"Brit-Am Now" no. 3675.
6 August 2025, 12 Av 5785.
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I WILL BLESS THOSE WHO BLESS YOU (Genesis 13:3).
1. Psalm (TCT) 119 (part 4 verses 61-90, out of 176).
2. Some English Words with Hebrew Sources. Letter L.2.
LAUGH LEAN LEAVE LET.
3. The Individual Obligations and Possible Future of Israelites from the Lost Ten Trbies..
More Answers to Michelle. The Future?
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1. Psalm (TCT) 119 (part 4 verses 61-90, out of 176).
61 BANDS OF WICKED MEN ROBBED ME; I DID NOT FORGET YOUR TORAH.
62 AT MIDNIGHT, I RISE TO GIVE THANKS TO YOU FOR YOUR JUST JUDGMENTS.
63 I AM A COMPANION TO ALL WHO FEAR YOU AND TO THOSE WHO KEEP YOUR PRECEPTS.
64 O LORD, THE EARTH IS FULL OF YOUR KINDNESS; TEACH ME YOUR STATUTES.
65 YOU HAVE DONE GOOD WITH YOUR SERVANT, O LORD, ACCORDING TO YOUR WORD.
66 THE BEST OF REASON AND KNOWLEDGE, TEACH ME FOR I BELIEVE IN YOUR COMMANDMENTS.
67 BEFORE I RECITED, I ERRED, BUT NOW I KEEP YOUR WORD.
68 YOU ARE GOOD AND YOU DO GOOD; TEACH ME YOUR STATUTES.
69 WILLFUL SINNERS HAVE HEAPED FALSE ACCUSATIONS UPON ME, BUT I KEEP YOUR PRECEPTS WHOLEHEARTEDLY.
70 THICK LIKE FAT IS THEIR HEART, BUT I ENGAGE IN YOUR TORAH.
71 IT IS GOOD FOR ME THAT I WAS AFFLICTED, IN ORDER THAT I LEARN YOUR STATUTES.
72 THE INSTRUCTION OF YOUR MOUTH IS BETTER FOR ME THAN THOUSANDS OF GOLD AND SILVER.
73 YOUR HANDS MADE ME AND FASHIONED ME; ENABLE ME TO UNDERSTAND, AND I SHALL LEARN YOUR COMMANDMENTS.
74 THOSE WHO FEAR YOU WILL SEE ME AND REJOICE FOR I HOPED FOR YOUR WORD.
75 I KNOW, O LORD, THAT YOUR JUDGMENTS ARE JUST, AND IN FAITH YOU AFFLICTED ME.
76 MAY YOUR KINDNESS BE [UPON ME] NOW TO COMFORT ME, AS YOUR WORD TO YOUR SERVANT.
77MAY YOUR MERCY COME UPON ME SO THAT I SHALL LIVE, FOR YOUR TORAH IS MY OCCUPATION.
78 MAY THE WILLFUL SINNERS BE SHAMED FOR THEY CONDEMNED ME FALSELY; I SHALL CONVERSE ABOUT YOUR PRECEPTS.
79 MAY THOSE WHO FEAR YOU AND THOSE WHO KNOW YOUR TESTIMONIES RETURN TO ME.
80 MAY MY HEART BE PERFECT IN YOUR STATUTES IN ORDER THAT I NOT BE SHAMED.
81 MY SOUL PINES FOR YOUR SALVATION; FOR YOUR WORD I HOPE.
82 MY EYES PINE FOR YOUR WORD, SAYING, "WHEN WILL YOU CONSOLE ME?"
83 FOR I HAVE BECOME LIKE A WINESKIN IN SMOKE; I HAVE NOT FORGOTTEN YOUR STATUTES.
84 HOW MANY ARE YOUR SERVANT'S DAYS? WHEN WILL YOU EXECUTE JUDGMENTS UPON MY PURSUERS?
85 WILLFUL SINNERS HAVE DUG PITS FOR ME, WHICH IS NOT ACCORDING TO YOUR TORAH.
86 ALL YOUR COMMANDMENTS ARE FAITHFUL; THEY PURSUED ME IN VAIN; HELP ME.
87 THEY ALMOST DESTROYED ME ON EARTH, BUT I DID NOT FORSAKE YOUR PRECEPTS.
88 ACCORDING TO YOUR KINDNESS, SUSTAIN ME, AND I SHALL KEEP THE TESTIMONY OF YOUR MOUTH.
89 FOREVER, O LORD, YOUR WORD STANDS IN THE HEAVENS.
90 YOUR FAITH IS TO EVERY GENERATION; YOU ESTABLISHED THE EARTH AND IT ENDURES.
Commentary: The translation seems satisfactory apart from:
61 BANDS OF WICKED MEN ROBBED ME; I DID NOT FORGET YOUR TORAH.
The word translated as "ROBBED ME" n Hebrew "Ividooni" meaning "set me in committee with them."
Scholars have to be careful not to blindly rely on their peers who may give wrong interpretations in order to mislead others and themselves.
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2. Some English Words with Hebrew Sources. Letter L.2.
LAUGH LEAN LEAVE LET
LAUGH
late 1300s, From Old English (Anglian) hlaehhan.
cf. Hebrew "le-ag" mock, deride
cf. Hebrew "layah" mock.
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LEAN
c. 1200, From Old English hlinian "to recline, lie down, rest; bend or incline," Old Frisian lena, Middle Dutch lenen, Dutch leunen.
cf. Hebrew "leah" tired, weary, weakened
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LEAVE Old English laefan "to allow to remain in the same state or condition; to let remain.
cf. Hebrew "leah" tired, weary, weakened, leave off.
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LET Old English laefan "To allow to remain in the same state or condition; to let remain.
cf. Hebrew "leah" tired, weary, weakened, leave off.
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3. The Individual Obligations and Possible Future of Israelites from the Lost Ten Trbies..
More Answers to Michelle. The Future?
Message from Michelle:
Thanks, Mr. Davidiy,
I'm starting to connect the dots. This is a lot to process and to sort through. It seems like I am from the tribe of Joseph (not sure if Manasseh or Ephraim but likely both) and likely Dan through my Swedish side and possibly Judah if it is true that King David is my direct ancestor. If my claim is factual, does that make me a gentile or a chosen one or perhaps a little of both?
Best,
Michelle.
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Brit-Am Reply:
Michelle Shalom,
Thank you for your questions and correspondence. As you have probably noticed we have been posting them out to the Brit-Am list and many have been benefiting from them.
We identify the Tribe of Dan with Denmark and also partly with Ireland. There were contingents from Dan in other areas as well.
So too, the histories of Denmark and Sweden were interwoven with one country at times ruling over, and people from one settling within the borders of the other.
As to your question,
"Does that make me a Gentile or a chosen one or perhaps a little of both?"
If you were certain of your Israelite descent through the Lost Ten Tribes,
From a Religious point of view you would still be a Gentile.
You would nevertheless, be of Israelite stock. The Biblical Prophecies and Promises would apply to you. You would be destined to be acknowledged and have your Israelite Tribal affiliation confirmed to you. Your own land will be delivered and made part of the "Greater State of Israel" while your Tribe would also receive its Tribal portion in part of the area of Greater Israel.
The Prophecies are uncertain but there may still be Tribulations that the Lost Ten Tribes and even Judah will suffer from before then.
In the future you will have religious obligations written in the Bible but whose practical application will be clarified by a Prophet. At present there are no Prophets but in the future Prophecy will return. Even through there are now no Prophets anyone who endeavors to draw closer to the Almighty should be inspired through HIM. They will feel this to some degree.
For NOW, everyone has their own individual pathway. We cannot lay down general rules.
Perhaps a few should convert to Judaism, as some have done.
Others need to remain where they are and find their own way.
Beyond doing what we already do Brit-Am cannot really be involved in any of this.
May the God of Israel be with you,
Yair Davidiy
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