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Deuteronomy, Chapter 33

¹ Now this is the blessing with which Moses the man of God blessed the sons of Israel before his death. ² He said, “The LORD came from Sinai, And^a Lit rose todawned on them from Seir; He shone forth from Mount Paran, And He came from the^b Lit myriads of holinessmidst of ten thousand holy ones; At His right hand there was^c Or a fiery lawflashing lightning for them. ³ “Indeed, He loves^d Lit peoplesthe people; All^e Lit HisYour holy ones are in Your hand, And they^f Or lie down at Your feetfollowed in Your steps; Everyone receives of Your words. ⁴ “Moses charged us with a law, A possession for the assembly of Jacob. ⁵ “And He was king in Jeshurun, When the heads of the people were gathered, The tribes of Israel together. ⁶ “May Reuben live and not die, Nor his men be few.”	1 Jos 14:6 2 Exo 19:18 Exo 19:20 Psa 68:8 Psa 68:17 Jdg 5:4 Num 10:12 Hab 3:3 Dan 7:10 Act 7:53 Exo 23:20-22 3 Deu 4:37 Mal 1:2 Deu 7:6 Deu 14:2 Deu 6:1-9 Luk 10:39 4 Deu 4:2 Joh 7:19 Psa 119:111 5 Num 23:21 6 Gen 49:3 Gen 49:4
⁷ And this regarding Judah; so he said, “Hear, O LORD, the voice of Judah, And bring him to his people. With his hands he contended for^g Lit himthem, And may You be a help against his adversaries.”	7 Gen 49:8-12
⁸ Of Levi he said, “Let Your Thummim and Your Urim belong to^h Lit himYour godly man, Whom You proved at Massah, With whom You contended at the waters of Meribah; ⁹ Who said of his father and his mother, ‘I did not consider them’; And he did not acknowledge his brothers, Nor did he regard his own sons, For they observed Your word, And kept Your covenant. ¹⁰ “They shall teach Your ordinances to Jacob, And Your law to Israel. They shall put incenseⁱ Lit in Your nostrilsbefore You, And whole burnt offerings on Your altar. ¹¹ “O LORD, bless his substance, And accept the work of his hands; Shatter the loins of those who rise up against him, And those who hate him, so that they will not rise again.”	8 Exo 28:30 Lev 8:8 Psa 106:16 Exo 17:7 Num 20:13 Num 20:24 Deu 6:16 9 Exo 32:27-29 Mal 2:5 10 Lev 10:11 Deu 31:9-13 Lev 16:12 Lev 16:13 Psa 51:19
¹² Of Benjamin he said, “May the beloved of the LORD dwell in security by Him, Who shields him all the day, And he dwells between His shoulders.”	12 Deu 4:37 Deu 12:10 Deu 32:11 Exo 28:12
¹³ Of Joseph he said, “Blessed of the LORD be his land, With the choice things of heaven, with the dew, And from the deep lying beneath, ¹⁴ And with the choice yield of the sun, And with the choice produce of the months. ¹⁵ “And with the^j Or chiefbest things of the ancient mountains, And with the choice things of the everlasting hills, ¹⁶ And with the choice things of the earth and its fullness, And the favor of Him who dwelt in the bush. Let it come to the head of Joseph, And to the crown of the head of the one distinguished among his brothers. ¹⁷ “As the firstborn of his ox, majesty is his, And his horns are the horns of the wild ox; With them he will push the peoples, All^k Or togetherat once, to the ends of the earth. And those are the ten thousands of Ephraim, And those are the thousands of Manasseh.”	13 Gen 27:27 Gen 27:28 Gen 49:22-26 15 Hab 3:6 16 Exo 2:2-6 Exo 3:2 Exo 3:4 17 Num 23:22 Ki1 22:11 Psa 44:5
¹⁸ Of Zebulun he said, “Rejoice, Zebulun, in your going forth, And, Issachar, in your tents. ¹⁹ “They will call peoples to the mountain; There they will offer righteous sacrifices; For they will^l Lit suckdraw out the abundance of the seas, And the hidden treasures of the sand.”	18 Gen 49:13-15 19 Exo 15:17 Psa 2:6 Isa 2:3 Psa 4:5 Psa 51:19 Isa 60:5
²⁰ Of Gad he said, “Blessed is the one who enlarges Gad; He lies down as a^m Or lionesslion, And tears the arm, also the crown of the head. ²¹ “Then heⁿ Lit sawprovided the first part for himself, For there the ruler’s portion was^o Or covered upreserved; And he came with the leaders of the people; He executed the justice of the LORD, And His ordinances with Israel.”	20 Gen 49:19 Gen 49:9 21 Num 32:1-5 Num 34:14 Jos 4:12 Jos 22:1-3
²² Of Dan he said, “Dan is a lion’s whelp, That leaps forth from Bashan.”	22 Gen 49:16 Eze 19:2 Eze 19:3
²³ Of Naphtali he said, “O Naphtali, satisfied with favor, And full of the blessing of the LORD, Take possession of the sea and the south.”	23 Gen 49:21
²⁴ Of Asher he said, “More blessed than sons is Asher; May he be favored by his brothers, And may he dip his foot in oil. ²⁵ “Your locks will be iron and bronze, And according to your days, so will your leisurely walk be. ²⁶ “There is none like the God of^p I.e. IsraelJeshurun, Who rides the heavens^q Lit into your help, And through the skies in His majesty. ²⁷ “The eternal God is a^r Or refugedwelling place, And underneath are the everlasting arms; And He drove out the enemy from before you, And said, ‘Destroy!’ ²⁸ “So Israel dwells in security, The fountain of Jacob secluded, In a land of grain and new wine; His heavens also drop down dew. ²⁹ “Blessed are you, O Israel; Who is like you, a people saved by the LORD, Who is the shield of your help And the sword of your majesty! So your enemies will cringe before you, And you will tread upon their high places.”	24 Gen 49:20 Job 29:6 25 Psa 147:13 Deu 4:40 Deu 32:47 26 Exo 15:11 Deu 4:35 Psa 86:8 Jer 10:6 Deu 10:14 Psa 68:33 Psa 68:34 Psa 104:3 Hab 3:8 27 Psa 90:1 Psa 90:2 Gen 49:24 Exo 34:11 Jos 24:18 Deu 7:2 28 Deu 33:12 Jer 23:6 Num 23:9 Deu 32:8 Gen 27:28 Gen 27:37 Deu 33:13 29 Psa 1:1 Psa 32:1 Psa 32:2 Deu 4:32 Sa2 7:23 Gen 15:1 Psa 33:20 Psa 115:9-11 Psa 68:34 Psa 66:3 Num 33:52


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