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Verse 1

And this is the blessing,{H1293} wherewith Moses{H4872} the man{H376} of God{H430} blessed{H1288} the children{H1121} of Israel{H3478} before{H6440} his death.{H4194}

Verse 2

And he said,{H559} Jehovah{H3068} came{H935} from Sinai,{H5514} And rose{H2224} from Seir{H8165} unto them; He shined forth{H3313} from mount{H2022} Paran,{H6290} And he came{H857} from the ten thousands{H7233} of holy ones:{H6944} At his right hand{H3225} was a fiery{H799} law{H1881} for them.

Verse 3

Yea,{H637} he loveth{H2245} the people;{H5971} All his saints{H6918} are in thy hand:{H3027} And they sat down{H8497} at thy feet;{H7272} [Every one] shall receive{H5375} of thy words.{H1703}

Verse 4

Moses{H4872} commanded{H6680} us a law,{H8451} An inheritance{H4181} for the assembly{H6952} of Jacob.{H3290}

Verse 5

And he was king{H4428} in Jeshurun,{H3484} When the heads{H7218} of the people{H5971} were gathered,{H622} All the tribes{H7626} of Israel{H3478} together.{H3162}

Verse 6

Let Reuben{H7205} live,{H2421} and not die;{H4191} Nor let his men{H4962} be few.{H4557}

Verse 7

And this is [the blessing] of Judah:{H3063} and he said,{H559} Hear,{H8085} Jehovah,{H3068} the voice{H6963} of Judah,{H3063} And bring{H935} him in unto his people.{H5971} With his hands{H3027} he contended{H7227} for himself; And thou shalt be a help{H5828} against his adversaries.{H6862}

Verse 8

And of Levi{H3878} he said,{H559} Thy Thummim{H8550} and thy Urim{H224} are with thy godly{H2623} one,{H376} Whom thou didst prove{H5254} at Massah,{H4532} With whom thou didst strive{H7378} at the waters{H4325} of Meribah;{H4809}

Verse 9

Who said{H559} of his father,{H1} and of his mother,{H517} I have not seen{H7200} him; Neither did he acknowledge{H5234} his brethren,{H251} Nor knew{H3045} he his own children:{H1121} For they have observed{H8104} thy word,{H565} And keep{H5341} thy covenant.{H1285}

Verse 10

They shall teach{H3384} Jacob{H3290} thine ordinances,{H4941} And Israel{H3478} thy law:{H8451} They shall put{H7760} incense{H6988} before{H639} thee, And whole burnt-offering{H3632} upon thine altar.{H4196}

Verse 11

Bless,{H1288} Jehovah,{H3068} his substance,{H2428} And accept{H7521} the work{H6467} of his hands:{H3027} Smite{H4272} through the loins{H4975} of them that rise{H6965} up against him, And of them that hate{H8130} him, that they rise{H6965} not{H4480} again.{H6965}

Verse 12

Of Benjamin{H1144} he said,{H559} The beloved{H3039} of Jehovah{H3068} shall dwell{H7931} in safety{H983} by him; He covereth{H2653} him all the day{H3117} long, And he dwelleth{H7931} between his shoulders.{H3802}

Verse 13

And of Joseph{H3130} he said,{H559} Blessed{H1288} of Jehovah{H3068} be his land,{H776} For the precious things{H4022} of heaven,{H8064} for the dew,{H2919} And for the deep{H8415} that coucheth beneath,{H7257}

Verse 14

And for the precious{H4022} things of the fruits{H8393} of the sun,{H8121} And for the precious things{H4022} of the growth{H1645} of the moons,{H3391}

Verse 15

And for the chief things{H7218} of the ancient{H6924} mountains,{H2042} And for the precious things{H4022} of the everlasting{H5769} hills,{H1389}

Verse 16

And for the precious things{H4022} of the earth{H776} and the fulness{H4393} thereof, And the good will{H7522} of him that dwelt{H7931} in the bush.{H5572} Let [the blessing] come{H935} upon the head{H7218} of Joseph,{H3130} And upon the crown of the head{H6936} of him that was separate{H5139} from his brethren.{H251}

Verse 17

The firstling{H1060} of his herd,{H7794} majesty{H1926} is his; And his horns{H7161} are the horns{H7161} of the wild-ox:{H7214} With them he shall push{H5055} the peoples{H5971} all{H3162} of them, [even] the ends{H657} of the earth:{H776} And they are the ten thousands{H7233} of Ephraim,{H669} And they are the thousands{H505} of Manasseh.{H4519}

Verse 18

And of Zebulun{H2074} he said,{H559} Rejoice,{H8055} Zebulun,{H2074} in thy going out;{H3318} And, Issachar,{H3485} in thy tents.{H168}

Verse 19

They shall call{H7121} the peoples{H5971} unto the mountain;{H2022} There shall they offer{H2076} sacrifices{H2077} of righteousness:{H6664} For they shall suck{H3243} the abundance{H8228} of the seas,{H3220} And the hidden{H2934} treasures{H8226} of the sand.{H2344}

Verse 20

And of Gad{H1410} he said,{H559} Blessed{H1288} be he that enlargeth{H7337} Gad:{H1410} He dwelleth{H7931} as a lioness,{H3833} And teareth{H2963} the arm,{H2220} yea,{H637} the crown of the head.{H6936}

Verse 21

And he provided{H7200} the first part{H7225} for himself, For there was the lawgiver's{H2710} portion{H2513} reserved;{H5603} And he came{H857} [with] the heads{H7218} of the people;{H5971} He executed{H6213} the righteousness{H6666} of Jehovah,{H3068} And his ordinances{H4941} with Israel.{H3478}

Verse 22

And of Dan{H1835} he said,{H559} Dan{H1835} is a lion's{H738} whelp,{H1482} That leapeth{H2187} forth from Bashan.{H1316}

Verse 23

And of Naphtali{H5321} he said,{H559} O Naphtali,{H5321} satisfied{H7649} with favor,{H7522} And full{H4392} with the blessing{H1293} of Jehovah,{H3068} Possess{H3423} thou the west{H3220} and the south.{H1864}

Verse 24

And of Asher{H836} he said,{H559} Blessed{H1288} be Asher{H836} with children;{H1121} Let him be acceptable{H7521} unto his brethren,{H251} And let him dip{H2881} his foot{H7272} in oil.{H8081}

Verse 25

Thy bars{H4515} shall be iron{H1270} and brass;{H5178} And as thy days,{H3117} so shall thy strength{H1679} be.

Verse 26

There is none like unto God,{H410} O Jeshurun,{H3484} Who rideth{H7392} upon the heavens{H8064} for thy help,{H5828} And in his excellency{H1346} on the skies.{H7834}

Verse 27

The eternal{H6924} God{H430} is [thy] dwelling-place,{H4585} And underneath are the everlasting{H5769} arms.{H2220} And he thrust out{H1644} the enemy{H341} from before{H6440} thee, And said,{H559} Destroy.{H8045}

Verse 28

And Israel{H3478} dwelleth{H7931} in safety,{H983} The fountain{H5869} of Jacob{H3290} alone,{H910} In a land{H776} of grain{H1715} and new wine;{H8492} Yea, his heavens{H8064} drop down{H6201} dew.{H2919}

Verse 29

Happy{H835} art thou, O Israel:{H3478} Who is like unto thee, a people{H5971} saved{H3467} by Jehovah,{H3068} The shield{H4043} of thy help,{H5828} And the sword{H2719} of thy excellency!{H1346} And thine enemies{H341} shall submit{H3584} themselves unto thee; And thou shalt tread{H1869} upon their high places.{H1116}

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