Berean Standard Bible

Deuteronomy 33

1ThisH2063 is the blessingH1293 thatH834 MosesH4872 the manH376 of GodH430 pronouncedH1288 upon the IsraelitesH1121 H3478 beforeH6440 his deathH4194. 2He saidH559:

“The LORDH3068 cameH935 from SinaiH5514and dawnedH2224 upon us1 from SeirH8165;He shone forthH3313 from MountH2022 ParanH6290and cameH857 with myriadsH7233 of holy onesH6944,with flaming fireH799 at His right handH3225.23SurelyH637 You loveH2245 the peopleH5971;allH3605 the holy onesH6918 are in Your handH3027,and theyH1992 sit downH8497 at Your feetH7272;3each receivesH5375 Your wordsH1703—4the lawH8451 that MosesH4872 gaveH6680 us,the possessionH4181 of the assemblyH6952 of JacobH3290.5So the LORD becameH1961 KingH4428 in JeshurunH3484 4when the leadersH7218 of the peopleH5971 gatheredH622,when the tribesH7626 of IsraelH3478 came togetherH3162.

6Let ReubenH7205 liveH2421 and notH408 dieH4191,norH1961 5 his menH4962 be fewH4557.”

7AndH2063 concerning JudahH3063 he saidH559:

“O LORDH3068, hearH8085 the cryH6963 of JudahH3063and bring himH935 toH413 his peopleH5971.With his own handsH3027 he defends his causeH7378,but may You beH1961 a helpH5828 against his foesH6862.”

8Concerning LeviH3878 he saidH559:

“Give Your ThummimH8550 to Leviand Your UrimH224 to Your godlyH2623 oneH376,6whomH834 You testedH5254 at MassahH4532 7and contestedH7378 atH5921 the watersH4325 of MeribahH4809.89He saidH559 of his fatherH1 and motherH517,‘I do notH3808 consider themH7200 .’He disregardedH3808 H5234 his brothersH251and did notH3808 knowH3045 his own sonsH1121,forH3588 he keptH8104 9 Your wordH565and maintainedH5341 Your covenantH1285.10He will teachH3384 Your ordinancesH4941 to JacobH3290and Your lawH8451 to IsraelH3478;he will setH7760 incenseH6988 before YouH639and whole burnt offeringsH3632 onH5921 Your altarH4196.11BlessH1288 his substanceH2428, O LORDH3068,and acceptH7521 the workH6467 of his handsH3027.SmashH4272 the loinsH4975 of those who rise against himH6965,and of his foesH8130 so they canH4480 riseH6965 no more.”

12Concerning BenjaminH1144 he saidH559:

“May the belovedH3039 of the LORDH3068restH7931 secureH983 in HimH5921;God shieldsH2653 10 himH5921 allH3605 day longH3117 H996,and upon His shouldersH3802 he restsH7931.”

13Concerning JosephH3130 he saidH559:

“May his landH776 be blessedH1288 by the LORDH3068with the preciousH4022 dewH2919 from heaven aboveH8064and the deep watersH8415 that lieH7257 beneathH8478,14with the bountifulH4022 harvestH8393 from the sunH8121and the abundantH4022 yieldH1645 of the seasonsH3391,15with the bestH7218 of the ancientH6924 mountainsH2042and the bountyH4022 of the everlastingH5769 hillsH1389,16with the choice giftsH4022 of the landH776 and everything in itH4393,and with the favorH7522 of Him who dweltH7931 in the burning bushH5572.May these restH935 on the headH7218 of JosephH3130and crown the browH6936 of the princeH5139 of his brothersH251.17His majestyH1926 is like a firstbornH1060 bullH7794,and his hornsH7161 are like thoseH7161 of a wild oxH7214.With them he will goreH5055 H3162 the nationsH5971,even to the endsH657 of the earthH776.SuchH1992 are the myriadsH7233 of EphraimH669,and suchH1992 are the thousandsH505 of ManassehH4519.”

18Concerning ZebulunH2074 he saidH559:

“RejoiceH8055, ZebulunH2074, in your journeysH3318,and IssacharH3485, in your tentsH168.19They will callH7121 the peoplesH5971 to a mountainH2022;thereH8033 they will offerH2076 sacrificesH2077 of righteousnessH6664.ForH3588 they will feast onH3243 the abundanceH8228 of the seasH3220and the hiddenH8226 treasuresH2934 of the sandH2344.”

20Concerning GadH1410 he saidH559:

“BlessedH1288 is he who enlargesH7337the domain of GadH1410!He lies downH7931 like a lionH3833and tears offH2963 an armH2220 orH637 a headH6936.21He choseH7200 the bestH7225 land for himself,becauseH3588 a ruler’sH2710 portionH2513 was reserved for himH5603 thereH8033.He cameH857 with the leadersH7218 of the peopleH5971;he administeredH6213 the LORD’sH3068 justiceH6666and His ordinancesH4941 forH5973 IsraelH3478.”

22Concerning DanH1835 he saidH559:

“DanH1835 is a lion’sH738 cubH1482,leapingH2187 out ofH4480 BashanH1316.”

23Concerning NaphtaliH5321 he saidH559:

“NaphtaliH5321 is aboundingH7649 with favorH7522,fullH4392 of the blessingH1293 of the LORDH3068;he shall take possessionH3423of the seaH3220 11 and the southH1864.”

24And concerning AsherH836 he saidH559:

“May AsherH836 be the most blessedH1288 of sonsH1121;may he beH1961 the most favoredH7521 among his brothersH251and dipH2881 his footH7272 in oilH8081.25May the bolts of your gateH4515 be ironH1270 and bronzeH5178,and may your strengthH1679 match your daysH3117.”

26“There is noneH369 like the GodH410 of JeshurunH3484,who ridesH7392 the heavensH8064 to your aidH5828,and the cloudsH7834 in His majestyH1346.27The eternalH6924 GodH430 is your dwelling placeH4585,and underneathH8478 are the everlastingH5769 armsH2220.He drives outH1644 the enemyH341 before youH6440,giving the commandH559, ‘DestroyH8045 him!’28So IsraelH3478 dwellsH7931 securelyH983;the fountainH5869 of JacobH3290 lives untroubledH910inH413 a landH776 of grainH1715 and new wineH8492,where evenH637 the heavensH8064 dripH6201 with dewH2919.29Blessed are youH835, O IsraelH3478!WhoH4310 is like youH3644, a peopleH5971 savedH3467 by the LORDH3068?He is the shieldH4043 that protects youH5828 ,the swordH2719 in which you boastH1346.Your enemiesH341 will cower before youH3584,and youH859 shall trampleH1869 their high placesH1116.”

Notes

1. Deuteronomy 33:2 LXX, Syriac, and Vulgate; Hebrew upon them ↩
2. Deuteronomy 33:2 Or with myriads of holy ones from the south, from His mountain slopes ↩
3. Deuteronomy 33:3 Or they follow in Your steps ↩
4. Deuteronomy 33:5 Jeshurun means the upright one, a term of endearment for Israel; also in verse 26. ↩
5. Deuteronomy 33:6 Or but let ↩
6. Deuteronomy 33:8 DSS and LXX; MT does not include to Levi; literally Let Your Perfections and Your Lights be to Your godly one. ↩
7. Deuteronomy 33:8 Massah means testing; see Exodus 17:7. ↩
8. Deuteronomy 33:8 Meribah means quarreling; see Exodus 17:7. ↩
9. Deuteronomy 33:9 Hebrew they kept, most likely referring to Levi in the plural; similarly twice in verse 10 ↩
10. Deuteronomy 33:12 LXX; Hebrew He shields ↩
11. Deuteronomy 33:23 Or the west ↩