Deuteronomy 33

1 This is the blessing that Moses the man of God pronounced upon the Israelites before his death.

2 He said: “The LORD came from Sinai and dawned upon us from Seir; He shone forth from Mount Paran and came with myriads of holy ones, with flaming fire at His right hand.

3 Surely You love the people; all the holy ones are in Your hand, and they sit down at Your feet; each receives Your words—

4 the law that Moses gave us, the possession of the assembly of Jacob.

5 So the LORD became King in Jeshurun when the leaders of the people gathered, when the tribes of Israel came together.

6 Let Reuben live and not die, nor his men be few.”

7 And concerning Judah he said: “O LORD, hear the cry of Judah and bring him to his people. With his own hands he defends his cause, but may You be a help against his foes.”

8 Concerning Levi he said: “Give Your Thummim to Levi and Your Urim to Your godly one, whom You tested at Massah and contested at the waters of Meribah.

9 He said of his father and mother, ‘I do not consider them.’ He disregarded his brothers and did not know his own sons, for he kept Your word and maintained Your covenant.

10 He will teach Your ordinances to Jacob and Your law to Israel; he will set incense before You and whole burnt offerings on Your altar.

11 Bless his substance, O LORD, and accept the work of his hands. Smash the loins of those who rise against him, and of his foes so they can rise no more.”

12 Concerning Benjamin he said: “May the beloved of the LORD rest secure in Him; God shields him all day long, and upon His shoulders he rests.”

13 Concerning Joseph he said: “May his land be blessed by the LORD with the precious dew from heaven above and the deep waters that lie beneath,

14 with the bountiful harvest from the sun and the abundant yield of the seasons,

15 with the best of the ancient mountains and the bounty of the everlasting hills,

16 with the choice gifts of the land and everything in it, and with the favor of Him who dwelt in the burning bush. May these rest on the head of Joseph and crown the brow of the prince of his brothers.

17 His majesty is like a firstborn bull, and his horns are like those of a wild ox. With them he will gore the nations, even to the ends of the earth. Such are the myriads of Ephraim, and such are the thousands of Manasseh.”

18 Concerning Zebulun he said: “Rejoice, Zebulun, in your journeys, and Issachar, in your tents.

19 They will call the peoples to a mountain; there they will offer sacrifices of righteousness. For they will feast on the abundance of the seas and the hidden treasures of the sand.”

20 Concerning Gad he said: “Blessed is he who enlarges the domain of Gad! He lies down like a lion and tears off an arm or a head.

21 He chose the best land for himself, because a ruler’s portion was reserved for him there. He came with the leaders of the people; he administered the LORD’s justice and His ordinances for Israel.”

22 Concerning Dan he said: “Dan is a lion’s cub, leaping out of Bashan.”

23 Concerning Naphtali he said: “Naphtali is abounding with favor, full of the blessing of the LORD; he shall take possession of the sea and the south.”

24 And concerning Asher he said: “May Asher be the most blessed of sons; may he be the most favored among his brothers and dip his foot in oil.

25 May the bolts of your gate be iron and bronze, and may your strength match your days.”

26 “There is none like the God of Jeshurun, who rides the heavens to your aid, and the clouds in His majesty.

27 The eternal God is your dwelling place, and underneath are the everlasting arms. He drives out the enemy before you, giving the command, ‘Destroy him!’

28 So Israel dwells securely; the fountain of Jacob lives untroubled in a land of grain and new wine, where even the heavens drip with dew.

29 Blessed are you, O Israel! Who is like you, a people saved by the LORD? He is the shield that protects you, the sword in which you boast. Your enemies will cower before you, and you shall trample their high places.”

1 ¶ And this [is] the blessing, wherewith Moses the man of God blessed the children of Israel before his death.

2 And 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.

3 Yea, 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.

4 Moses commanded us a law, [even] the inheritance of the congregation of Jacob.

5 And he was king in Jeshurun, when the heads of the people [and] the tribes of Israel were gathered together.

6 ¶ Let Reuben live, and not die; and let [not] his men be few.

7 And 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.

8 ¶ And 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;

9 Who 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.

10 They shall teach Jacob thy judgments, and Israel thy law: they shall put incense before thee, and whole burnt sacrifice upon thine altar.

11 Bless, 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.

12 ¶ [And] 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.

13 And 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,

14 And for the precious fruits [brought forth] by the sun, and for the precious things put forth by the moon,

15 And for the chief things of the ancient mountains, and for the precious things of the lasting hills,

16 And 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.

17 His 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.

18 ¶ And of Zebulun he said, Rejoice, Zebulun, in thy going out; and, Issachar, in thy tents.

19 They 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.

20 And 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.

21 And 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.

22 ¶ And of Dan he said, Dan [is] a lion's whelp: he shall leap from Bashan.

23 And of Naphtali he said, O Naphtali, satisfied with favour, and full with the blessing of the LORD: possess thou the west and the south.

24 And 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.

25 Thy shoes [shall be] iron and brass; and as thy days, [so shall] thy strength [be].

26 ¶ [There is] none like unto the God of Jeshurun, [who] rideth upon the heaven in thy help, and in his excellency on the sky.

27 The 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].

28 Israel 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.

29 Happy [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.

1 This is the blessing, that Moses the man of God might bless the children of Israel before his death,

2 And said, The LORD is come from Sinai, and is risen up unto them from Seir; he is broken forth from mount Paran, and is come with many thousands of saints: at his right hand is a fiery law unto them.

3 How he loveth the people! All his saints are in thy hand: they shall sit at thy feet, and shall learn of thy words.

4 Moses commanded us the law, the inheritance of the congregation of Jacob.

5 And he administered the office of king, and gathered together the heads of the people with the tribes of Israel.

6 Let Reuben live, and die not; and let his rabble be few.

7 This is the blessing of Judah. And he said, Lord, hear the voice of Judah, and make him ruler over his people, and let his power be great, and let him be helped against his enemies.

8 And he said unto Levi, Let thy judgment and thy light abide with thy holy husband, whom thou hast tried in Massa, when ye fought at the water of Hader.

9 He that saith to his father and to his mother, I see him not; and to his brother, I know him not; and to his son, I know not: they keep thy speech, and keep thy covenant;

10 They shall teach thy statutes unto Jacob, and thy law unto Israel: they shall put incense before thee, and whole sacrifices upon thine altar.

11 Bless, O LORD, his fortunes, and let the works of his hands please thee: bruise the backs of them that rise up against him, and of them that hate him, that they rise not up.

12 And to Benjamin he said, The beloved of the LORD shall dwell safely; he shall always keep over him, and shall dwell between his shoulders.

13 And to Joseph he said, His land is in the blessing of the LORD. There is noble fruit from heaven, from the dew, and from the deep that is below.

14 There are noble fruits of the sun, and noble ripe fruits of the moons.

15 And from the high mountains toward the east, and from the hills for and for.

16 And precious fruit of the earth, and that which is therein. Let the grace of him that dwelt in the bush be upon the head of Joseph, and upon the crown of Nasir among his brethren.

17 His glory is like the firstborn ox, and his horns are like the horns of a unicorn: with them shall he thrust the nations together unto the end of the land. These are the thousands of Ephraim, and the thousands of Manasseh.

18 And unto Zebulun he said, Zebulun, rejoice in thy going forth. But, O Issachar, rejoice in thy tents.

19 They shall call the nations unto the mount, and there shall they offer sacrifices of righteousness. For they shall suck the multitude of the sea, and the sunk treasures in the sand.

20 And unto Gad he said, Blessed be Gad the maker of space: he lieth as a lion, and taketh away the arm and the crown.

21 And he saw that there was given unto him a head, a teacher hidden, which came with the rulers of the people, and shewed the righteousness of the LORD, and his judgments toward Israel.

22 And unto Dan he said, Dan a young lion; he shall flow from Bashan.

23 And unto Naphtali he said, Naphtali shall have enough of all that he desireth, and shall be full of the blessing of the LORD: in the evening and in the south shall be his possession.

24 And to Asher he said, Let Asher be blessed with sons; let him be pleasant to his brethren, and dip his foot in oil.

25 Let iron and brass be in his shoes; let thine old age be as thy youth.

26 There is no god but the god of the righteous. He that sitteth in the heavens be thy help, and whose glory is in the clouds.

27 This is the tabernacle of God from the beginning, and among the poor for ever. And he shall cast out thine enemy from before thee, saying, Be thou destroyed.

28 Israel shall dwell in safety alone: the fountain of Jacob shall be in the land, where there is corn and wine; and his heaven shall drop with dew.

29 Blessed art thou, O Israel, who is like thee? O people, that thou mayest be saved by the LORD, Who is the shield of thy help, And the sword of thy victory! Thine enemies shall lack; But thou shalt tread upon their high places.