Deuteronomy 33
The Blessing Of Moses
1This is the blessing with which Moses the man of God blessed the sons of Israel before his death.
2He said,
And dawned on them from Seir;
He shone forth from Mount Paran,
And He came from among ten thousand holy ones;
At His right hand was a flaming fire, a law, for them.
All Your holy ones are in Your hand.
They followed in Your steps;
They accept and receive direction from You.
As a possession for the assembly of Jacob.
When the heads of the people were gathered,
The tribes of Israel together.
But let his men be few.”
7And [Moses said] this of Judah:
And bring him to his people.
With his hands he contended for them,
And may You be a help against his enemies.”
8Of Levi he said,
Whom You tested and proved at Massah,
With whom You contended at the waters of Meribah;
‘I did not consider them’;
Nor did he acknowledge his brothers,
Nor did he regard his own sons,
For the priests observed Your word,
And kept Your covenant.
And Your law to Israel.
They shall put incense before You,
And whole burnt offerings on Your altar.
And accept and take pleasure in the work of his hands;
Crush and shatter the loins of those who rise up against him,
And of those who hate him, so that they do not rise again.”
12Of Benjamin he said,
He shields and covers him all the day long,
And he dwells between His shoulders.”
13And of Joseph he said,
With the precious things of heaven, with the dew,
And from the deep water that lies beneath,
And with the precious produce of the months.
And with the precious things of the everlasting hills,
And the favor and goodwill of Him who dwelt in the bush.
Let these blessings come upon the head of Joseph,
And upon the crown of the head of him who was distinguished [as a prince] among his brothers.
And his horns like the horns of the wild ox;
With them he will gore the peoples,
All of them together, to the ends of the earth.
And those are the ten thousands of Ephraim,
And those are the thousands of Manasseh.”
18Of Zebulun he said,
And, Issachar, in your tents [at home].
There they will offer sacrifices of righteousness;
For they will draw out the abundance of the seas,
And the hidden treasures of the sand.”
20Of Gad he said,
He lurks like a lioness,
And tears the arm and the crown of the head.
For there the leader’s portion was reserved;
Yet he came with the leaders of the people;
He carried out the justice (righteous will) of the LORD,
And His ordinances (judgments) with Israel.”
22Of Dan he said,
That leaps forth from Bashan.”
23Of Naphtali he said,
And full of the blessing of the LORD,
Take possession of the sea [of Galilee] and the south.”
24Of Asher he said,
May he be favored by his brothers,
And may he dip his foot in oil.
And as your days are, so will your strength, your rest and security be.
Who rides the heavens to your help,
And through the skies in His majestic glory.
And underneath are the everlasting arms;
He drove out the enemy from before you,
And said, ‘Destroy!’
The fountain of Jacob alone and secluded,
In a land of grain and new wine;
His heavens also drop down dew.
Who is like you, a people saved by the LORD,
The Shield of your help,
And the Sword of your majesty!
Your enemies will cringe before you,
And you will tread on their high places [tramping down their idolatrous altars].”
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