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Deuteronomy 33

1And this is the blessingH1293, wherewith MosesH4872 the manH376 of GodH430 blessedH1288 the children of IsraelH3478 before his deathH4194. 2And he saidH559,

Jehovah cameH935 from SinaiH5514,And roseH2224 from SeirH8165 unto them;He shined forthH3313 from mount ParanH6290,And he cameH935 from the tenH7233 thousandsH7233 of holyH6944 ones:At his rightH3225 handH3225 was a fiery law for them.3Yea, he loveth the peopleH5971;All his saints are in thy handH3027:And they sat down at thy feetH7272;Every oneH6918shall receive of thy words.4MosesH4872 commandedH6680 us a lawH8451,An inheritance for the assemblyH6952 of JacobH3290.5And he wasH1961 kingH4428 in JeshurunH3484,When the headsH7218 of the peopleH5971 wereH1961 gatheredH622,All the tribesH7626 of IsraelH3478 togetherH3162.6Let ReubenH7205 liveH2421, and not dieH4191;Nor let his men beH1961 few.

7And this isthe blessingof JudahH3063: and he saidH559,

HearH8085, Jehovah, the voiceH6963 of JudahH3063,And bringH935 him in unto his peopleH5971.With his handsH3027 he contended for himself;And thou shalt beH1961 a helpH5828 against his adversaries.

8And of LeviH3878 he saidH559,

Thy ThummimH8550 and thy UrimH224 are with thy godly oneH376,Whom thou didst prove at MassahH4532,With whom thou didst strive at the watersH4325 of MeribahH4809;9Who saidH559 of his fatherH1, and of his motherH517, I have not seenH7200 him;Neither did he acknowledge his brethren,Nor knewH3045 he his own children:For they have observed thy word,And keepH8104 thy covenantH1285.10They shall teachH3384 JacobH3290 thine ordinancesH4941,And IsraelH3478 thy lawH8451:They shall putH7760 incense before thee,And wholeH3632 burnt-offering upon thine altarH4196.11BlessH1288, Jehovah, his substance,And acceptH7521 the workH6467 of his handsH3027:Smite through the loinsH4975 of them that riseH6965 up against him,And of them that hateH8130 him, that they riseH6965 not again.

12Of BenjaminH1144 he saidH559,

The belovedH3039 of Jehovah shall dwellH7931 in safety by him;He covereth him all the dayH3117 long,And he dwelleth between his shouldersH3802.

13And of JosephH3130 he saidH559,

BlessedH1288 of Jehovah be his landH776,For the precious things of heavenH8064, for the dewH2919,And for the deepH8415 that coucheth beneath,14And for the precious things of the fruits of the sunH8121,And for the precious things of the growth of the moons,15And for the chiefH7218 things of the ancient mountainsH2042,And for the precious things of the everlasting hillsH1389,16And for the precious things of the earthH776 and the fulness thereof,And the good will of him that dweltH7931 in the bushH5572.Let the blessing comeH935 upon the headH7218 of JosephH3130,And upon the crown of the headH7218 of him that was separate from his brethren.17The firstling of his herd, majestyH1926 is his;And his hornsH7161 are the hornsH7161 of the wild-ox:With them he shall push the peoplesH5971 all of them, eventhe endsH657 of the earthH776:And they are the tenH7233 thousandsH505 of EphraimH669,And they are the thousandsH505 of ManassehH4519.

18And of ZebulunH2074 he saidH559,

RejoiceH8055, ZebulunH2074, in thy goingH3318 out;And, IssacharH3485, in thy tentsH168.19They shall callH7121 the peoplesH5971 unto the mountainH2022;There shall they offerH2076 sacrificesH2077 of righteousnessH6664:For they shall suckH3243 the abundance of the seasH3220,And the hiddenH2934 treasures of the sandH2344.

20And of GadH1410 he saidH559,

BlessedH1288 be he that enlargeth GadH1410:He dwelleth as a lionessH3833,And teareth the armH2220, yea, the crown of the head.21And he provided the firstH7225 part for himself,For there was the lawgiver’s portionH2513 reserved;And he cameH857withthe headsH7218 of the peopleH5971;He executed the righteousnessH6666 of Jehovah,And his ordinancesH4941 with IsraelH3478.

22And of DanH1835 he saidH559,

DanH1835 is a lion’sH738 whelp,That leapeth forth from BashanH1316.

23And of NaphtaliH5321 he saidH559,

O NaphtaliH5321, satisfied with favorH7522,And fullH4392 with the blessingH1293 of Jehovah,PossessH3423 thou the westH3220 and the southH1864.

24And of AsherH836 he saidH559,

BlessedH1288 beH1961 AsherH836 with children;Let him beH1961 acceptableH7521 unto his brethren,And let him dipH2881 his footH7272 in oilH8081.25Thy bars shall be ironH1270 and brass;And as thy daysH3117, so shall thy strength be.26There is none like unto GodH410, O JeshurunH3484,Who rideth upon the heavensH8064 for thy helpH5828,And in his excellency on the skies.27The eternal GodH430 isthy dwelling-place,And underneath are the everlasting armsH2220.And he thrust out the enemyH341 from before thee,And saidH559, DestroyH8045.28And IsraelH3478 dwelleth in safety,The fountain of JacobH3290 aloneH910,In a landH776 of grainH1715 and newH8492 wineH8492;Yea, his heavensH8064 dropH6201 downH7931 dewH2919.29Happy art thou, O IsraelH3478:Who is like unto thee, a peopleH5971 savedH3467 by Jehovah,The shieldH4043 of thy helpH5828,And the swordH2719 of thy excellency!And thine enemiesH341 shall submit themselves unto thee;And thou shalt treadH1869 upon their highH1116 placesH1116.

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 33

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