Deuteronomio 33:18

18 Y de Zabulón, dijo: Alégrate, Zabulón, en tus salidas e Isacar, en tus tiendas.

Deuteronomio 33:18 Meaning and Commentary

Deuteronomy 33:18

And of Zebulun he said
The tribe of Zebulun, as the Targums of Jonathan and Jerusalem, with whom Issachar is joined, they being brethren, and of the same mother as well as father; though Zebulun the youngest is set before Issachar the older, as in Jacob's blessing, ( Genesis 49:13 Genesis 49:14 ) ;

rejoice, Zebulun, in thy going out;
in their going out to sea, to merchandise, to traffic in foreign parts, it being a maritime tribe, see ( Genesis 49:13 ) ; and so are called upon to rejoice and be thankful for their safe preservation on the seas, and success in trade; and to this sense are the paraphrases of Jonathan and Jerusalem: though Onkelos interprets it of their going out to war against their enemies, and certain it is that they were also a warlike as well as a seafaring tribe; see ( Judges 5:18 ) ;

and Issachar, in thy tents;
being a tribe that stayed at home, and attended to husbandry, and dwelt in tents, to take care of and feed their cattle; in doing which they should be prosperous, and have occasion to rejoice, and be thankful to the Lord: though the Targums of Jonathan and Jerusalem carry it to a different sense, to their schools, in which they dwelt: this tribe being, as supposed, a learned tribe, studious, in the law; which is gathered from ( 1 Chronicles 12:32 ) .

Deuteronomio 33:18 In-Context

16 con lo mejor de la tierra y cuanto contiene y el favor del que habitaba en la zarza. Descienda la bendición sobre la cabeza de José, y sobre la coronilla del consagrado entre sus hermanos.

17 Su majestad es como la del primogénito del toro, y sus cuernos son los cuernos del búfalo; con ellos empujará a los pueblos, todos juntos, hasta los confines de la tierra. Tales son los diez millares de Efraín, y tales los millares de Manasés.

18 Y de Zabulón, dijo: Alégrate, Zabulón, en tus salidas e Isacar, en tus tiendas.

19 Llamarán a los pueblos al monte; allí ofrecerán sacrificios de justicia, pues disfrutarán de la abundancia de los mares, y de los tesoros escondidos en la arena.

20 Y de Gad, dijo: Bendito el que ensancha a Gad; se echa como león, y desgarra el brazo y también la coronilla.