Deuteronomy 33:21 - King James Version with Apocrypha - American Edition

²¹ 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.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²¹ 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

²¹ 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)

²¹ 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

²¹ 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

²¹ 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."

Deuteronomy 33:21 Cross References

Numbers 34:14

for the tribe of the children of Reuben according to the house of their fathers, and the tribe of the children of Gad according to the house of their fathers, have received their inheritance; and half the tribe of Manas´seh have received their inheritance:

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 valor, and help them;

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.

Judges 5:2

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