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Deuteronomy 33:1 (show verse)

Now this [is] the blessing [with] which Moses, the man of God, blessed the {Israelites} {before} his death.

Deuteronomy 33:2 (show verse)

Then he said, "Yahweh came from Sinai, and he dawned upon them from Seir; he shone forth from Mount Paran, and he came with myriads of holy ones, at his right hand a fiery law for them.

Deuteronomy 33:3 (show verse)

Moreover, {he loves his people}, all the holy ones [were] in your hand, and they bowed down to your feet, {each one accepted directions from you}.

Deuteronomy 33:4 (show verse)

A law Moses instructed for us, [as a] possession [for] the assembly of Jacob.

Deuteronomy 33:5 (show verse)

And [then] a king arose in Jeshurun, at the gathering of the leaders of [the] people, {united were the tribes of Israel}.

Deuteronomy 33:6 (show verse)

"May Reuben live, and may he not die, {and let his number not be few}."

Deuteronomy 33:7 (show verse)

{And he said this of Judah}, "Hear, O Yahweh, the voice of Judah, and bring him to his people; his own hands strive for him, and may you be a help {against} his foes."

Deuteronomy 33:8 (show verse)

And of Levi he said, "Your Thummim and your Urim [are] for {your faithful one}, {whom you tested at Massah}; you contended [with] him at the waters of Meribah.

Deuteronomy 33:9 (show verse)

The [one] saying of his father and of his mother, 'I have not regarded them,' and his brothers he [did] not acknowledge, and his children [he did] not know, but [rather] they observed your word, and your covenant they kept.

Deuteronomy 33:10 (show verse)

They taught your regulations to Jacob, and your law to Israel; they placed incense smoke {before you}, and whole burnt offerings on your altar.

Deuteronomy 33:11 (show verse)

Bless, O Yahweh, his substance, and with the work of his hands you must be pleased; smite the loins of those who attack him, and those hating him, {so that they cannot arise}."

Deuteronomy 33:12 (show verse)

Of Benjamin he said, "The beloved of Yahweh dwells {securely}, the Most High shields [all] around him, all the day, and between his shoulders he dwells."

Deuteronomy 33:13 (show verse)

And of Joseph he said, "Blessed by Yahweh [is] his land, with the choice things of heaven, with dew, and with the deep lying down beneath,

Deuteronomy 33:14 (show verse)

and with [the] choice things of [the] fruits of the [the] sun, and with the choice things of [the] yield of [the] {seasons},

Deuteronomy 33:15 (show verse)

and with the finest things of [the] ancient mountains, and with [the] choice things of [the] {eternal hills},

Deuteronomy 33:16 (show verse)

and with the choice things of [the] earth and its fullness, and the favor of [the one] {who dwelt} in [the] bush. Let them come to the head of Joseph, and to the crown of the prince among his brothers.

Deuteronomy 33:17 (show verse)

[As] the firstborn of his ox, majesty {belongs to him}, and his horns [are] [the] horns of a wild ox; with them he drives people together, and they [are] the myriads of Ephraim, and they [are] the thousands of Manasseh."

Deuteronomy 33:18 (show verse)

And of Zebulun he said, "Rejoice, Zebulun, in your going out, and [rejoice], Issachar, in your tents;

Deuteronomy 33:19 (show verse)

They summon people [to the] mountains; there they sacrifice the sacrifices of righteousness, because the affluence of [the] seas they suck [out], and {the most hidden treasures of the sand}."

Deuteronomy 33:20 (show verse)

And of Gad he said, "Blessed [be] {the one who enlarges Gad}; like a lion he dwells, and he tears an arm as well as a scalp.

Deuteronomy 33:21 (show verse)

And he selected [the] best [part] for himself, for there [the] portion of a ruler [is] included, and he came [with the] heads of [the] people; he did the righteousness of Yahweh, and his regulations for Israel."

Deuteronomy 33:22 (show verse)

And of Dan he said, "Dan [is] a cub of lion; he leaps from Bashan."

Deuteronomy 33:23 (show verse)

And of Naphtali, he said, "Oh, Naphtali, sated of favor, and full of the blessing of Yahweh; take possession of [the] lake, and [the land to the] south."

Deuteronomy 33:24 (show verse)

And of Asher he said, "Blessed {more than sons} [is] Asher; {may he be the favorite} of his brothers, {dipping his feet in the oil}.

Deuteronomy 33:25 (show verse)

Your bars [are] iron and bronze, and as your days, [so is] your strength."

Deuteronomy 33:26 (show verse)

"There is no [one] like God, O, Jeshurun, who rides [through] the heavens to your help, and with his majesty [through the] skies.

Deuteronomy 33:27 (show verse)

The God of {ancient time} [is] a hiding place, and underneath [are] [the] arms of eternity, and he drove out {from before} you your enemy, and he said, 'Destroy [them]!'

Deuteronomy 33:28 (show verse)

So Israel dwells alone [and] carefree, the spring of Jacob in a land of grain and wine; his heavens even drip dew.

Deuteronomy 33:29 (show verse)

Blessed [are] you, O Israel. Who is like you, a people who [is] saved by Yahweh, the shield of your help, and who [is] the sword of your triumph, and your enemies, they shall fawn before you, and you shall tread on their backs."