"And he provided the first part for himself, because there, {in} a portion of the lawgiver, {was he} seated; and he came …" — Deuteronomy 33:21

Deuteronomy 33:21 · KJV

“And he provided the first part for himself, because there, {in} a portion of the lawgiver, {was he} seated; and he came with the heads of the people, he executed the justice of the LORD, and his judgments with Israel. {seated: Heb. cieled}”

— Deuteronomy 33:21

Verse 20

And of Gad he said, Blessed {be} he that enlargeth Gad: he dwelleth as a lion, and teareth the arm with the crown of the head.

Verse 22

And of Dan he said, Dan {is} a lion's whelp: he shall leap from Bashan.

Deuteronomy 33 — Context

They shall call the people unto the mountain; there they shall offer sacrifices of righteousness: for they shall suck {of} the abundance of the seas, and {of} treasures hid in the sand.

And of Gad he said, Blessed {be} he that enlargeth Gad: he dwelleth as a lion, and teareth the arm with the crown of the head.

And he provided the first part for himself, because there, {in} a portion of the lawgiver, {was he} seated; and he came with the heads of the people, he executed the justice of the LORD, and his judgments with Israel. {seated: Heb. cieled}

And of Dan he said, Dan {is} a lion's whelp: he shall leap from Bashan.

And of Naphtali he said, O Naphtali, satisfied with favour, and full with the blessing of the LORD: possess thou the west and the south.

Cross References

Numbers 32:1-6

Now the children of Reuben and the children of Gad had a very great multitude of cattle: and when they saw the land of Jazer, and the land of Gilead, that, behold, the place {was} a place for cattle;

Joshua 4:12-13

And the children of Reuben, and the children of Gad, and half the tribe of Manasseh, passed over armed before the children of Israel, as Moses spake unto them:

Numbers 32:16-42

And they came near unto him, and said, We will build sheepfolds here for our cattle, and cities for our little ones:

Judges 5:11

{They that are delivered} from the noise of archers in the places of drawing water, there shall they rehearse the righteous acts of the LORD, {even} the righteous acts {toward the inhabitants} of his villages in Israel: then shall the people of the LORD go down to the gates. {righteous...: Heb. righteousnesses}

Joshua 22:1-4

Then Joshua called the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasseh,

Judges 5:2

Praise ye the LORD for the avenging of Israel, when the people willingly offered themselves.

Joshua 1:14

Your wives, your little ones, and your cattle, shall remain in the land which Moses gave you on this side Jordan; but ye shall pass before your brethren armed, all the mighty men of valour, and help them; {armed: Heb. marshalled by five}