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Deuteronomy 33
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- 1WEBThis is the blessing with which Moses the man of God blessed the children of Israel before his death.KJVAnd this is the blessing, wherewith Moses the man of God blessed the children of Israel before his death.
- 2WEBHe said, “Yahweh came from Sinai, and rose from Seir to them. He shone from Mount Paran. He came from the ten thousands of holy ones. At his right hand was a fiery law for them.KJVAnd he said, The LORD came from Sinai, and rose up from Seir unto them; he shined forth from mount Paran, and he came with ten thousands of saints: from his right hand went a fiery law for them.
- 3WEBYes, he loves the people. All his saints are in your hand. They sat down at your feet. Each receives your words.KJVYea, he loved the people; all his saints are in thy hand: and they sat down at thy feet; every one shall receive of thy words.
- 4WEBMoses commanded us a law, an inheritance for the assembly of Jacob.KJVMoses commanded us a law, even the inheritance of the congregation of Jacob.
- 5WEBHe was king in Jeshurun, when the heads of the people were gathered, all the tribes of Israel together.KJVAnd he was king in Jeshurun, when the heads of the people and the tribes of Israel were gathered together.
- 6WEB“Let Reuben live, and not die; Nor let his men be few.”KJVLet Reuben live, and not die; and let not his men be few.
- 7WEBThis is for Judah. He said, “Hear, Yahweh, the voice of Judah. Bring him in to his people. With his hands he contended for himself. You shall be a help against his adversaries.”KJVAnd this is the blessing of Judah: and he said, Hear, LORD, the voice of Judah, and bring him unto his people: let his hands be sufficient for him; and be thou an help to him from his enemies.
- 8WEBAbout Levi he said, “Your Thummim and your Urim are with your godly one, whom you proved at Massah, with whom you contended at the waters of Meribah.KJVAnd of Levi he said, Let thy Thummim and thy Urim be with thy holy one, whom thou didst prove at Massah, and with whom thou didst strive at the waters of Meribah;
- 9WEBHe said of his father, and of his mother, ‘I have not seen him.’ He didn’t acknowledge his brothers, nor did he know his own children; for they have observed your word, and keep your covenant.KJVWho said unto his father and to his mother, I have not seen him; neither did he acknowledge his brethren, nor knew his own children: for they have observed thy word, and kept thy covenant.
- 10WEBThey shall teach Jacob your ordinances, and Israel your law. They shall put incense before you, and whole burnt offering on your altar.KJVThey shall teach Jacob thy judgments, and Israel thy law: they shall put incense before thee, and whole burnt sacrifice upon thine altar.
- 11WEBYahweh, bless his skills. Accept the work of his hands. Strike through the hips of those who rise up against him, of those who hate him, that they not rise again.”KJVBless, LORD, his substance, and accept the work of his hands: smite through the loins of them that rise against him, and of them that hate him, that they rise not again.
- 12WEBAbout Benjamin he said, “The beloved of Yahweh will dwell in safety by him. He covers him all day long. He dwells between his shoulders.”KJVAnd of Benjamin he said, The beloved of the LORD shall dwell in safety by him; and the Lord shall cover him all the day long, and he shall dwell between his shoulders.
- 13WEBAbout Joseph he said, “His land is blessed by Yahweh, for the precious things of the heavens, for the dew, for the deep that couches beneath,KJVAnd of Joseph he said, Blessed of the LORD be his land, for the precious things of heaven, for the dew, and for the deep that coucheth beneath,
- 14WEBfor the precious things of the fruits of the sun, for the precious things that the moon can yield,KJVAnd for the precious fruits brought forth by the sun, and for the precious things put forth by the moon,
- 15WEBfor the best things of the ancient mountains, for the precious things of the everlasting hills,KJVAnd for the chief things of the ancient mountains, and for the precious things of the lasting hills,
- 16WEBfor the precious things of the earth and its fullness, the good will of him who lived in the bush. Let this come on the head of Joseph, on the crown of the head of him who was separated from his brothers.KJVAnd for the precious things of the earth and fulness thereof, and for the good will of him that dwelt in the bush: let the blessing come upon the head of Joseph, and upon the top of the head of him that was separated from his brethren.
- 17WEBMajesty belongs to the firstborn of his herd. His horns are the horns of the wild ox. With them he will push all the peoples to the ends of the earth. They are the ten thousands of Ephraim. They are the thousands of Manasseh.”KJVHis glory is like the firstling of his bullock, and his horns are like the horns of unicorns: with them he shall push the people together to the ends of the earth: and they are the ten thousands of Ephraim, and they are the thousands of Manasseh.
- 18WEBAbout Zebulun he said, “Rejoice, Zebulun, in your going out; and Issachar, in your tents.KJVAnd of Zebulun he said, Rejoice, Zebulun, in thy going out; and, Issachar, in thy tents.
- 19WEBThey will call the peoples to the mountain. There they will offer sacrifices of righteousness, for they will draw out the abundance of the seas, the hidden treasures of the sand.”KJVThey shall call the people unto the mountain; there they shall offer sacrifices of righteousness: for they shall suck of the abundance of the seas, and of treasures hid in the sand.
- 20WEBAbout Gad he said, “He who enlarges Gad is blessed. He dwells as a lioness, and tears the arm and the crown of the head.KJVAnd of Gad he said, Blessed be he that enlargeth Gad: he dwelleth as a lion, and teareth the arm with the crown of the head.
- 21WEBHe provided the first part for himself, for the lawgiver’s portion was reserved for him. He came with the heads of the people. He executed the righteousness of Yahweh, His ordinances with Israel.”KJVAnd he provided the first part for himself, because there, in a portion of the lawgiver, was he seated; and he came with the heads of the people, he executed the justice of the LORD, and his judgments with Israel.
- 22WEBAbout Dan he said, “Dan is a lion’s cub that leaps out of Bashan.”KJVAnd of Dan he said, Dan is a lion’s whelp: he shall leap from Bashan.
- 23WEBAbout Naphtali he said, “Naphtali, satisfied with favor, full of Yahweh’s blessing, Possess the west and the south.”KJVAnd of Naphtali he said, O Naphtali, satisfied with favour, and full with the blessing of the LORD: possess thou the west and the south.
- 24WEBAbout Asher he said, “Asher is blessed with children. Let him be acceptable to his brothers. Let him dip his foot in oil.KJVAnd of Asher he said, Let Asher be blessed with children; let him be acceptable to his brethren, and let him dip his foot in oil.
- 25WEBYour bars will be iron and bronze. As your days, so your strength will be.KJVThy shoes shall be iron and brass; and as thy days, so shall thy strength be.
- 26WEB“There is no one like God, Jeshurun, who rides on the heavens for your help, in his excellency on the skies.KJVThere is none like unto the God of Jeshurun, who rideth upon the heaven in thy help, and in his excellency on the sky.
- 27WEBThe eternal God is your dwelling place. Underneath are the everlasting arms. He thrust out the enemy from before you, and said, ‘Destroy!’KJVThe eternal God is thy refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms: and he shall thrust out the enemy from before thee; and shall say, Destroy them.
- 28WEBIsrael dwells in safety, the fountain of Jacob alone, In a land of grain and new wine. Yes, his heavens drop down dew.KJVIsrael then shall dwell in safety alone: the fountain of Jacob shall be upon a land of corn and wine; also his heavens shall drop down dew.
- 29WEBYou are happy, Israel! Who is like you, a people saved by Yahweh, the shield of your help, the sword of your excellency? Your enemies will submit themselves to you. You will tread on their high places.”KJVHappy art thou, O Israel: who is like unto thee, O people saved by the LORD, the shield of thy help, and who is the sword of thy excellency! and thine enemies shall be found liars unto thee; and thou shalt tread upon their high places.
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- King James Version (1769 text), public domain outside the United Kingdom, where Crown letters patent apply.