Deuteronômio 33:18

18 A respeito de Zebulom disse:“Alegre-se, Zebulom, em suas viagens,e você, Issacar, em suas tendas.

Deuteronômio 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 ) .

Deuteronômio 33:18 In-Context

16 com os melhores frutos da terra e a sua plenitude,e com o favor daquele que apareceu na sarça ardente.Que tudo isso repouse sobre a cabeça de José,sobre a fronte do escolhido entre os seus irmãos.

17 É majestoso como a primeira cria de um touro;seus chifres são os chifres de um boi selvagem,com os quais ferirá as naçõesaté os confins da terra.Assim são as dezenas de milhares de Efraim;assim são os milhares de Manassés”.

18 A respeito de Zebulom disse:“Alegre-se, Zebulom, em suas viagens,e você, Issacar, em suas tendas.

19 Eles convocarão povos para o montee ali oferecerão sacrifícios de justiça;farão um banquete com a riqueza dos mares,com os tesouros ocultos das praias”.

20 A respeito de Gade disse:“Bendito é aquele que amplia os domínios de Gade!Gade fica à espreita como um leão;despedaça um braço e também a cabeça.