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33:1  This is the blessing that Moses, the man of God, gave the Israelites before his death.
33:2  He said: The LORD came from Sinai and appeared to them from Seir; He shone on them from Mount Paran and came with ten thousand holy ones, with lightning from His right hand for them.
33:3  Indeed He loves the people. All Your holy ones are in Your hand, and they assemble at Your feet. Each receives Your words.
33:4  Moses gave us instruction, a possession for the assembly of Jacob.
33:5  So He became King in Jeshurun when the leaders of the people gathered with the tribes of Israel.
33:6  Let Reuben live and not die though his people become few.
33:7  He said this about Judah: LORD, hear Judah's cry and bring him to his people. He fights for his cause with his own hands, but may You be a help against his foes.
33:8  He said about Levi: Your Thummim and Urim belong to Your faithful one; You tested him at Massah and contended with him at the waters of Meribah.
33:9  He said about his father and mother," I do not regard them." He disregarded his brothers and didn't acknowledge his sons, for they kept Your word and maintained Your covenant.
33:10  They will teach Your ordinances to Jacob and Your instruction to Israel; they will set incense before You and whole burnt offerings on Your altar.
33:11   LORD, bless his possessions, and accept the work of his hands. Smash the loins of his adversaries and enemies, so that they cannot rise again.
33:12  He said about Benjamin: The LORD's beloved rests securely on Him. He shields him all day long, and he rests on His shoulders.
33:13  He said about Joseph: May his land be blessed by the LORD with the dew of heaven's bounty and the watery depths that lie beneath;
33:14  with the bountiful harvest from the sun and the abundant yield of the seasons;
33:15  with the best products of the ancient mountains and the bounty of the eternal hills;
33:16  with the choice gifts of the land and everything in it; and with the favor of Him who appeared in the burning bush. May these rest on the head of Joseph, on the crown of the prince of his brothers.
33:17  His firstborn bull has splendor, and horns like those of a wild ox; he gores all the peoples with them to the ends of the earth. Such are the ten thousands of Ephraim, and such are the thousands of Manasseh.
33:18  He said about Zebulun: Rejoice, Zebulun, in your journeys, and Issachar, in your tents.
33:19  They summon the peoples to a mountain; there they offer acceptable sacrifices. For they draw from the wealth of the seas and the hidden treasures of the sand.
33:20  He said about Gad: The one who enlarges Gad's territory will be blessed. He lies down like a lion and tears off an arm or even a head.
33:21  He chose the best part for himself, because a ruler's portion was assigned there for him. He came with the leaders of the people; he carried out the LORD's justice and His ordinances for Israel.
33:22  He said about Dan: Dan is a young lion, leaping out of Bashan.
33:23  He said about Naphtali: Naphtali, enjoying approval, full of the LORD's blessing, take possession to the west and the south.
33:24  He said about Asher: May Asher be the most blessed of the sons; may he be the most favored among his brothers and dip his foot in olive oil.
33:25  May the bolts of your gate be iron and bronze, and your strength last as long as you live.
33:26  There is none like the God of Jeshurun, who rides the heavens to your aid, the clouds in His majesty.
33:27  The God of old is your dwelling place, and underneath are the everlasting arms. He drives out the enemy before you and commands, "Destroy!"
33:28  So Israel dwells securely; Jacob lives untroubled in a land of grain and new wine; even his skies drip with dew.
33:29  How happy you are, Israel! Who is like you, a people saved by the LORD? He is the shield that protects you, the sword you boast in. Your enemies will cringe before you, and you will tread on their backs.