33This is the blessing that Moses the man of God pronounced on the Israelites before his death.H1293H4872H376H430H1288H1121H3478H6440H41942He said: "The LORD came from Sinai and dawned over them from Seir; he shone forth from Mount Paran. He came with myriads of holy ones from the south, from his mountain slopes.H559H3068H935H5514H2224H8165H3313H2022H6290H857H7233H6944H3225H799H784H18813Surely it is you who love the people; all the holy ones are in your hand. At your feet they all bow down, and from you receive instruction,H637H2245H5971H6918H3027H8497H7272H5375H17034the law that Moses gave us, the possession of the assembly of Jacob.H4872H6680H8451H4181H6952H32905He was king over Jeshurun when the leaders of the people assembled, along with the tribes of Israel.H4428H3484H7218H5971H7626H3478H622H31626"Let Reuben live and not die, nor his men be few."H7205H2421H4191H4962H45577And this he said about Judah: "Hear, O LORD, the cry of Judah; bring him to his people. With his own hands he defends his cause. Oh, be his help against his foes!"H3063H559H8085H3068H6963H3063H935H5971H3027H7227H5828H68628About Levi he said: "Your Thummim and Urim belong to the man you favored. You tested him at Massah; you contended with him at the waters of Meribah.H3878H559H8550H224H2623H376H5254H4532H7378H4325H48099He said of his father and mother, 'I have no regard for them.' He did not recognize his brothers or acknowledge his own children, but he watched over your word and guarded your covenant.H559H1H517H7200H5234H251H3045H1121H8104H565H5341H128510He teaches your precepts to Jacob and your law to Israel. He offers incense before you and whole burnt offerings on your altar.H3384H3290H4941H3478H8451H7760H6988H639H3632H419611Bless all his skills, O LORD, and be pleased with the work of his hands. Smite the loins of those who rise up against him; strike his foes till they rise no more."H1288H3068H2428H7521H6467H3027H4272H4975H6965H8130H6965H4480H696512About Benjamin he said: "Let the beloved of the LORD rest secure in him, for he shields him all day long, and the one the LORD loves rests between his shoulders."H1144H559H3039H3068H7931H983H2653H3117H7931H380213About Joseph he said: "May the LORD bless his land with the precious dew from heaven above and with the deep waters that lie below;H3130H559H1288H3068H776H4022H8064H2919H8415H725714with the best the sun brings forth and the finest the moon can yield;H4022H8393H8121H4022H1645H339115with the choicest gifts of the ancient mountains and the fruitfulness of the everlasting hills;H7218H6924H2042H4022H5769H138916with the best gifts of the earth and its fullness and the favor of him who dwelt in the burning bush. Let all these rest on the head of Joseph, on the brow of the prince among his brothers.H4022H776H4393H7522H7931H5572H935H7218H3130H6936H5139H25117In majesty he is like a firstborn bull; his horns are the horns of a wild ox. With them he will gore the nations, even those at the ends of the earth. Such are the ten thousands of Ephraim; such are the thousands of Manasseh."H1926H1060H7794H7161H7161H7214H5055H5971H3162H657H776H7233H669H505H451918About Zebulun he said: "Rejoice, Zebulun, in your going out, and you, Issachar, in your tents.H2074H559H8055H2074H3318H3485H16819They will summon peoples to the mountain and there offer sacrifices of righteousness; they will feast on the abundance of the seas, on the treasures hidden in the sand."H7121H5971H2022H2076H2077H6664H3243H8228H3220H8226H2934H234420About Gad he said: "Blessed is he who enlarges Gad's domain! Gad lives there like a lion, tearing at arm or head.H1410H559H1288H7337H1410H7931H3833H2963H2220H637H693621He chose the best land for himself; the leader's portion was kept for him. When the heads of the people assembled, he carried out the LORD'S righteous will, and his judgments concerning Israel."H7200H7225H2513H2710H5603H857H7218H5971H6213H6666H3068H4941H347822About Dan he said: "Dan is a lion's cub, springing out of Bashan."H1835H559H1835H738H1482H2187H131623About Naphtali he said: "Naphtali is abounding with the favor of the LORD and is full of his blessing; he will inherit southward to the lake."H5321H559H5321H7649H7522H4392H1293H3068H3423H3220H186424About Asher he said: "Most blessed of sons is Asher; let him be favored by his brothers, and let him bathe his feet in oil.H836H559H836H1288H1121H7521H251H2881H7272H808125The bolts of your gates will be iron and bronze, and your strength will equal your days.H4515H1270H5178H3117H167926"There is no one like the God of Jeshurun, who rides on the heavens to help you and on the clouds in his majesty.H410H3484H7392H8064H5828H1346H783427The eternal God is your refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms. He will drive out your enemy before you, saying, 'Destroy him!'H6924H430H4585H5769H2220H1644H341H6440H559H804528So Israel will live in safety alone; Jacob's spring is secure in a land of grain and new wine, where the heavens drop dew.H3478H7931H983H910H5869H3290H776H1715H8492H8064H6201H291929Blessed are you, O Israel! Who is like you, a people saved by the LORD? He is your shield and helper and your glorious sword. Your enemies will cower before you, and you will trample down their high places."H835H3478H5971H3467H3068H4043H5828H2719H1346H341H3584H1869H1116
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