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Deuteronomy 33

Deuteronomy 33

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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.
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    Moses Blesses the People

    This is the blessing that Moses, the man of God, gave to the people of Israel before his death:
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    He said,
    “The Lord came from Sinai
    and dawned from Seir upon us;a
    he shone forth from Mount Paran;
    he came from the ten thousands of holy ones,
    with flaming fireb at his right hand.
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    “The LORD came from Mount Sinai
    and dawned upon usa from Mount Seir;
    he shone forth from Mount Paran
    and came from Meribah-kadesh
    with flaming fire at his right hand.b
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    Yes, he loved his people,c
    all his holy ones were in hisd hand;
    so they followede in your steps,
    receiving direction from you,
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    Indeed, he loves his people;c
    all his holy ones are in his hands.
    They follow in his steps
    and accept his teaching.
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    when Moses commanded us a law,
    as a possession for the assembly of Jacob.
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    Moses gave us the LORD’s instruction,
    the special possession of the people of Israel.d
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    Thus the Lordf became king in Jeshurun,
    when the heads of the people were gathered,
    all the tribes of Israel together.
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    The LORD became king in Israele —
    when the leaders of the people assembled,
    when the tribes of Israel gathered as one.”
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    “Let Reuben live, and not die,
    but let his men be few.”
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    Moses said this about the tribe of Reuben:f
    “Let the tribe of Reuben live and not die out,
    though they are few in number.”
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    And this he said of Judah:
    “Hear, O Lord, the voice of Judah,
    and bring him in to his people.
    With your hands contendg for him,
    and be a help against his adversaries.”
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    Moses said this about the tribe of Judah:
    “O LORD, hear the cry of Judah
    and bring them together as a people.
    Give them strength to defend their cause;
    help them against their enemies!”
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    And of Levi he said,
    “Give to Levih your Thummim,
    and your Urim to your godly one,
    whom you tested at Massah,
    with whom you quarreled at the waters of Meribah;
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    Moses said this about the tribe of Levi:
    “O LORD, you have given your Thummim and Urim — the sacred lots —
    to your faithful servants the Levites.g
    You put them to the test at Massah
    and struggled with them at the waters of Meribah.
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    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.
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    The Levites obeyed your word
    and guarded your covenant.
    They were more loyal to you
    than to their own parents.
    They ignored their relatives
    and did not acknowledge their own children.
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    They shall teach Jacob your rules
    and Israel your law;
    they shall put incense before you
    and whole burnt offerings on your altar.
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    They teach your regulations to Jacob;
    they give your instructions to Israel.
    They present incense before you
    and offer whole burnt offerings on the altar.
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    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.”
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    Bless the ministry of the Levites, O LORD,
    and accept all the work of their hands.
    Hit their enemies where it hurts the most;
    strike down their foes so they never rise again.”
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    Of Benjamin he said,
    “The beloved of the Lord dwells in safety.
    The High Godi surrounds him all day long,
    and dwells between his shoulders.”
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    Moses said this about the tribe of Benjamin:
    “The people of Benjamin are loved by the LORD
    and live in safety beside him.
    He surrounds them continuously
    and preserves them from every harm.”
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    And of Joseph he said,
    “Blessed by the Lord be his land,
    with the choicest gifts of heaven above,j
    and of the deep that crouches beneath,
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    Moses said this about the tribes of Joseph:
    “May their land be blessed by the LORD
    with the precious gift of dew from the heavens
    and water from beneath the earth;
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    with the choicest fruits of the sun
    and the rich yield of the months,
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    with the rich fruit that grows in the sun,
    and the rich harvest produced each month;
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    with the finest produce of the ancient mountains
    and the abundance of the everlasting hills,
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    with the finest crops of the ancient mountains,
    and the abundance from the everlasting hills;
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    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.
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    with the best gifts of the earth and its bounty,
    and the favor of the one who appeared in the burning bush.
    May these blessings rest on Joseph’s head,
    crowning the brow of the prince among his brothers.
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    A firstborn bullk — he has majesty,
    and his horns are the horns of a wild ox;
    with them he shall gore the peoples,
    all of them, to the ends of the earth;
    they are the ten thousands of Ephraim,
    and they are the thousands of Manasseh.”
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    Joseph has the majesty of a young bull;
    he has the horns of a wild ox.
    He will gore distant nations,
    even to the ends of the earth.
    This is my blessing for the multitudes of Ephraim
    and the thousands of Manasseh.”
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    And of Zebulun he said,
    “Rejoice, Zebulun, in your going out,
    and Issachar, in your tents.
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    Moses said this about the tribes of Zebulun and Issacharh:
    “May the people of Zebulun prosper in their travels.
    May the people of Issachar prosper at home in their tents.
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    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.”
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    They summon the people to the mountain
    to offer proper sacrifices there.
    They benefit from the riches of the sea
    and the hidden treasures in the sand.”
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    And of Gad he said,
    “Blessed be he who enlarges Gad!
    Gad crouches like a lion;
    he tears off arm and scalp.
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    Moses said this about the tribe of Gad:
    “Blessed is the one who enlarges Gad’s territory!
    Gad is poised there like a lion
    to tear off an arm or a head.
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    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.”
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    The people of Gad took the best land for themselves;
    a leader’s share was assigned to them.
    When the leaders of the people were assembled,
    they carried out the LORD’s justice
    and obeyed his regulations for Israel.”
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    And of Dan he said,
    “Dan is a lion’s cub
    that leaps from Bashan.”
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    Moses said this about the tribe of Dan:
    “Dan is a lion’s cub,
    leaping out from Bashan.”
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    And of Naphtali he said,
    “O Naphtali, sated with favor,
    and full of the blessing of the Lord,
    possess the lakel and the south.”
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    Moses said this about the tribe of Naphtali:
    “O Naphtali, you are rich in favor
    and full of the LORD’s blessings;
    may you possess the west and the south.”
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    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.
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    Moses said this about the tribe of Asher:
    “May Asher be blessed above other sons;
    may he be esteemed by his brothers;
    may he bathe his feet in olive oil.
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    Your bars shall be iron and bronze,
    and as your days, so shall your strength be.
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    May the bolts of your gates be of iron and bronze;
    may you be secure all your days.”
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    “There is none like God, O Jeshurun,
    who rides through the heavens to your help,
    through the skies in his majesty.
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    “There is no one like the God of Israel.i
    He rides across the heavens to help you,
    across the skies in majestic splendor.
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    The eternal God is your dwelling place,m
    and underneath are the everlasting arms.n
    And he thrust out the enemy before you
    and said, ‘Destroy.’
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    The eternal God is your refuge,
    and his everlasting arms are under you.
    He drives out the enemy before you;
    he cries out, ‘Destroy them!’
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    So Israel lived in safety,
    Jacob lived alone,o
    in a land of grain and wine,
    whose heavens drop down dew.
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    So Israel will live in safety,
    prosperous Jacob in security,
    in a land of grain and new wine,
    while the heavens drop down dew.
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    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.”
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    How blessed you are, O Israel!
    Who else is like you, a people saved by the LORD?
    He is your protecting shield
    and your triumphant sword!
    Your enemies will cringe before you,
    and you will stomp on their backs!”
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