The Blessing of Moses
1 Now this is the blessing with which Moses (A)the man of God blessed the sons of Israel before his death.
2 He said,
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“(L)And He was king in Jeshurun,
When the heads of the people were gathered,
The tribes of Israel together.
When the heads of the people were gathered,
The tribes of Israel together.
7 (N)And this regarding Judah; so he said,
“Hear, O Lord, the voice of Judah,
And bring him to his people.
With his hands he contended for (g)them,
And may You be a help against his adversaries.”
And bring him to his people.
With his hands he contended for (g)them,
And may You be a help against his adversaries.”
8 Of Levi he said,
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“O Lord, bless his substance,
And accept the work of his hands;
Shatter the loins of those who rise up against him,
And those who hate him, so that they will not rise again.”
And accept the work of his hands;
Shatter the loins of those who rise up against him,
And those who hate him, so that they will not rise again.”
12 Of Benjamin he said,
13 Of Joseph he said,
“(Z)Blessed of the Lord be his land,
With the choice things of heaven, with the dew,
And from the deep lying beneath,
14 With the choice things of heaven, with the dew,
And from the deep lying beneath,
And with the choice yield of the sun,
And with the choice produce of the months.
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16 And with the choice produce of the months.
And with the choice things of the earth and its fullness,
And the favor (AB)of Him who dwelt in the bush.
Let it come to the head of Joseph,
And to the crown of the head of the one distinguished among his brothers.
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And the favor (AB)of Him who dwelt in the bush.
Let it come to the head of Joseph,
And to the crown of the head of the one distinguished among his brothers.
23 Of Naphtali he said,
“(AQ)O Naphtali, satisfied with favor,
And full of the blessing of the Lord,
Take possession of the sea and the south.”
And full of the blessing of the Lord,
Take possession of the sea and the south.”
24 (AR)Of Asher he said,
“More blessed than sons is Asher;
May he be favored by his brothers,
(AS)And may he dip his foot in oil.
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May he be favored by his brothers,
(AS)And may he dip his foot in oil.
Footnotes:
a.
Deuteronomy 33:2: ['Lit ', rose to]
b.
Deuteronomy 33:2: ['Lit ', myriads of holiness]
c.
Deuteronomy 33:2: ['Or ', a fiery law]
d.
Deuteronomy 33:3: ['Lit ', peoples]
e.
Deuteronomy 33:3: ['Lit ', His]
f.
Deuteronomy 33:3: ['Or ', lie down at Your feet]
g.
Deuteronomy 33:7: ['Lit ', him]
h.
Deuteronomy 33:8: ['Lit ', him]
i.
Deuteronomy 33:10: ['Lit ', in Your nostrils]
j.
Deuteronomy 33:15: ['Or ', chief]
k.
Deuteronomy 33:17: ['Or ', together]
l.
Deuteronomy 33:19: ['Lit ', suck]
m.
Deuteronomy 33:20: ['Or ', lioness]
n.
Deuteronomy 33:21: ['Lit ', saw]
o.
Deuteronomy 33:21: ['Or ', covered up]
p.
Deuteronomy 33:26: ['I.e. Israel']
q.
Deuteronomy 33:26: ['Lit ', in]
r.
Deuteronomy 33:27: ['Or ', refuge]