Deuteronomy 33

The Blessing by 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 from MountH2022 ParanH6290, And He cameH857 from 6the midst of myriadsH7233 of 7holyH6944 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 takesH5375 of Your wordsH1703.416MosesH4872 issuedH6680 to us the LawH8451, 17A possessionH4181 for the assemblyH6952 of JacobH3290.518And He was kingH4428 in 19JeshurunH3484, When the headsH7218 of the peopleH5971 gatheredH622, The tribesH7626 of IsraelH3478 togetherH3162.

6“20May ReubenH7205 liveH2421 and not dieH4191, NorH408 may his peopleH4962 be fewH4557.”

721And thisH2088 was regarding JudahH3063; so he saidH559: “HearH8085, LordH3068, the voiceH6963 of JudahH3063, And bringH935 him to his peopleH5971. With his handsH3027 he contendedH7378 for 22them, And may You be a helpH5828 againstH4480 his adversariesH6862.”

8Of LeviH3878 he saidH559, “Let Your 23ThummimH8550 and Your UrimH224 belong to Your 24godlyH2623 manH376, 25WhomH834 You testedH5254 at MassahH4532, With 26whom You contendedH7378 at the watersH4325 of MeribahH4809;927Who 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 28they keptH8104 Your wordH565, And compliedH5341 withH5341 Your covenantH1285.1029They will teachH3384 Your ordinancesH4941 to JacobH3290, And Your LawH8451 to IsraelH3478. 30They shall putH7760 31incenseH6988 beforeH639 You, And 32wholeH3632 burntH3632 offeringsH3632 on Your altarH4196.11LordH3068, blessH1288 his strengthH2428, And acceptH7521 the workH6467 of his handsH3027; SmashH4272 the 33hipsH4975 of those who riseH6965 upH6965 against him, And those who hateH8130 him, soH4480 thatH4480 they do notH4480 riseH6965 again.”

12Of BenjaminH1144 he saidH559, “34May the belovedH3039 of the LordH3068 liveH7931 in securityH983 besideH5921 Him 35Who shieldsH2653 him allH3605 the dayH3117 long, 36And he livesH7931 betweenH996 His shouldersH3802.”

13Of JosephH3130 he saidH559, “37BlessedH1288 of the LordH3068 be his landH776, With the choiceH4022 thingsH4022 of heavenH8064, with the dewH2919, And from the deepH8415 waters lyingH7257 beneathH8478,14And with the choiceH4022 yieldH8393 of the sunH8121, And the choiceH4022 produceH1645 of the monthsH3391;15And with the 38bestH7218 thingsH7218 of 39the ancientH6924 mountainsH2022, With the choiceH4022 thingsH4022 of the everlastingH5769 hillsH1389,16And with the choiceH4022 thingsH4022 of the earthH776 and its fullnessH4393, And the favorH7522 40of Him who dweltH7931 inH7931 the bushH5572. Let it comeH935 to the headH7218 of JosephH3130, And to the topH6936 ofH6936 theH6936 headH6936 of the one who was princeH5139 among his brothersH251.17As the firstbornH1060 of his oxH7794, majestyH1926 is his, And his hornsH7161 are the hornsH7161 of 41the wildH7214 oxH7214; With them he will 42goreH5055 the peoplesH5971 AllH3164 43atH3164 onceH3164, to the endsH657 of the earthH776. And thoseH1992 are the tenH7233 thousandsH7233 of EphraimH669, And thoseH1992 are the thousandsH505 of ManassehH4519.”

1844Of ZebulunH2074 he saidH559, “RejoiceH8055, ZebulunH2074, in your goingH3318 outH3318, And, IssacharH3485, in your tentsH168.1945They will callH7121 peoplesH5971 to the mountainH2022; ThereH8033 they will offerH2076 46righteousH6664 sacrificesH2077; For they will 47drawH3243 outH3243 48the abundanceH8228 of the seasH3220, And the hiddenH2934 treasuresH5603 of the sandH2344.”

2049Of GadH1410 he saidH559, “BlessedH1288 is the one who enlargesH7337 GadH1410; He liesH7931 downH7931 50as a 51lionH3833, And tearsH2963 the armH2220, alsoH637 the crownH6936 ofH6936 theH6936 headH6936.2152Then he 53selectedH7200 the choicestH7225 part for himself, 54For thereH8033 the ruler’sH2710 portionH2513 was 55reservedH5603; 56And he cameH857 with the leadersH7218 of the peopleH5971; 57He executedH6213 the justiceH6666 of the LordH3068, And His ordinancesH4941 with IsraelH3478.”

2258Of DanH1835 he saidH559, “DanH1835 is 59a lion’sH743 cubH1482; He leapsH2187 outH2187 from BashanH1316.”

23Of NaphtaliH5321 he saidH559, “60NaphtaliH5321, satisfiedH7649 with favorH7522, And fullH4392 of the blessingH1293 of the LordH3068, TakeH3423 possessionH3423 of the seaH3220 and the southH1864.”

2461Of AsherH836 he saidH559, “MoreH4480 blessedH1288 thanH4480 sonsH1121 is AsherH836; May he be favoredH7521 by his brothersH251, 62And may he dipH2881 his footH7272 in oliveH8081 oilH8081.2563Your 64barsH4515 will be ironH1270 and bronzeH5178, 65And as your daysH3117, so will your strengthH1679 be.

26“66ThereH369 isH369 noH369 oneH369 like the GodH410 of 67JeshurunH3484, 68Who ridesH7392 the heavensH8064 69to your helpH5828, And the cloudsH7834 in His majestyH1346.2770The eternalH6924 GodH430 is a 71hidingH4585 placeH4585, 72And underneathH8478 are the everlastingH5769 armsH2220; 73And He droveH1644 outH1644 the enemyH340 from you, 74And saidH559, ‘DestroyH8045!’2875So IsraelH3478 livesH7931 inH983 securityH983, 76The fountainH5871 of JacobH3290 secludedH910, 77In a landH776 of grainH1715 and newH8492 wineH8492; 78His heavensH8064 alsoH637 dripH6201 downH6201 dewH2919.2979BlessedH835 are you, IsraelH3478; 80WhoH4310 is likeH3644 you, a peopleH5971 savedH3467 by the LordH3068, 81The shieldH4043 of your helpH5828, 82And He who is the swordH2719 of your majestyH1346! 83So your enemiesH340 will cringeH3584 before you, 84And you will trampleH1869 on their highH1116 placesH1116.”