Thematic Bible




Deuteronomy 33:1 (show verse)

This is the blessing with which Moses the man of God blessed the sons of Israel before his death.

Deuteronomy 33:2 (show verse)

He said,

“The Lord came from Sinai,
And dawned on them from Seir;
He shone forth from Mount Paran,
And He came from among ten thousand holy ones;
At His right hand was a flaming fire, a law, for them.

Deuteronomy 33:3 (show verse)


“Indeed, He loves His people;
All Your holy ones are in Your hand.
They followed in Your steps;
They accept and receive direction from You.

Deuteronomy 33:4 (show verse)


“Moses commanded us with a law,
As a possession for the assembly of Jacob.

Deuteronomy 33:5 (show verse)


“The Lord was King in Jeshurun (Israel),
When the heads of the people were gathered,
The tribes of Israel together.

Deuteronomy 33:6 (show verse)


“May [the tribe of] Reuben live and not die out,
But let his men be few.”

Deuteronomy 33:7 (show verse)

And [Moses said] this of Judah:

“Hear, O Lord, the voice of Judah,
And bring him to his people.
With his hands he contended for them,
And may You be a help against his enemies.”

Deuteronomy 33:8 (show verse)

Of Levi he said,

“Your Thummim and Your Urim belong to Your godly man [Aaron],
Whom You tested and proved at Massah,
With whom You contended at the waters of Meribah;

Deuteronomy 33:9 (show verse)


Who said of his father and mother,
‘I did not consider them’;
Nor did he acknowledge his brothers,
Nor did he regard his own sons,
For the priests observed Your word,
And kept Your covenant.

Deuteronomy 33:10 (show verse)


“The priests shall teach Your ordinances (judgments) to Jacob,
And Your law to Israel.
They shall put incense before You,
And whole burnt offerings on Your altar.

Deuteronomy 33:11 (show verse)


“O Lord, bless Levi’s substance (ability),
And accept and take pleasure in the work of his hands;
Crush and shatter the loins of those who rise up against him,
And of those who hate him, so that they do not rise again.”

Deuteronomy 33:12 (show verse)

Of Benjamin he said,

“May the beloved of the Lord dwell in safety by Him;
He shields and covers him all the day long,
And he dwells between His shoulders.”

Deuteronomy 33:13 (show verse)

And of Joseph he said,

“Blessed by the Lord be his land,
With the precious things of heaven, with the dew,
And from the deep water that lies beneath,

Deuteronomy 33:14 (show verse)


With the precious fruits of the sun,
And with the precious produce of the months.

Deuteronomy 33:15 (show verse)


“With the best things of the ancient mountains,
And with the precious things of the everlasting hills,

Deuteronomy 33:16 (show verse)


With the precious things of the earth and its fullness,
And the favor and goodwill of Him who dwelt in the bush.
Let these blessings come upon the head of Joseph,
And upon the crown of the head of him who was distinguished [as a prince] among his brothers.

Deuteronomy 33:17 (show verse)


“His majesty is like a firstborn young bull,
And his horns like the horns of the wild ox;
With them he will gore the peoples,
All of them together, to the ends of the earth.
And those are the ten thousands of Ephraim,
And those are the thousands of Manasseh.”

Deuteronomy 33:18 (show verse)

Of Zebulun he said,

Rejoice, Zebulun, in your interests abroad,
And, Issachar, in your tents [at home].

Deuteronomy 33:19 (show verse)


“They will call the peoples to the mountain (Mount Carmel);
There they will offer sacrifices of righteousness;
For they will draw out the abundance of the seas,
And the hidden treasures of the sand.”

Deuteronomy 33:20 (show verse)

Of Gad he said,

“Blessed is the one who enlarges Gad;
He lurks like a lioness,
And tears the arm and the crown of the head.

Deuteronomy 33:21 (show verse)


“He selected the best [land] for himself,
For there the leader’s portion was reserved;
Yet he came with the leaders of the people;
He carried out the justice (righteous will) of the Lord,
And His ordinances (judgments) with Israel.”

Deuteronomy 33:22 (show verse)

Of Dan he said,

“Dan is a lion’s cub,
That leaps forth from Bashan.”

Deuteronomy 33:23 (show verse)

Of Naphtali he said,

“O Naphtali, satisfied with favor,
And full of the blessing of the Lord,
Take possession of the sea [of Galilee] and the south.”

Deuteronomy 33:24 (show verse)

Of Asher he said,

“More blessed than sons is Asher;
May he be favored by his brothers,
And may he dip his foot in oil.

Deuteronomy 33:25 (show verse)


“Your strongholds will be iron and bronze,
And as your days are, so will your strength, your rest and security be.

Deuteronomy 33:26 (show verse)


“There is none like the God of Jeshurun (Israel),
Who rides the heavens to your help,
And through the skies in His majestic glory.

Deuteronomy 33:27 (show verse)


“The eternal God is your refuge and dwelling place,
And underneath are the everlasting arms;
He drove out the enemy from before you,
And said, ‘Destroy!’

Deuteronomy 33:28 (show verse)


“So Israel dwells in safety and security,
The fountain of Jacob alone and secluded,
In a land of grain and new wine;
His heavens also drop down dew.

Deuteronomy 33:29 (show verse)


“Happy and blessed are you, O Israel;
Who is like you, a people saved by the Lord,
The Shield of your help,
And the Sword of your majesty!
Your enemies will cringe before you,
And you will tread on their high places [tramping down their idolatrous altars].”