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Moses’ Final Blessing on Israel
This is the blessing with which Moses the man of God blessed the people of Israel before his death.
This is the blessing with which Moses the man of God blessed the people of Israel before his death.
Moses’ Final Blessing on Israel
Now this is the blessing with which Moses the man of God blessed the children of Israel before his death.
Now this is the blessing with which Moses the man of God blessed the children of Israel before his death.
And he said:
“The Lord came from Sinai,
And dawned on them from Seir;
He shone forth from Mount Paran,
And He came with ten thousands of saints;
From His right hand
Came a fiery law for them.
“The Lord came from Sinai,
And dawned on them from Seir;
He shone forth from Mount Paran,
And He came with ten thousands of saints;
From His right hand
Came a fiery law for them.
Yes, He loves the people;
All His saints are in Your hand;
They sit down at Your feet;
Everyone receives Your words.
All His saints are in Your hand;
They sit down at Your feet;
Everyone receives Your words.
when Moses commanded us a law,
as a possession for the assembly of Jacob.
as a possession for the assembly of Jacob.
And He was King in Jeshurun,
When the leaders of the people were gathered,
All the tribes of Israel together.
When the leaders of the people were gathered,
All the tribes of Israel together.
“Let Reuben live, and not die,
but let his men be few.”
but let his men be few.”
“Let Reuben live, and not die,
Nor let his men be few.”
Nor let his men be few.”
And this he said of Judah:
“Hear, Lord, the voice of Judah,
And bring him to his people;
Let his hands be sufficient for him,
And may You be a help against his enemies.”
“Hear, Lord, the voice of Judah,
And bring him to his people;
Let his hands be sufficient for him,
And may You be a help against his enemies.”
who said of his father and mother,
‘I regard them not’;
he disowned his brothers
and ignored his children.
For they observed your word
and kept your covenant.
‘I regard them not’;
he disowned his brothers
and ignored his children.
For they observed your word
and kept your covenant.
Who says of his father and mother,
‘I have not seen them’;
Nor did he acknowledge his brothers,
Or know his own children;
For they have observed Your word
And kept Your covenant.
‘I have not seen them’;
Nor did he acknowledge his brothers,
Or know his own children;
For they have observed Your word
And kept Your covenant.
They shall teach Jacob your rules
and Israel your law;
they shall put incense before you
and whole burnt offerings on your altar.
and Israel your law;
they shall put incense before you
and whole burnt offerings on your altar.
They shall teach Jacob Your judgments,
And Israel Your law.
They shall put incense before You,
And a whole burnt sacrifice on Your altar.
And Israel Your law.
They shall put incense before You,
And a whole burnt sacrifice on Your altar.
Bless, O Lord, his substance,
and accept the work of his hands;
crush the loins of his adversaries,
of those who hate him, that they rise not again.”
and accept the work of his hands;
crush the loins of his adversaries,
of those who hate him, that they rise not again.”
Bless his substance, Lord,
And accept the work of his hands;
Strike the loins of those who rise against him,
And of those who hate him, that they rise not again.”
And accept the work of his hands;
Strike the loins of those who rise against him,
And of those who hate him, that they rise not again.”
Of Benjamin he said:
“The beloved of the Lord shall dwell in safety by Him,
Who shelters him all the day long;
And he shall dwell between His shoulders.”
“The beloved of the Lord shall dwell in safety by Him,
Who shelters him all the day long;
And he shall dwell between His shoulders.”
And of Joseph he said:
“Blessed of the Lord is his land,
With the precious things of heaven, with the dew,
And the deep lying beneath,
“Blessed of the Lord is his land,
With the precious things of heaven, with the dew,
And the deep lying beneath,
with the choicest fruits of the sun
and the rich yield of the months,
and the rich yield of the months,
With the precious fruits of the sun,
With the precious produce of the months,
With the precious produce of the months,
with the finest produce of the ancient mountains
and the abundance of the everlasting hills,
and the abundance of the everlasting hills,
With the best things of the ancient mountains,
With the precious things of the everlasting hills,
With the precious things of the everlasting hills,
with the best gifts of the earth and its fullness
and the favor of him who dwells in the bush.
May these rest on the head of Joseph,
on the pate of him who is prince among his brothers.
and the favor of him who dwells in the bush.
May these rest on the head of Joseph,
on the pate of him who is prince among his brothers.
With the precious things of the earth and its fullness,
And the favor of Him who dwelt in the bush.
Let the blessing come ‘on the head of Joseph,
And on the crown of the head of him who was separate from his brothers.’
And the favor of Him who dwelt in the bush.
Let the blessing come ‘on the head of Joseph,
And on the crown of the head of him who was separate from his brothers.’
His glory is like a firstborn bull,
And his horns like the horns of the wild ox;
Together with them
He shall push the peoples
To the ends of the earth;
They are the ten thousands of Ephraim,
And they are the thousands of Manasseh.”
And his horns like the horns of the wild ox;
Together with them
He shall push the peoples
To the ends of the earth;
They are the ten thousands of Ephraim,
And they are the thousands of Manasseh.”
And of Zebulun he said,
“Rejoice, Zebulun, in your going out,
and Issachar, in your tents.
“Rejoice, Zebulun, in your going out,
and Issachar, in your tents.
And of Zebulun he said:
“Rejoice, Zebulun, in your going out,
And Issachar in your tents!
“Rejoice, Zebulun, in your going out,
And Issachar in your tents!
They shall call peoples to their mountain;
there they offer right sacrifices;
for they draw from the abundance of the seas
and the hidden treasures of the sand.”
there they offer right sacrifices;
for they draw from the abundance of the seas
and the hidden treasures of the sand.”
They shall call the peoples to the mountain;
There they shall offer sacrifices of righteousness;
For they shall partake of the abundance of the seas
And of treasures hidden in the sand.”
There they shall offer sacrifices of righteousness;
For they shall partake of the abundance of the seas
And of treasures hidden in the sand.”
And of Gad he said,
“Blessed be he who enlarges Gad!
Gad crouches like a lion;
he tears off arm and scalp.
“Blessed be he who enlarges Gad!
Gad crouches like a lion;
he tears off arm and scalp.
And of Gad he said:
“Blessed is he who enlarges Gad;
He dwells as a lion,
And tears the arm and the crown of his head.
“Blessed is he who enlarges Gad;
He dwells as a lion,
And tears the arm and the crown of his head.
He chose the best of the land for himself,
for there a commander’s portion was reserved;
and he came with the heads of the people,
with Israel he executed the justice of the Lord,
and his judgments for Israel.”
for there a commander’s portion was reserved;
and he came with the heads of the people,
with Israel he executed the justice of the Lord,
and his judgments for Israel.”
He provided the first part for himself,
Because a lawgiver’s portion was reserved there.
He came with the heads of the people;
He administered the justice of the Lord,
And His judgments with Israel.”
Because a lawgiver’s portion was reserved there.
He came with the heads of the people;
He administered the justice of the Lord,
And His judgments with Israel.”
And of Dan he said,
“Dan is a lion’s cub
that leaps from Bashan.”
“Dan is a lion’s cub
that leaps from Bashan.”
And of Dan he said:
“Dan is a lion’s whelp;
He shall leap from Bashan.”
“Dan is a lion’s whelp;
He shall leap from Bashan.”
And of Naphtali he said:
“O Naphtali, satisfied with favor,
And full of the blessing of the Lord,
Possess the west and the south.”
“O Naphtali, satisfied with favor,
And full of the blessing of the Lord,
Possess the west and the south.”
And of Asher he said,
“Most blessed of sons be Asher;
let him be the favorite of his brothers,
and let him dip his foot in oil.
“Most blessed of sons be Asher;
let him be the favorite of his brothers,
and let him dip his foot in oil.
And of Asher he said:
“Asher is most blessed of sons;
Let him be favored by his brothers,
And let him dip his foot in oil.
“Asher is most blessed of sons;
Let him be favored by his brothers,
And let him dip his foot in oil.
Your bars shall be iron and bronze,
and as your days, so shall your strength be.
and as your days, so shall your strength be.
Your sandals shall be iron and bronze;
As your days, so shall your strength be.
As your days, so shall your strength be.
“There is none like God, O Jeshurun,
who rides through the heavens to your help,
through the skies in his majesty.
who rides through the heavens to your help,
through the skies in his majesty.
“There is no one like the God of Jeshurun,
Who rides the heavens to help you,
And in His excellency on the clouds.
Who rides the heavens to help you,
And in His excellency on the clouds.
The eternal God is your refuge,
And underneath are the everlasting arms;
He will thrust out the enemy from before you,
And will say, ‘Destroy!’
And underneath are the everlasting arms;
He will thrust out the enemy from before you,
And will say, ‘Destroy!’
Then Israel shall dwell in safety,
The fountain of Jacob alone,
In a land of grain and new wine;
His heavens shall also drop dew.
The fountain of Jacob alone,
In a land of grain and new wine;
His heavens shall also drop dew.
Happy are you, O Israel! Who is like you,
a people saved by the Lord,
the shield of your help,
and the sword of your triumph!
Your enemies shall come fawning to you,
and you shall tread upon their backs.”
a people saved by the Lord,
the shield of your help,
and the sword of your triumph!
Your enemies shall come fawning to you,
and you shall tread upon their backs.”