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The Blessing of Moses

This is the blessing with which Moses ^athe man of God ¹blessed the sons of Israel before his death. 2 He said,“^aThe LORD came from Sinai,^bAnd dawned on them from Seir;^cHe shone forth from Mount Paran,And He came ^dfrom among ten thousand holy ones;^eAt His right hand was a ¹flaming fire, a law, for them.

3 “^aIndeed, He loves His people;^bAll ¹Your holy ones are in Your hand.^cThey followed in Your steps;They accept and receive direction from You.4 “^aMoses commanded us with a law,As ^ba possession for the assembly of Jacob.5 “^aThe LORD was King in Jeshurun (Israel) ,When the heads of the people were gathered,The tribes of Israel together.

6 “^aMay the tribe of Reuben live and not die out,¹But let his men be few.”

7 ^aAnd Moses said this of ¹Judah:“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.”

8 Of Levi he said,“Your ¹^aThummim and Your Urim belong to Your ^bgodly man Aaron,^cWhom You tested and proved at Massah,With whom You contended at the waters of Meribah; Num 20:1-13

9 ^aWho ¹said of his father and mother,‘I did not consider them’;Nor did he acknowledge his brothers,Nor did he regard his own sons,For ^bthe priests observed Your word,And kept Your covenant.10 “^aThe priests shall teach Your ordinances (judgments) to Jacob,And Your law to Israel.^bThey shall put incense ¹before You,And ^cwhole burnt offerings on Your altar.11 “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.”

12 Of Benjamin he said,“^aMay the beloved of the LORD ¹dwell in safety by Him;^bHe shields and covers him all the day long,^cAnd he dwells between His shoulders.”

13 And of ¹Joseph he said,“^aBlessed by the LORD be his land,With the precious things of heaven, with the dew,And from the deep water that lies beneath,

14 With the precious fruits of the sun,And with the precious produce of the months.15 “With the best things of ^athe ancient mountains,And with the precious things of the everlasting hills,16 With the precious things of the earth and its fullness,And the favor and goodwill ^aof 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. Ex 3:417 “His majesty is like a firstborn young bull,And his horns like the horns of ^athe wild ox;With them he will ^bgore 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.”

18 ^aOf Zebulun he said,“¹Rejoice, Zebulun, in your interests abroad,And, Issachar, in your tents at home.

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

20 ^aOf Gad he said,“Blessed is the one who enlarges Gad;He lurks ^blike a lioness,And tears the arm and the crown of the head.

21 “^aHe selected the best land for himself,^bFor there the leader’s portion was reserved;^cYet he came with the leaders of the people;^dHe carried out the justice (righteous will) of the LORD,And His ordinances (judgments) with Israel.” Num 32:29-33

22 ^aOf Dan he said,“Dan is ^ba lion’s cub,That leaps forth from Bashan.”

23 Of Naphtali he said,“^aO Naphtali, satisfied with favor,And full of the blessing of the LORD,Take possession of the sea of Galilee and the south.”

24 ^aOf Asher he said,“More blessed than sons is Asher;May he be favored by his brothers,And ^bmay he dip his foot in oil.

25 “^aYour strongholds will be iron and bronze,^bAnd as your days are, so will your strength, your rest and security be.

26 “^aThere is none like the God of Jeshurun (Israel) ,^bWho rides the heavens to your help,And through the skies in His majestic glory.27 “^aThe eternal God is your refuge and dwelling place,^bAnd underneath are the everlasting arms;^cHe drove out the enemy from before you,^dAnd said, ‘Destroy!’28 “So ^aIsrael dwells in safety and security,^bThe fountain of Jacob alone and secluded,^cIn a land of grain and new wine;^dHis heavens also drop down dew.29 “^aHappy and blessed are you, O Israel;^bWho is like you, a people saved by the LORD,^cThe Shield of your help,^dAnd the Sword of your majesty!^eYour enemies will cringe before you,^fAnd you will tread on their high places tramping down their idolatrous altars.”