Chapter 33

And this [is] the blessing, wherewith Moses the man of God blessed¹⁴ the children of Israel before his death.

And he said,⁴ The LORD came¹ from Sinai, and rose up¹ from Seir unto them; he shined forth⁵² from mount Paran, and he came¹ with ten thousands of saints: from his right hand [went] a fiery law ^{1881 799} for them.

Yea, he loved⁵ the people; all his saints [are] in thy hand: and they sat down²⁷ at thy feet; [every one] shall receive⁴ of thy words.

Moses commanded¹⁴ us a law, [even] the inheritance of the congregation of Jacob.

And he was king in Jeshurun, when the heads of the people [and] the tribes of Israel were gathered⁹⁹ together.

Let Reuben live,⁴ and not die;⁴ and let [not] his men be few.

And this [is the blessing] of Judah: and he said,⁴ Hear,³ LORD, the voice of Judah, and bring⁵⁵ him unto his people: let his hands be sufficient for him; and be thou an help [to him] from his enemies.

And of Levi he said,¹ [Let] thy Thummim and thy Urim [be] with thy holy one, whom thou didst prove¹⁴ at Massah, [and with] whom thou didst strive⁴ at the waters of Meribah;

Who said⁶ unto his father and to his mother, I have not seen¹ him; neither did he acknowledge⁵² his brethren, nor knew¹ his own children: for they have observed¹ thy word, and kept⁴ thy covenant.

They shall teach⁵⁵ Jacob thy judgments, and Israel thy law: they shall put⁴ incense before thee, and whole burnt sacrifice upon thine altar.

Bless,¹⁶ LORD, his substance, and accept⁴ the work of his hands: smite³ through the loins of them that rise⁵ against him, and of them that hate¹⁸ him, that they rise⁴ not again.

[And] of Benjamin he said,¹ The beloved of the LORD shall dwell⁴ in safety by him; [and the LORD] shall cover⁶ him all the day long, and he shall dwell¹ between his shoulders.

And of Joseph he said,¹ Blessed³⁰ of the LORD [be] his land, for the precious things of heaven, for the dew, and for the deep that coucheth⁶ beneath,

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

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

And for the precious things of the earth and fulness thereof, and [for] the good will of him that dwelt⁶ in the bush: let [the blessing] come⁴ upon the head of Joseph, and upon the top of the head of him [that was] separated from his brethren.

His glory [is like] the firstling of his bullock, and his horns [are like] the horns of unicorns: with them he shall push¹⁷ the people together to the ends of the earth: and they [are] the ten thousands of Ephraim, and they [are] the thousands of Manasseh.

And of Zebulun he said,¹ Rejoice,³ Zebulun, in thy going out;² and, Issachar, in thy tents.

They shall call⁴ the people unto the mountain; there they shall offer⁴ sacrifices of righteousness: for they shall suck⁴ [of] the abundance of the seas, and [of] treasures⁷ hid⁷ in the sand.

And of Gad he said,¹ Blessed⁷ [be] he that enlargeth⁵⁶ Gad: he dwelleth¹ as a lion, and teareth¹ the arm with the crown of the head.

And he provided⁴ the first part for himself, because there, [in] a portion of the lawgiver,²⁶ [was he] seated;⁷ and he came⁴ with the heads of the people, he executed¹ the justice of the LORD, and his judgments with Israel.

And of Dan he said,¹ Dan [is] a lion's whelp: he shall leap¹⁷ from Bashan.

And of Naphtali he said,¹ O Naphtali, satisfied with favour, and full with the blessing of the LORD: possess³ thou the west and the south.

And of Asher he said,¹ [Let] Asher [be] blessed⁷ with children; let him be acceptable⁷ to his brethren, and let him dip⁶ his foot in oil.

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

[There is] none like unto the God of Jeshurun, [who] rideth⁶ upon the heaven in thy help, and in his excellency on the sky.

The eternal God [is thy] refuge, and underneath [are] the everlasting arms: and he shall thrust out¹⁷ the enemy⁶ from before thee; and shall say,⁴ Destroy⁵⁴ [them].

Israel then shall dwell⁴ in safety alone: the fountain of Jacob [shall be] upon a land of corn and wine; also his heavens shall drop down⁴ dew.

Happy [art] thou, O Israel: who [is] like unto thee, O people saved¹² by the LORD, the shield of thy help, and who [is] the sword of thy excellency! and thine enemies⁶ shall be found liars¹¹ unto thee; and thou shalt tread⁴ upon their high places.