; by implication, the east; figuratively, a ray, i.e. (architectural) a notched battlement

Root

from an unused root meaning to be brilliant;

Exhaustive

from an unused root meaning to be brilliant; the sun; by implication, the east; figuratively, a ray, i.e. (architectural) a notched battlement; [phrase] east side(-ward), sun (rising), [phrase] west(-ward), window. See also בית שמש.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H8121

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

שֶׁמֶשׁ

comm. • Root שמש • Strongs / High • Page 1455

Common gender noun. Properly, the light-giving or shining thing; hence the sun (a luminous body by day, diffusing heat). Also used figuratively for grace, and to denote geographical directions (east: מִזְרַח שֶׁמֶשׁ, west: מְבוֹא שֶׁמֶשׁ).

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

שֶׁמֶשׁ

com. gen. • Page 689

1. the sun. Frequent expression 'under the sun', i.e. on the earth. Eccl. 1: 3, 9. Ps. 84: 12. 2. Plur. שִׁמְשׁוֹת battlements, pinnacles, turrets (on a wall). Is. 54: 12.

Noun common both singular absolute

LXX: ἥλιον ἡλίου ἥλιοσ ἡλίῳ

LXX Usage Statistics

H8121:

ἥλιον 41× (29.0%)

ἡλίου 40× (31.9%)

ἥλιοσ 40× (28.1%)

ἡλίῳ 7× (4.6%)

וממגד וּמִמֶּגֶד

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ו

wə

Definition

and

Root

From H8505; a prefix

Exhaustive

The conjunctive ו is not merely a fixed coordinator with a stable semantic value (“and/but/or/then”). Its core function is linkage, not meaning. It binds units into a single discourse field—phrases, clauses, or whole scenes—while leaving the logical relation to be inferred from aspect, word order, genre, and context.

So the variability in translation (“and / but / or / even / then”) is not polyvalence in the particle; it is underspecification by design. The language expects the reader/hearer to perceive the relation rather than have it encoded.

Crucially, conjunctive ו does not imply temporal sequence. It implies continuity of attention. Think of it as:
- “this belongs with what precedes,”
- “remain within the same frame,”
“do not reset the discourse.”
This is why Hebrew can chain dozens of clauses with ו without subordination or explicit logic markers. The text advances by accumulation, not by branching syntactic trees. Meaning arises from the interaction:
- Aspect (qatal / yiqtol / participle),
- Position (fronted elements, resumptive nouns),
- Genre (law, narrative, oracle),
- Context (who speaks, to whom).
The ו simply keeps the circuit closed so these cues can operate together. Remove tense assumptions, and the system becomes coherent.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

מ

mi / min

Definition

from

Root

Abbreviated from H4480

Exhaustive

(mem) — from / out of

Core value: emergence, separation, derivation
מ does not merely indicate origin in time (“after”). It marks boundary-crossing:
- source,
- differentiation,
- contrast,
- extraction.
Aonically, מ indicates transition between states.
not “after X” but “out from within X.”
This is why מ can signal both cause and contrast: both involve standing on the far side of a boundary.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

מגד

meged

Definition

properly, a distinguished thing; hence something valuable, as aproduct or fruit

Root

from an unused root probably meaning to be eminent;

Exhaustive

from an unused root probably meaning to be eminent; properly, a distinguished thing; hence something valuable, as aproduct or fruit; pleasant, precious fruit (thing).

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H4022

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

מֶגֶד

noun / masculine • Root מגד • Strongs / High • Page 805

1. Something noble, distinguished, high, valuable, hence a precious possession, riches; the choicest and noblest fruit. 2. Honour, fame, nobility, praise.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

מֶגֶד

m. dec. vi. a. • Page 353

costly or precious gifts, (particularly of nature.) Deut. 33: 13. מֶגֶד שָׁמַיִם the precious gifts of heaven. Spoken particularly of fruits, Cant. 4: 13, 16; 7: 14.

Conjunction, Preposition, Noun common both singular construct

LXX: ἀκροδρύων dὥραν

LXX Usage Statistics

H4022:

ἀκροδρύων 2× (26.7%)

dὥραν 2× (18.7%)

גרש גֶּרֶשׁ

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

גרש

geresh

Definition

produce (as if expelled)

Root

from H1644 (גרש);

Exhaustive

from גרש; produce (as if expelled); put forth.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H1645

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

גֶּרֶשׁ

noun • Root גרש • Strongs / High • Page 342

m. fruit gained, produce, what is brought in; fruit of the months.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

גֶּרֶשׁ

noun masculine • Root גרש • Page 149

Produce, proventus (Deut. 33:14). Verbal from גָּרַשׁ.

גָּרַשׁ

verb • Root גרש • Page 149

To drive away, to drive out (Gen. 3:24, 4:14, 21:10). Pi. גֵּרַשׁ to drive away. Pu. גֹּרַשׁ pass. (Ex. 12:39). Niph. 1. to be driven out (Jon. 2:5). 2. to be carried or swept along (Am. 8:8). 3. to be agitated (Is. 57:20).

Noun common both singular construct

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H1645:

No stats available

ירחים יְרָחִים׃

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ירח

yerach

Definition

a lunation, i.e. month

Root

from a unused root of uncertain signification;

Exhaustive

from a unused root of uncertain signification; a lunation, i.e. month; month, moon.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H3391

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

יֶרַח

masculine noun • Root ירח • Strongs / High • Page 648

That which makes a circuit (monthly), hence the moon; a heavenly body determining times.

יֶרַח

m. / noun proper • Root ירח • Strongs / High • Page 649

1. The time of the cycle of the moon, i.e. a lunar month. 2. A proper name, the fifth son of Joktan; also the name of a tribe and region.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

יֶרַח

m. denom. • Root ירח • Page 298

A month, a Hebrew lunar month. 1 K. 6: 37, 38. 8: 2. Also a country of Arabia (Gen. 10:26).

Noun common masculine plural absolute

LXX: μηνὶ μῆνασ μηνῶν μῆνα

LXX Usage Statistics

H3391:

μηνὶ 4× (23.4%)

μῆνασ 3× (19.7%)

μηνῶν 2× (13.8%)

μῆνα 2× (12.8%)

RBT Translation:

No verse found

RBT Paraphrase:
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Julia Smith Literal 1876 Translation:
And from the most excellent of the produce of the sun, and from the most excellent thrust forth of the moons,

LITV Translation:
and with the best of the produce of the sun, and with the best yield of the months;

Brenton Septuagint Translation:
And of the fruits of the changes of the sun in season, And of the produce of the months,