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Deuteronomy 33:6-24

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.

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