H1703 H1703
from your words (poetic term for divine instruction received from Moses)
A rare poetic word appearing in Moses's blessing of Levi (Deuteronomy 33:3), describing how the tribes receive divine words or instruction. The phrase 'he receives from your words' suggests the people gathering at Moses's feet to hear Torah. The term is a poetic variant of the common dabar (word), lending elevated tone to this archaic blessing poem. All translations recognize this as referring to Moses's authoritative teaching.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Deuteronomy 33:3's dense poetry says the people are 'at your feet, receiving from your words.' The preposition-plus-noun construction ('from your words') is rendered consistently: Spanish 'de tus palabras,' French 'de ton paroles,' German 'von dein Worte,' all capturing the image of instruction flowing from Moses to Israel. The poetic vocabulary elevates the ordinary 'word' to covenant instruction. 1×
AR["مِنْ-أَقْوَالِكَ"]·ben["তোমার-বাক্যগুলি-থেকে"]·DE["von-dein-Worte"]·EN["from-your-words"]·FR["de-ton-paroles"]·heb["מ-דברותיך"]·HI["तेरी-बातों-से।"]·ID["dari-perkataan-Mu"]·IT["da-tuo-parole"]·jav["saking-pangandikan-Panjenengané"]·KO["네-말씀들에서"]·PT["de-tuas-palavras"]·RU["от-слов-Твоих"]·ES["de-tus-palabras"]·SW["kutoka-maneno-yako"]·TR["sözlerinden"]·urd["تیری-باتوں-سے"]
Related Senses
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BDB / Lexicon Reference
† [דַּבֶּ֫רֶת] n.f. word—יִשָּׂא מִדַּבְּרֹתֶיךָ he receiveth of thy words Dt 33:3 (poem).