Deuteronomy 33:1-29 - Blessings Of Moses On Israel
1 This is the blessing that Moses, the man of God, gave the Israelites before his death.
and appeared to them from Seir;
He shone on them from Mount Paran
and came with ten thousand holy ones,
with lightning
All Your
and they assemble
Each receives Your words.
a possession for the assembly of Jacob.
when the leaders of the people gathered
with the tribes of Israel.
though his people become few.
7 He said this about Judah:
He fights for his cause
but may You be a help against his foes.
8 He said about Levi:
You tested him at Massah
and contended with him at the waters of Meribah.
“I do not regard them.”
He disregarded his brothers
and didn’t acknowledge his sons,
for they kept Your word
and maintained Your covenant.
and Your instruction to Israel;
they will set incense before You
and whole burnt offerings on Your altar.
and accept the work of his hands.
Smash the loins of his adversaries and enemies,
so that they cannot rise again.
12 He said about Benjamin:
He
and he rests on His shoulders.
13 He said about Joseph:
with the dew of heaven’s bounty
and the watery depths that lie beneath;
and the abundant yield of the seasons;
and the bounty of the eternal hills;
and everything in it;
and with the favor of Him
who appeared
May these rest on the head of Joseph,
on the crown of the prince of his brothers.
and horns like
he gores all the peoples with them
to the ends of the earth.
Such are the ten thousands of Ephraim,
and such are the thousands of Manasseh.
18 He said about Zebulun:
and Issachar, in your tents.
there they offer acceptable sacrifices.
For they draw from the wealth of the seas
and the hidden treasures of the sand.
20 He said about Gad:
will be blessed.
He lies down like a lion
and tears off an arm or even a head.
because a ruler’s portion was assigned there for him.
He came with the leaders of the people;
he carried out the Lord’s justice
and His ordinances for Israel.
22 He said about Dan:
leaping out of Bashan.
full of the Lord’s blessing,
take
24 He said about Asher:
may he be the most favored among his brothers
and dip his foot in olive oil.
and your strength last as long as you live.
who rides the heavens to your aid,
the clouds in His majesty.
and underneath are the everlasting arms.
He drives out the enemy before you
and commands, “Destroy!”
Jacob lives untroubled
in a land of grain and new wine;
even his skies drip with dew.
Who is like you,
a people saved by the Lord?
He is the shield that protects you,
the sword you boast in.
Your enemies will cringe before you,
and you will tread on their backs.