Deuteronomy 33:21 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895

And he provided the first part for himself, For there was the lawgiver's portion reserved; And he came with the heads of the people, He executed the justice of the LORD, And his judgements with Israel.

More versions

King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

He selected the best land for himself, for there was the leader's portion reserved; yet he came with the chiefs of the nation, and the righteous will of the Lord he performed, and His ordinances with Israel. [Num. 32:29-33.]

American Standard Version (1901)

And he provided the first part for himself, For there was the lawgiver’s portion reserved; And he came with the heads of the people; He executed the righteousness of Jehovah, And his ordinances with Israel.

Common English Bible

He chose the best part for himself because there, where the commander’s portion was, the leaders of the people gathered together. Gad executed the LORD’s justice and the Lord’s judgments for Israel.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

And he has seen his own pre-eminence, which his teacher has stored up as his portion. He was with the princes of the people, and he accomplished the justices of the Lord, and his judgment with Israel."

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

And he saw his pre-eminence, that in his portion the teacher was laid up: Who was with the princes of the people: and did the justices of the Lord, and his judgment with Israel.

Deuteronomy 33:21 Cross References

Numbers 34:14

for the tribe of the children of Reuben according to their fathers' houses, and the tribe of the children of Gad according to their fathers' houses, have received, and the half tribe of Manasseh have received, their inheritance:

Joshua 1:14

Your wives, your little ones, and your cattle, shall abide in the land which Moses gave you beyond Jordan; but ye shall pass over before your brethren armed, all the mighty men of valour, and shall help them;

Judges 5:11

Far 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 of his rule in Israel. Then the people of the LORD went down to the gates.

Judges 5:2

For that the leaders took the lead in Israel, for that the people offered themselves willingly, bless ye the LORD.