Deuteronomy 33:12 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

¹² Of Benjamin he said, “The beloved of the Lord rests in safety— the Most High surrounds him all day long— and he rests between his shoulders.”

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹² And of Benjamin he said, The beloved of the LORD shall dwell in safety by him; And the LORD shall cover him all the day long, And he shall dwell between his shoulders.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹² Of Benjamin he said: The beloved of the Lord shall dwell in safety by Him; He covers him all the day long, and makes His dwelling between his shoulders.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹² Of Benjamin he said, The beloved of Jehovah shall dwell in safety by him; He covereth him all the day long, And he dwelleth between his shoulders.

Common English Bible

¹² He said to Benjamin: “The LORD’s dearest one rests safely on him. The Lord always shields him; he rests on God’s chest.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹² And to Benjamin he said: "The most beloved of the Lord will live confidently in him. He shall remain all day long, as if in a bridal chamber, and he shall rest amid her arms."

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹² And to Benjamin he said: The best beloved of the Lord shall dwell confidently in him. As in a bride-chamber shall he abide all the day long: and between his shoulders shall be rest.

Deuteronomy 33:12 Cross References

2 Samuel 12:24

Then David consoled his wife Bathsheba and went to her and lay with her, and she bore a son, and he named him Solomon. The Lord loved him

2 Samuel 12:25

and sent a message by the prophet Nathan, so he named him Jedidiah because of the Lord.

1 Kings 12:21

When Rehoboam came to Jerusalem, he assembled all the house of Judah and the tribe of Benjamin, one hundred eighty thousand chosen troops, to fight against the house of Israel, to restore the kingdom to Rehoboam son of Solomon.

2 Chronicles 11:1

When Rehoboam came to Jerusalem, he assembled one hundred eighty thousand chosen troops of the house of Judah and Benjamin to fight against Israel, to restore the kingdom to Rehoboam.

2 Chronicles 15:2

He went out to meet Asa and said to him, “Hear me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin: The Lord is with you while you are with him. If you seek him, he will be found by you, but if you abandon him, he will abandon you.

Psalm 132:14

“This is my resting place forever; here I will reside, for I have desired it.

Psalm 60:5

Give victory with your right hand and answer us, so that those whom you love may be rescued.

Psalm 91:4

he will cover you with his pinions, and under his wings you will find refuge; his faithfulness is a shield and defense.

Exodus 28:12

You shall set the two stones on the shoulder pieces of the ephod, as stones of remembrance for the sons of Israel, and Aaron shall bear their names before the Lord on his two shoulders for remembrance.

Isaiah 37:22

this is the word that the Lord has spoken concerning him: She despises you; she scorns you— virgin daughter Zion; she tosses her head—behind your back, daughter Jerusalem.

Isaiah 37:35

For I will defend this city to save it, for my own sake and for the sake of my servant David.”

Isaiah 51:16

I have put my words in your mouth and hidden you in the shadow of my hand, stretching out the heavens and laying the foundations of the earth and saying to Zion, “You are my people.”

Jeremiah 12:7

I have forsaken my house; I have abandoned my heritage; I have given the beloved of my heart into the hands of her enemies.

Numbers 34:21

Of the tribe of Benjamin, Elidad son of Chislon.

Matthew 23:37

“Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to it! How often have I desired to gather your children together as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, and you were not willing!

Deuteronomy 12:10

When you cross over the Jordan and live in the land that the Lord your God is allotting to you, and when he gives you rest from your enemies all around so that you live in safety,

Deuteronomy 32:11

As an eagle stirs up its nest and hovers over its young, as it spreads its wings, takes them up, and bears them aloft on its pinions,

Deuteronomy 33:11

Bless, O Lord, his substance, and accept the work of his hands; crush the loins of his adversaries, of those who hate him, so that they do not rise again.”

Deuteronomy 4:37

And because he loved your ancestors, he chose their descendants after them. He brought you out of Egypt with his own presence, by his great power,

Judges 1:21

But the Benjaminites did not drive out the Jebusites who lived in Jerusalem; so the Jebusites have lived in Jerusalem among the Benjaminites to this day.

1 Samuel 10:20

Then Samuel brought all the tribes of Israel near, and the tribe of Benjamin was taken by lot.