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# Chapter 33
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1 This is the blessing with which Moses the man of God blessed the people of Israel before his death.
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2 He said,
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“The Lord came from Sinai
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and dawned from Seir upon us;
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he shone forth from Mount Paran;
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he came from the ten thousands of holy ones,
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with flaming fire at his right hand.
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3 Yes, he loved his people,
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all his holy ones were in his hand;
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so they followed in your steps,
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receiving direction from you,
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4 when Moses commanded us a law,
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as a possession for the assembly of Jacob.
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5 Thus the Lord became king in Jeshurun,
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when the heads 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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but let his men be few.”
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7 And this he said of Judah:
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“Hear, O Lord, the voice of Judah,
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and bring him in to his people.
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With your hands contend for him,
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and be a help against his adversaries.”
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8 And of Levi he said,
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“Give to Levi your Thummim,
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and your Urim to your godly one,
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whom you tested at Massah,
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with whom you quarreled at the waters of Meribah;
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9 who said of his father and mother,
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‘I regard them not’;
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he disowned his brothers
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and ignored his children.
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For they observed your word
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and kept your covenant.
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10 They shall teach Jacob your rules
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and Israel your law;
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they shall put incense before you
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and whole burnt offerings on your altar.
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11 Bless, O Lord, his substance,
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and accept the work of his hands;
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crush the loins of his adversaries,
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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 dwells in safety.
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The High God surrounds him all day long,
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and dwells between his shoulders.”
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13 And of Joseph he said,
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“Blessed by the Lord be his land,
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with the choicest gifts of heaven above,
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and of the deep that crouches beneath,
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14 with the choicest fruits of the sun
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and the rich yield of the months,
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15 with the finest produce of the ancient mountains
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and the abundance of the everlasting hills,
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16 with the best gifts of the earth and its fullness
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and the favor of him who dwells in the bush.
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May these rest on the head of Joseph,
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on the pate of him who is prince among his brothers.
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17 A firstborn bull—he has majesty,
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and his horns are the horns of a wild ox;
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with them he shall gore the peoples,
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all of them, 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 peoples to their mountain;
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there they offer right sacrifices;
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for they draw from the abundance of the seas
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and the hidden treasures of the sand.”
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20 And of Gad he said,
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“Blessed be he who enlarges Gad!
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Gad crouches like a lion;
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he tears off arm and scalp.
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21 He chose the best of the land for himself,
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for there a commander's portion was reserved;
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and he came with the heads of the people,
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with Israel he executed the justice of the Lord,
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and his judgments for Israel.”
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22 And of Dan he said,
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“Dan is a lion's cub
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that leaps from Bashan.”
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23 And of Naphtali he said,
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“O Naphtali, sated with favor,
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and full of the blessing of the Lord,
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possess the lake and the south.”
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24 And of Asher he said,
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“Most blessed of sons be Asher;
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let him be the favorite of his brothers,
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and let him dip his foot in oil.
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25 Your bars shall be iron and bronze,
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and as your days, so shall your strength be.
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26 “There is none like God, O Jeshurun,
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who rides through the heavens to your help,
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through the skies in his majesty.
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27 The eternal God is your dwelling place,
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and underneath are the everlasting arms.
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And he thrust out the enemy before you
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and said, ‘Destroy.’
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28 So Israel lived in safety,
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Jacob lived alone,
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in a land of grain and wine,
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whose heavens drop down dew.
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29 Happy are you, O Israel! Who is like you,
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a people saved by the Lord,
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the shield of your help,
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and the sword of your triumph!
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Your enemies shall come fawning to you,
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and you shall tread upon their backs.” |