Deuteronomy 33

The Blessing of Moses

1Now thisH2088 is the blessingH1293 with whichH834 MosesH4872 1the manH376 of GodH430 blessedH1288 the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478 beforeH6440 his deathH4194. 2He saidH559, “2The LordH3068 cameH935 from SinaiH5514, 3And 4dawnedH2224 on them from SeirH8165; 5He shoneH3313 forthH3313 from MountH2022 ParanH6290, And He cameH857 from 6the 7midst of tenH7233 thousandH7233 holyH6944 onesH6944; 8At His rightH3225 handH3225 there was 9flashingH799 lightningH799 for them.310IndeedH637, He lovesH2245 11the peopleH5971; 12AllH3605 13Your holyH6918 onesH6918 are in Your handH3027, 14And they 15followedH8497 in Your stepsH7272; Everyone receivesH5375 of Your wordsH1703.416MosesH4872 chargedH6680 us with a lawH8451, 17A possessionH4181 for the assemblyH6952 of JacobH3290.518And He was kingH4428 in JeshurunH3484, When the headsH7218 of the peopleH5971 were gatheredH622, The tribesH7626 of IsraelH3478 togetherH3162.

6“19May ReubenH7205 liveH2421 and not dieH4191, NorH408 his menH4962 be fewH4557.”

720And thisH2088 regarding JudahH3063; so he saidH559, “HearH8085, O LordH3068, the voiceH6963 of JudahH3063, And bringH935 him to his peopleH5971. With his handsH3027 he contendedH7378 for 21them, And may You be a helpH5828 againstH4480 his adversariesH6862.”

8Of LeviH3878 he saidH559, “Let Your 22ThummimH8550 and Your UrimH224 belong to 23Your 24godlyH2623 manH376, 25WhomH834 You provedH5254 at MassahH4532, With whom You contendedH7378 at the watersH4325 of MeribahH4809;926Who saidH559 of his fatherH1 and his motherH517, ‘I did not considerH7200 them’; And he did not acknowledgeH5234 his brothersH251, NorH3808 did he regardH3045 his own sonsH1121, For 27they observedH8104 Your wordH565, And keptH5341 Your covenantH1285.1028They shall teachH3384 Your ordinancesH4941 to JacobH3290, And Your lawH8451 to IsraelH3478. 29They shall putH7760 incenseH6988 30beforeH639 You, And 31wholeH3632 burntH3632 offeringsH3632 on Your altarH4196.11O LordH3068, blessH1288 his substanceH2428, And acceptH7521 the workH6467 of his handsH3027; ShatterH4272 the loinsH4975 of those who riseH6965 up against him, And those who hateH8130 him, soH4480 that they will not riseH6965 again.”

12Of BenjaminH1144 he saidH559, “32May the belovedH3039 of the LordH3068 dwellH7931 in securityH983 by Him, 33Who shieldsH2653 him allH3605 the dayH3117, 34And he dwellsH7931 betweenH996 His shouldersH3802.”

13Of JosephH3130 he saidH559, “35BlessedH1288 of the LordH3068 be his landH776, With the choiceH4022 thingsH4022 of heavenH8064, with the dewH2919, And from the deepH8415 lyingH7257 beneathH8478,14And with the choiceH4022 yieldH8393 of the sunH8121, And with the choiceH4022 produceH1645 of the monthsH3391.15And with the 36bestH7218 thingsH7218 of 37the ancientH6924 mountainsH2022, And with the choiceH4022 thingsH4022 of the everlastingH5769 hillsH1389,16And with the choiceH4022 thingsH4022 of the earthH776 and its fullnessH4393, And the favorH7522 38of Him who dweltH7931 in the bushH5572. Let it comeH935 to the headH7218 of JosephH3130, And to the crownH6936 of the headH6936 of the oneH5139 distinguishedH5139 among his brothersH251.17As the firstbornH1060 of his oxH7794, majestyH1926 is his, And his hornsH7161 are the hornsH7161 of 39the wildH7214 oxH7214; With them he will 40pushH5055 the peoplesH5971, AllH3164 41at onceH3164, to the endsH657 of the earthH776. And thoseH1992 are the tenH7233 thousandsH7233 of EphraimH669, And thoseH1992 are the thousandsH505 of ManassehH4519.”

1842Of ZebulunH2074 he saidH559, “RejoiceH8055, ZebulunH2074, in your goingH3318 forthH3318, And, IssacharH3485, in your tentsH168.1943They will callH7121 peoplesH5971 to the mountainH2022; ThereH8033 they will offerH2076 44righteousH6664 sacrificesH2077; For they will 45drawH3243 out 46the abundanceH8228 of the seasH3220, And the hiddenH2934 treasuresH5603 of the sandH2344.”

2047Of GadH1410 he saidH559, “BlessedH1288 is the one who enlargesH7337 GadH1410; He liesH7931 downH7931 48as a 49lionH3833, And tearsH2963 the armH2220, alsoH637 the crownH6936 of the headH6936.2150Then he 51providedH7200 the firstH7225 part for himself, 52For thereH8033 the ruler’sH2710 portionH2513 was 53reservedH5603; 54And he cameH857 with the leadersH7218 of the peopleH5971; 55He executedH6213 the justiceH6666 of the LordH3068, And His ordinancesH4941 with IsraelH3478.”

2256Of DanH1835 he saidH559, “DanH1835 is 57a lion’sH743 whelpH1482, That leapsH2187 forth from BashanH1316.”

23Of NaphtaliH5321 he saidH559, “58O NaphtaliH5321, satisfiedH7649 with favorH7522, And fullH4392 of the blessingH1293 of the LordH3068, TakeH3423 possessionH3423 of the seaH3220 and the southH1864.”

2459Of AsherH836 he saidH559, “MoreH4480 blessedH1288 thanH4480 sonsH1121 is AsherH836; May he be favoredH7521 by his brothersH251, 60And may he dipH2881 his footH7272 in oilH8081.2561Your locksH4515 will be ironH1270 and bronzeH5178, 62And according to your daysH3117, so will your leisurelyH1679 walkH1679 be.

26“63ThereH369 is noneH369 like the GodH410 of 64JeshurunH3484, 65Who ridesH7392 the heavensH8064 66to your helpH5828, And through the skiesH7834 in His majestyH1346.2767The eternalH6924 GodH430 is a 68dwellingH4585 placeH4585, 69And underneathH8478 are the everlastingH5769 armsH2220; 70And He droveH1644 out the enemyH340 from beforeH4480H6440 you, 71And saidH559, ‘DestroyH8045!’2872So IsraelH3478 dwellsH7931 in securityH983, 73The fountainH5871 of JacobH3290 secludedH910, 74In a landH776 of grainH1715 and newH8492 wineH8492; 75His heavensH8064 alsoH637 dropH6201 downH6201 dewH2919.2976BlessedH835 are you, O IsraelH3478; 77WhoH4310 is likeH3644 you, a peopleH5971 savedH3467 by the LordH3068, 78Who is the shieldH4043 of your helpH5828 79And the swordH2719 of your majestyH1346! 80So your enemiesH340 will cringeH3584 before you, 81And you will treadH1869 upon their highH1116 placesH1116.”