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# Chapter 33
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1 Now this is the blessing with which Moses the man of God blessed the children of Israel before his death.
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2 And he said:
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“The Lord came from Sinai,
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And dawned on them from Seir;
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He shone forth from Mount Paran,
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And He came with ten thousands of saints;
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From His right hand
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Came a fiery law for them.
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3 Yes, He loves the people;
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All His saints are in Your hand;
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They sit down at Your feet;
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Everyone receives Your words.
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4 Moses commanded a law for us,
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A heritage of the congregation of Jacob.
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5 And He was King in Jeshurun,
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When the leaders of the people were gathered,
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All the tribes of Israel together.
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6 “Let Reuben live, and not die,
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Nor let his men be few.”
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7 And this he said of Judah:
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“Hear, Lord, the voice of Judah,
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And bring him to his people;
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Let his hands be sufficient for him,
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And may You be a help against his enemies.”
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8 And of Levi he said:
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“Let Your Thummim and Your Urim be with Your holy one,
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Whom You tested at Massah,
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And with whom You contended at the waters of Meribah,
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9 Who says of his father and mother,
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‘I have not seen them’;
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Nor did he acknowledge his brothers,
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Or know his own children;
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For they have observed Your word
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And kept Your covenant.
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10 They shall teach Jacob Your judgments,
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And Israel Your law.
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They shall put incense before You,
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And a whole burnt sacrifice on Your altar.
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11 Bless his substance, Lord,
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And accept the work of his hands;
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Strike the loins of those who rise against him,
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And of those who hate him, that they rise not again.”
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12 Of Benjamin he said:
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“The beloved of the Lord shall dwell in safety by Him,
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Who shelters him all the day long;
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And he shall dwell between His shoulders.”
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13 And of Joseph he said:
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“Blessed of the Lord is his land,
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With the precious things of heaven, with the dew,
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And the deep lying beneath,
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14 With the precious fruits of the sun,
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With the precious produce of the months,
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15 With the best things of the ancient mountains,
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With the precious things of the everlasting hills,
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16 With the precious things of the earth and its fullness,
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And the favor of Him who dwelt in the bush.
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Let the blessing come ‘on the head of Joseph,
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And on the crown of the head of him who was separate from his brothers.’
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17 His glory is like a firstborn bull,
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And his horns like the horns of the wild ox;
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Together with them
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He shall push the peoples
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To the ends of the earth;
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They are the ten thousands of Ephraim,
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And they are the thousands of Manasseh.”
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18 And of Zebulun he said:
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“Rejoice, Zebulun, in your going out,
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And Issachar in your tents!
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19 They shall call the peoples to the mountain;
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There they shall offer sacrifices of righteousness;
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For they shall partake of the abundance of the seas
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And of treasures hidden in the sand.”
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20 And of Gad he said:
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“Blessed is he who enlarges Gad;
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He dwells as a lion,
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And tears the arm and the crown of his head.
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21 He provided the first part for himself,
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Because a lawgiver’s portion was reserved there.
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He came with the heads of the people;
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He administered the justice of the Lord,
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And His judgments with Israel.”
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22 And of Dan he said:
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“Dan is a lion’s whelp;
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He shall leap from Bashan.”
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23 And of Naphtali he said:
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“O Naphtali, satisfied with favor,
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And full of the blessing of the Lord,
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Possess the west and the south.”
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24 And of Asher he said:
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“Asher is most blessed of sons;
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Let him be favored by his brothers,
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And let him dip his foot in oil.
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25 Your sandals shall be iron and bronze;
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As your days, so shall your strength be.
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26 “There is no one like the God of Jeshurun,
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Who rides the heavens to help you,
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And in His excellency on the clouds.
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27 The eternal God is your refuge,
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And underneath are the everlasting arms;
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He will thrust out the enemy from before you,
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And will say, ‘Destroy!’
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28 Then Israel shall dwell in safety,
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The fountain of Jacob alone,
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In a land of grain and new wine;
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His heavens shall also drop dew.
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29 Happy are you, O Israel!
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Who is like you, a people saved by the Lord,
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The shield of your help
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And the sword of your majesty!
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Your enemies shall submit to you,
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And you shall tread down their high places.” |