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The Blessing by Moses

Now this is the blessing with which Moses ^athe man of God blessed the sons of Israel before his death. 2 He said,“^aThe LORD came from Sinai,^bAnd ¹dawned on them from Seir;^cHe shone from Mount Paran,And He came from ^dthe midst of myriads of ²holy ones;^eAt His right hand there was ³flashing lightning for them.

3 “^aIndeed, He loves ¹the people;^bAll ²Your holy ones are in Your hand,^cAnd they ³followed in Your steps;Everyone takes of Your words.4 “^aMoses issued to us the Law,^bA possession for the assembly of Jacob.5 “^aAnd He was king in ¹Jeshurun,When the heads of the people gathered,The tribes of Israel together.

6 “^aMay Reuben live and not die,Nor may his people be few.”

7 ^aAnd this was regarding Judah; so he said:“Hear, LORD, the voice of Judah,And bring him to his people.With his hands he contended for ¹them,And may You be a help against his adversaries.”

8 Of Levi he said,“Let Your ^aThummim and Your Urim belong to Your ^bgodly man,^cWhom You tested at Massah,With ¹whom You contended at the waters of Meribah;

9 ^aWho said of his father and his mother,‘I did not consider them’;And he did not acknowledge his brothers,Nor did he regard his own sons,For ^bthey kept Your word,And complied with Your covenant.10 “^aThey will teach Your ordinances to Jacob,And Your Law to Israel.^bThey shall put ¹incense before You,And ^cwhole burnt offerings on Your altar.11 “LORD, bless his strength,And accept the work of his hands;Smash the ¹hips of those who rise up against him,And those who hate him, so that they do not rise again.”

12 Of Benjamin he said,“^aMay the beloved of the LORD live in security beside Him^bWho shields him all the day long,^cAnd he lives between His shoulders.”

13 Of Joseph he said,“^aBlessed of the LORD be his land,With the choice things of heaven, with the dew,And from the deep waters lying beneath,

14 And with the choice yield of the sun,And the choice produce of the months;15 And with the ¹best things of ^athe ancient mountains,With the choice things of the everlasting hills,16 And with the choice things of the earth and its fullness,And the favor ^aof Him who dwelt in the bush.Let it come to the head of Joseph,And to the top of the head of the one who was prince among his brothers.17 “As the firstborn of his ox, majesty is his,And his horns are the horns of ^athe wild ox;With them he will ^bgore the peoplesAll ¹at once, 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,“Rejoice, Zebulun, in your going out,And, Issachar, in your tents.

19 “^aThey will call peoples to the mountain;There they will offer ^brighteous sacrifices;For they will ¹draw 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 lies down ^bas a ¹lion,And tears the arm, also the crown of the head.

21 “^aThen he ¹selected the choicest part for himself,^bFor there the ruler’s portion was ²reserved;^cAnd he came with the leaders of the people;^dHe executed the justice of the LORD,And His ordinances with Israel.”

22 ^aOf Dan he said,“Dan is ^ba lion’s cub;He leaps out from Bashan.”

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

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

25 “^aYour ¹bars will be iron and bronze,^bAnd as your days, so will your strength be.

26 “^aThere is no one like the God of ¹Jeshurun,^bWho rides the heavens ²to your help,And the clouds in His majesty.27 “^aThe eternal God is a ¹hiding place,^bAnd underneath are the everlasting arms;^cAnd He drove out the enemy from you,^dAnd said, ‘Destroy!’28 “^aSo Israel lives in security,^bThe fountain of Jacob secluded,^cIn a land of grain and new wine;^dHis heavens also drip down dew.29 “^aBlessed are you, Israel;^bWho is like you, a people saved by the LORD,^cThe shield of your help,^dAnd He who is the sword of your majesty!^eSo your enemies will cringe before you,^fAnd you will trample on their high places.”