Deut 33
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And this is the blessing, wherewith Moses the man of God blessed the children of Israel
before his death.
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And he said, YHWH came from Sinai, And rose from Seir to them; He shined forth from
mount Paran, And he came from the ten thousands of holy ones: At his right hand was
a fiery law for them.
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Yea, he loves the people; All his saints are in your hand: And they sat down at your
feet; [Every one] shall receive of your words.
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Moses commanded us a law, An inheritance for the assembly of Jacob.
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And he was king in Jeshurun, When the heads of the people were gathered, All the tribes
of Israel together.
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Let Reuben live, and not die; Nor let his men be few.
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And this is [the blessing] of Judah: and he said, Hear, YHWH, the voice of Judah,
And bring him in to his people. With his hands he contended for himself; And you shall
be a help against his adversaries.
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And of Levi he said, Your Thummim and your Urim are with your godly one, Whom you
did prove at Massah, With whom you did strive at the waters of Meribah;
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Who said of his father, and of his mother, I have not seen him; Neither did
he acknowledge his brethren, Nor knew he his own children: For they have observed
your word, And keep your covenant.
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They shall teach Jacob your ordinances, And Israel your law: They shall put incense
before you, And whole burnt-offering upon your altar.
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Bless, YHWH, his substance, And accept the work of his hands: Smite through the loins
of them that rise up against him, And of them that hate him, that they rise not again.
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Of Benjamin he said, The beloved of YHWH shall dwell in safety by him; He covers him
all the day long, And he dwells between his shoulders.
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And of Joseph he said, Blessed of YHWH be his land, For the precious things of heaven,
for the dew, And for the deep that couches beneath,
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And for the precious things of the fruits of the sun, And for the precious things
of the growth of the moons,
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And for the chief things of the ancient mountains, And for the precious things of
the everlasting hills,
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And for the precious things of the earth and the fullness thereof, And the good
will of him whom dwelt in the bush. Let [the blessing] come upon the head of Joseph,
And upon the crown of the head of him whom was separate from his brethren.
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The firstling of his herd, majesty is his; And his horns are the horns of the wild-ox:
With them he shall push the peoples all of them, [even] the ends of the earth:
And they are the ten thousands of Ephraim, And they are the thousands of Manasseh.
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And of Zebulun he said, Rejoice, Zebulun, in your going out; And, Issachar, in your
tents.
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They shall call the peoples to the mountain; There shall they offer sacrifices of
righteousness: For they shall suck the abundance of the seas, And the hidden treasures
of the sand.
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And of Gad he said, Blessed be he who enlarges Gad: He dwells as a lioness, And tears
the arm, yea, the crown of the head.
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And he provided the first part for himself, For there was the lawgiver`s portion reserved;
And he came [with] the heads of the people; He executed the righteousness of YHWH,
And his ordinances with Israel.
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And of Dan he said, Dan is a lion`s whelp, That leaps forth from Bashan.
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And of Naphtali he said, O Naphtali, satisfied with favor, And full with the blessing
of YHWH, Possess you the west and the south.
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And of Asher he said, Blessed be Asher with children; Let him be acceptable to his
brethren, And let him dip his foot in oil.
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Your bars shall be iron and brass; And as your days, so shall your strength be.
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There is none like to God, O Jeshurun, Who rides upon the heavens for your help, And
in his excellency on the skies.
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The eternal God is [your] dwelling-place, And underneath are the everlasting arms.
And he thrust out the enemy from before you, And said, Destroy.
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And Israel dwells in safety, The fountain of Jacob alone, In a land of grain and new
wine; Yea, his heavens drop down dew.
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Happy are you, O Israel: Who is like to you, a people saved by YHWH, The shield of
your help, And the sword of your excellency! And your enemies shall submit themselves
to you; And you shall tread upon their high places.