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Deuteronomy 33:6-24

6Let Reubenרְאוּבֵ֖ןre.'u.VenH7205liveיְחִ֥יye.ChiH2421,and not dieיָמֹ֑תya.MotH4191; and let nothis menמְתָ֖יוme.TavH4962be fewמִסְפָּֽר׃ סmis.ParH4557.

7And this is the blessingof Judahלִֽיהוּדָה֮li.hu.DahH3063:and he saidוַיֹּאמַר֒vai.yo.MarH559,Hearשְׁמַ֤עshe.Ma'H8085,Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,the voiceק֣וֹלKolH6963of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063,and bringתְּבִיאֶ֑נּוּte.vi.'E.nuH935him unto his peopleעַמּ֖וֹa.MoH5971:let his handsיָדָיו֙ya.DavH3027be sufficientH7227for him; and be thou an helpוְעֵ֥זֶרve.'E.zerH5828to himfrom his enemiesמִצָּרָ֖יוmi.tza.RavH6862.

8And of Leviוּלְלֵוִ֣יu.le.le.ViH3878he saidאָמַ֔ר'a.MarH559, Letthy Thummimתֻּמֶּ֥יךָtu.Mei.khaH8550and thy Urimוְאוּרֶ֖יךָve.'u.Rei.khaH224bewith thy holyחֲסִידֶ֑ךָcha.si.De.khaH2623oneלְאִ֣ישׁle.'IshH376,whom thou didst proveנִסִּיתוֹ֙ni.si.ToH5254at Massahבְּמַסָּ֔הbe.ma.SahH4532, and withwhom thou didst striveתְּרִיבֵ֖הוּte.ri.Ve.huH7378at the watersמֵ֥יmeiH4325of Meribahמְרִיבָֽה׃me.ri.VahH4809;

9Who saidהָאֹמֵ֞רha.'o.MerH559unto his fatherלְאָבִ֤יוle.'a.VivH1and to his motherוּלְאִמּוֹ֙u.le.'i.MoH517,I have not seenרְאִיתִ֔יוre.'i.TivH7200him; neither did he acknowledgeהִכִּ֔ירhi.KirH5234his brethrenאֶחָיו֙'e.ChavH251,nor knewיָדָ֑עya.Da'H3045his own childrenבָּנָ֖יוba.novH1121:for they have observedשָֽׁמְרוּ֙sha.me.RuH8104thy wordאִמְרָתֶ֔ךָ'im.ra.Te.khaH565,and keptיִנְצֹֽרוּ׃yin.Tzo.ruH5341thy covenantוּבְרִֽיתְךָ֖u.ve.ri.te.KhaH1285.

10They shall teachיוֹר֤וּyo.RuH3384Jacobלְיַעֲקֹ֔בle.ya.'a.KoH3290thy judgmentsמִשְׁפָּטֶ֙יךָ֙mish.pa.Tei.khaH4941,and Israelלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לle.Yis.ra.'ElH3478thy lawוְתוֹרָתְךָ֖ve.to.ra.te.KhaH8451:they shall putיָשִׂ֤ימוּya.Si.muH7760incenseקְטוֹרָה֙ke.to.RahH6988beforeבְּאַפֶּ֔ךָbe.'a.Pe.khaH639thee, and whole burnt sacrificeוְכָלִ֖ילve.kha.LilH3632upon thine altarמִזְבְּחֶֽךָ׃miz.be.Che.khaH4196.

11Blessבָּרֵ֤ךְba.RekhH1288,Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,his substanceחֵיל֔וֹchei.LoH2428,and acceptתִּרְצֶ֑הtir.TzehH7521the workוּפֹ֥עַלu.Fo.'alH6467of his handsיָדָ֖יוya.DavH3027:smiteמְחַ֨ץme.ChatzH4272through the loinsמָתְנַ֧יִםma.te.Na.yimH4975of them that riseקָמָ֛יוka.MavH6965against him, and of them that hateוּמְשַׂנְאָ֖יוu.me.san.'AvH8130him, that they riseיְקוּמֽוּן׃ סye.ku.MunH6965notמִן־min-H4480againH6965.

12Andof Benjaminלְבִנְיָמִ֣ןle.vin.ya.MinH1144he saidאָמַ֔ר'a.MarH559,The belovedיְדִ֣ידye.DidH3039of the Lordיְהֹוָ֔הYah.wehH3068shall dwellיִשְׁכֹּ֥ןyish.KonH7931in safetyלָבֶ֖טַחla.Ve.tachH983by him; and the Lordshall coverחֹפֵ֤ףcho.FefH2653him all the dayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117long, and he shall dwellשָׁכֵֽן׃ סsha.KhenH7931between his shouldersכְּתֵיפָ֖יוke.tei.FavH3802.

13And of Josephוּלְיוֹסֵ֣ףu.le.yo.SefH3130he saidאָמַ֔ר'a.MarH559,Blessedמְבֹרֶ֥כֶתme.vo.Re.khetH1288of the Lordיְהֹוָ֖הYah.wehH3068behis landאַרְצ֑וֹ'ar.TzoH776,for the precious thingsמִמֶּ֤גֶדmi.Me.gedH4022of heavenשָׁמַ֙יִם֙sha.Ma.yimH8064,for the dewמִטָּ֔לmi.TalH2919,and for the deepוּמִתְּה֖וֹםu.mi.te.HomH8415that coucheth beneathרֹבֶ֥צֶתro.Ve.tzetH7257,

14And for the preciousוּמִמֶּ֖גֶדu.mi.Me.gedH4022fruitsתְּבוּאֹ֣תte.vu.'OtH8393brought forthby the sunשָׁ֑מֶשׁSha.meshH8121,and for the precious thingsוּמִמֶּ֖גֶדu.mi.Me.gedH4022put forthגֶּ֥רֶשׁGe.reshH1645by the moonיְרָחִֽים׃ye.ra.ChimH3391,

15And for the chief thingsוּמֵרֹ֖אשׁu.me.RoshH7218of the ancientקֶ֑דֶםKe.demH6924mountainsהַרְרֵי־ha.rei-H2042,and for the precious thingsוּמִמֶּ֖גֶדu.mi.Me.gedH4022of the lastingעוֹלָֽם׃o.LamH5769hillsגִּבְע֥וֹתgiv.'otH1389,

16And for the precious thingsוּמִמֶּ֗גֶדu.mi.Me.gedH4022of the earthאֶ֚רֶץ'E.retzH776and fulnessוּמְלֹאָ֔הּu.me.lo.'AhH4393thereof, and forthe good willוּרְצ֥וֹןu.re.TzonH7522of him that dweltשֹׁכְנִ֖יsho.khe.NiH7931in the bushסְנֶ֑הse.NehH5572: let the blessingcomeתָּב֙וֹאתָה֙ta.Vo.tahH935upon the headלְרֹ֣אשׁle.RoshH7218of Josephיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130,and upon the top of the headוּלְקָדְקֹ֖דu.le.ka.de.KodH6936of him that wasseparatedנְזִ֥ירne.ZirH5139from his brethrenאֶחָֽיו׃'e.ChavH251.

17His gloryהָדָ֣רha.DarH1926is likethe firstlingבְּכ֨וֹרbe.KhorH1060of his bullockשׁוֹר֜וֹsho.RoH7794,and his hornsוְקַרְנֵ֤יve.kar.NeiH7161are likethe hornsקַרְנָ֔יוkar.NavH7161of unicornsרְאֵם֙re.'EmH7214:with them he shall pushיְנַגַּ֥חye.na.GachH5055the peopleעַמִּ֛ים'a.MimH5971togetherיַחְדָּ֖וyach.DavH3162to the endsאַפְסֵי־'af.sei-H657of the earthאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776: and they arethe ten thousandsרִבְב֣וֹתri.VotH7233of Ephraimאֶפְרַ֔יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669, and they arethe thousandsאַלְפֵ֥י'al.FeiH505of Manassehמְנַשֶּֽׁה׃ סme.na.ShehH4519.

18And of Zebulunוְלִזְבוּלֻ֣ןve.liz.vu.LunH2074he saidאָמַ֔ר'a.MarH559,Rejoiceשְׂמַ֥חse.MachH8055,Zebulunזְבוּלֻ֖ןze.vu.LunH2074,in thy going outבְּצֵאתֶ֑ךָbe.tze.Te.khaH3318;and, Issacharוְיִשָּׂשכָ֖רve.yi.so.sh.KharH3485,in thy tentsבְּאֹהָלֶֽיךָ׃be.'o.ha.Lei.khaH168.

19They shall callיִקְרָ֔אוּyik.Ra.'uH7121the peopleעַמִּים֙'a.MimH5971unto the mountainהַר־har-H2022;there they shall offerיִזְבְּח֣וּyiz.be.ChuH2076sacrificesזִבְחֵי־ziv.chei-H2077of righteousnessצֶ֑דֶקTze.dekH6664:for they shall suckיִינָ֔קוּyi.Na.kuH3243ofthe abundanceשֶׁ֤פַעShe.fa'H8228of the seasיַמִּים֙ya.MimH3220, and oftreasuresוּשְׂפוּנֵ֖יu.se.fu.NeiH8226hidטְמ֥וּנֵיte.Mu.neiH2934in the sandחֽוֹל׃ סCholH2344.

20And of Gadוּלְגָ֣דu.le.GadH1410he saidאָמַ֔ר'a.MarH559,Blessedבָּר֖וּךְba.RukhH1288behe that enlargethמַרְחִ֣יבmar.ChivH7337Gadגָּ֑דGadH1410:he dwellethשָׁכֵ֔ןsha.KhenH7931as a lionכְּלָבִ֣יאke.la.Vi'H3833,and tearethוְטָרַ֥ףve.ta.RafH2963the armזְר֖וֹעַze.Ro.a'H2220withאַף־'af-H637the crown of the headקָדְקֹֽד׃ka.de.KodH6936.

21And he providedוַיַּ֤רְאvai.Yar'H7200the first partרֵאשִׁית֙re.ShitH7225for himself, because there, ina portionחֶלְקַ֥תchel.KatH2513of the lawgiverמְחֹקֵ֖קme.cho.KekH2710, was heseatedסָפ֑וּןsa.FunH5603;and he cameוַיֵּתֵא֙vai.ye.Te'H857with the headsרָ֣אשֵׁיRa.sheiH7218of the peopleעָ֔ם'AmH5971,he executedעָשָׂ֔ה'a.SahH6213the justiceצִדְקַ֤תtzid.KatH6666of the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,and his judgmentsוּמִשְׁפָּטָ֖יוu.mish.pa.TavH4941with Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סYis.ra.'ElH3478.

22And of Danוּלְדָ֣ןu.le.DanH1835he saidאָמַ֔ר'a.MarH559,Danדָּ֖ןdanH1835isa lion’sאַרְיֵ֑ה'ar.YehH738whelpגּ֣וּרgurH1482:he shall leapיְזַנֵּ֖קye.za.NekH2187from Bashanהַבָּשָֽׁן׃ha.ba.ShanH1316.

23And of Naphtaliוּלְנַפְתָּלִ֣יu.le.naf.ta.LiH5321he saidאָמַ֔ר'a.MarH559,O Naphtaliנַפְתָּלִי֙naf.ta.LiH5321,satisfiedשְׂבַ֣עse.Va'H7649with favourרָצ֔וֹןra.TzonH7522,and fullוּמָלֵ֖אu.ma.Le'H4392with the blessingבִּרְכַּ֣תbir.KatH1293of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068:possessיְרָֽשָׁה׃ סye.Ra.shahH3423thou the westיָ֥םyamH3220and the southוְדָר֖וֹםve.da.RomH1864.

24And of Asherוּלְאָשֵׁ֣רu.le.'a.SherH836he saidאָמַ֔ר'a.MarH559, LetAsherאָשֵׁ֑ר'a.SherH836beblessedבָּר֥וּךְba.RukhH1288with childrenמִבָּנִ֖יםmi.ba.NimH1121;let him be acceptableרְצוּי֙re.TzuiH7521to his brethrenאֶחָ֔יו'e.ChavH251,and let him dipוְטֹבֵ֥לve.to.VelH2881his footרַגְלֽוֹ׃rag.LoH7272in oilבַּשֶּׁ֖מֶןba.She.menH8081.

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