New American Standard Bible 1995

Deuteronomy 33:6-17

6“May Reubenרְאוּבֵ֖ןre.'u.VenH7205liveיְחִ֥יye.ChiH2421and not dieיָמֹ֑תya.MotH4191,Norוְאַל־ve.'al-H408his menמְתָ֖יוme.TavH4962be fewמִסְפָּֽר׃ סmis.ParH4557.”

7And thisH2088regarding Judahלִֽיהוּדָה֮li.hu.DahH3063;so he saidוַיֹּאמַר֒vai.yo.MarH559, “Hearשְׁמַ֤עshe.Ma'H8085, O Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,the voiceק֣וֹלKolH6963of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063,And bringתְּבִיאֶ֑נּוּte.vi.'E.nuH935him to his peopleעַמּ֖וֹa.MoH5971.With his handsיָדָיו֙ya.DavH3027he contendedרָ֣בravH7378for them,And may You be a helpוְעֵ֥זֶרve.'E.zerH5828againstH4480his adversariesמִצָּרָ֖יוmi.tza.RavH6862.”

8Of Leviוּלְלֵוִ֣יu.le.le.ViH3878he saidאָמַ֔ר'a.MarH559, “Let YourThummimתֻּמֶּ֥יךָtu.Mei.khaH8550and Your Urimוְאוּרֶ֖יךָve.'u.Rei.khaH224belong to Yourgodlyחֲסִידֶ֑ךָcha.si.De.khaH2623manלְאִ֣ישׁle.'IshH376,Whomאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834You provedנִסִּיתוֹ֙ni.si.ToH5254at Massahבְּמַסָּ֔הbe.ma.SahH4532,With whom You contendedתְּרִיבֵ֖הוּte.ri.Ve.huH7378at the watersמֵ֥יmeiH4325of Meribahמְרִיבָֽה׃me.ri.VahH4809;

9Who saidהָאֹמֵ֞רha.'o.MerH559of his fatherלְאָבִ֤יוle.'a.VivH1and his motherוּלְאִמּוֹ֙u.le.'i.MoH517, ‘I did not considerרְאִיתִ֔יוre.'i.TivH7200them’;And he did not acknowledgeהִכִּ֔ירhi.KirH5234his brothersאֶחָיו֙'e.ChavH251,NorH3808did he regardיָדָ֑עya.Da'H3045his own sonsבָּנָ֖יוba.novH1121, Forthey observedשָֽׁמְרוּ֙sha.me.RuH8104Your wordאִמְרָתֶ֔ךָ'im.ra.Te.khaH565,And keptיִנְצֹֽרוּ׃yin.Tzo.ruH5341Your covenantוּבְרִֽיתְךָ֖u.ve.ri.te.KhaH1285.

10They shall teachיוֹר֤וּyo.RuH3384Your ordinancesמִשְׁפָּטֶ֙יךָ֙mish.pa.Tei.khaH4941to Jacobלְיַעֲקֹ֔בle.ya.'a.KoH3290,And Your lawוְתוֹרָתְךָ֖ve.to.ra.te.KhaH8451to Israelלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לle.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.They shall putיָשִׂ֤ימוּya.Si.muH7760incenseקְטוֹרָה֙ke.to.RahH6988beforeבְּאַפֶּ֔ךָbe.'a.Pe.khaH639You, Andwholeוְכָלִ֖ילve.kha.LilH3632burntH3632offeringsH3632on Your altarמִזְבְּחֶֽךָ׃miz.be.Che.khaH4196.

11O Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,blessבָּרֵ֤ךְba.RekhH1288his substanceחֵיל֔וֹchei.LoH2428,And acceptתִּרְצֶ֑הtir.TzehH7521the workוּפֹ֥עַלu.Fo.'alH6467of his handsיָדָ֖יוya.DavH3027;Shatterמְחַ֨ץme.ChatzH4272the loinsמָתְנַ֧יִםma.te.Na.yimH4975of those who riseקָמָ֛יוka.MavH6965up against him,And those who hateוּמְשַׂנְאָ֖יוu.me.san.'AvH8130him, soמִן־min-H4480that they will not riseיְקוּמֽוּן׃ סye.ku.MunH6965again.”

12Of Benjaminלְבִנְיָמִ֣ןle.vin.ya.MinH1144he saidאָמַ֔ר'a.MarH559, “May the belovedיְדִ֣ידye.DidH3039of the Lordיְהֹוָ֔הYah.wehH3068dwellיִשְׁכֹּ֥ןyish.KonH7931in securityלָבֶ֖טַחla.Ve.tachH983by Him,Who shieldsחֹפֵ֤ףcho.FefH2653him allכָּל־kol-H3605the dayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117,And he dwellsשָׁכֵֽן׃ סsha.KhenH7931betweenוּבֵ֥יןu.VeinH996His shouldersכְּתֵיפָ֖יוke.tei.FavH3802.”

13Of Josephוּלְיוֹסֵ֣ףu.le.yo.SefH3130he saidאָמַ֔ר'a.MarH559, “Blessedמְבֹרֶ֥כֶתme.vo.Re.khetH1288of the Lordיְהֹוָ֖הYah.wehH3068behis landאַרְצ֑וֹ'ar.TzoH776,With the choiceH4022thingsH4022of heavenשָׁמַ֙יִם֙sha.Ma.yimH8064,with the dewמִטָּ֔לmi.TalH2919,And from the deepוּמִתְּה֖וֹםu.mi.te.HomH8415lyingרֹבֶ֥צֶתro.Ve.tzetH7257beneathתָּֽחַת׃Ta.chatH8478,

14And with the choiceוּמִמֶּ֖גֶדu.mi.Me.gedH4022yieldתְּבוּאֹ֣תte.vu.'OtH8393of the sunשָׁ֑מֶשׁSha.meshH8121,And with the choiceוּמִמֶּ֖גֶדu.mi.Me.gedH4022produceגֶּ֥רֶשׁGe.reshH1645of the monthsיְרָחִֽים׃ye.ra.ChimH3391.

15And with thebestH7218thingsH7218ofthe ancientקֶ֑דֶםKe.demH6924mountainsH2022,And with the choiceH4022thingsH4022of the everlastingעוֹלָֽם׃o.LamH5769hillsגִּבְע֥וֹתgiv.'otH1389,

16And with the choiceH4022thingsH4022of the earthאֶ֚רֶץ'E.retzH776and its fullnessוּמְלֹאָ֔הּu.me.lo.'AhH4393,And the favorוּרְצ֥וֹןu.re.TzonH7522of Him who dweltשֹׁכְנִ֖יsho.khe.NiH7931in the bushסְנֶ֑הse.NehH5572.Let it comeתָּב֙וֹאתָה֙ta.Vo.tahH935to the headלְרֹ֣אשׁle.RoshH7218of Josephיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130,And to the crownH6936of the headH6936of the oneH5139distinguishedH5139among his brothersאֶחָֽיו׃'e.ChavH251.

17As the firstbornבְּכ֨וֹרbe.KhorH1060of his oxשׁוֹר֜וֹsho.RoH7794,majestyהָדָ֣רha.DarH1926is his,And his hornsוְקַרְנֵ֤יve.kar.NeiH7161are the hornsקַרְנָ֔יוkar.NavH7161ofthe wildרְאֵם֙re.'EmH7214oxH7214; With them he willpushיְנַגַּ֥חye.na.GachH5055the peoplesעַמִּ֛ים'a.MimH5971,AllH3164at onceH3164, tothe endsאַפְסֵי־'af.sei-H657of the earthאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776.And thoseוְהֵם֙ve.HemH1992are the tenH7233thousandsרִבְב֣וֹתri.VotH7233of Ephraimאֶפְרַ֔יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669,And thoseוְהֵ֖םve.HemH1992are the thousandsאַלְפֵ֥י'al.FeiH505of Manassehמְנַשֶּֽׁה׃ סme.na.ShehH4519.”

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