Deu 33 | NASB1995 | STEP | Now this is the blessing with which Moses the man of God blessed the sons of Israel before his death .

Deuteronomy 33

The Blessing of Moses

1 Now this is the blessing with which Moses ^athe man of God blessed the sons of Israel before his death. 2 He said, ^b“The Lord came from Sinai,
^cAnd ^{▼▼ Lit rose to}dawned on them from Seir;
^eHe shone forth from Mount Paran,
And He came from ^fthe ^{▼▼ Lit myriads of holiness}midst of ten thousand holy ones;
^hAt His right hand there was ^{▼▼ Or a fiery law}flashing lightning for them.
3 ^j“Indeed, He loves ^{▼▼ Lit peoples}the people;
^lAll ^{▼▼ Lit His}Your holy ones are in Your hand,
ⁿAnd they ^{▼▼ Or lie down at Your feet}followed in Your steps;
Everyone receives of Your words.
4 ^p“Moses charged us with a law,
^qA possession for the assembly of Jacob.
5 ^r“And He was king in Jeshurun,
When the heads of the people were gathered,
The tribes of Israel together.

6 ^s“May Reuben live and not die,
Nor his men be few.”

7 ^tAnd this regarding Judah; so he said, “Hear, O Lord, the voice of Judah,
And bring him to his people.
With his hands he contended for ^{▼▼ Lit him}them,
And may You be a help against his adversaries.”

8 Of Levi he said, “Let Your ^vThummim and Your Urim belong to ^{▼▼ Lit him}Your ^xgodly man,
^yWhom You proved at Massah,
With whom You contended at the waters of Meribah;
9 ^zWho said of his father and his mother,
‘I did not consider them’;
And he did not acknowledge his brothers,
Nor did he regard his own sons,
For ^aathey observed Your word,
And kept Your covenant.
10 ^ab“They shall teach Your ordinances to Jacob,
And Your law to Israel.
^acThey shall put incense ^{▼▼ Lit in Your nostrils}before You,
And ^aewhole burnt offerings on Your altar.
11 “O Lord, bless his substance,
And accept the work of his hands;
Shatter the loins of those who rise up against him,
And those who hate him, so that they will not rise again.”

12 Of Benjamin he said, ^af“May the beloved of the Lord dwell in security by Him,
^agWho shields him all the day,
^ahAnd he dwells between His shoulders.”

13 Of Joseph he said, ^ai“Blessed of the Lord be his land,
With the choice things of heaven, with the dew,
And from the deep lying beneath,
14 And with the choice yield of the sun,
And with the choice produce of the months.
15 “And with the ^{▼▼ Or chief}best things of ^akthe ancient mountains,
And with the choice things of the everlasting hills,
16 And with the choice things of the earth and its fullness,
And the favor ^alof Him who dwelt in the bush.
Let it come to the head of Joseph,
And to the crown of the head of the one distinguished among his brothers.
17 “As the firstborn of his ox, majesty is his,
And his horns are the horns of ^amthe wild ox;
With them he will ^anpush the peoples,
All ^{▼▼ Or together}at once, to the ends of the earth.
And those are the ten thousands of Ephraim,
And those are the thousands of Manasseh.”

18 ^apOf Zebulun he said, “Rejoice, Zebulun, in your going forth,
And, Issachar, in your tents.
19 ^aq“They will call peoples to the mountain;
There they will offer ^arrighteous sacrifices;
For they will ^{▼▼ Lit suck}draw out ^atthe abundance of the seas,
And the hidden treasures of the sand.”

20 ^auOf Gad he said, “Blessed is the one who enlarges Gad;
He lies down ^avas a ^{▼▼ Or lioness}lion,
And tears the arm, also the crown of the head.
21 ^ax“Then he ^{▼▼ Lit saw}provided the first part for himself,
^azFor there the ruler’s portion was ^{▼▼ Or covered up}reserved;
^bbAnd he came with the leaders of the people;
^bcHe executed the justice of the Lord,
And His ordinances with Israel.”

22 ^bdOf Dan he said, “Dan is ^bea lion’s whelp,
That leaps forth from Bashan.”

23 Of Naphtali he said, ^bf“O Naphtali, satisfied with favor,
And full of the blessing of the Lord,
Take possession of the sea and the south.”

24 ^bgOf Asher he said, “More blessed than sons is Asher;
May he be favored by his brothers,
^bhAnd may he dip his foot in oil.
25 ^bi“Your locks will be iron and bronze,
^bjAnd according to your days, so will your leisurely walk be.

26 ^bk“There is none like the God of ^{▼▼ I.e. Israel}Jeshurun,
^bmWho rides the heavens ^{▼▼ Lit in}to your help,
And through the skies in His majesty.
27 ^bo“The eternal God is a ^{▼▼ Or refuge}dwelling place,
^bqAnd underneath are the everlasting arms;
^brAnd He drove out the enemy from before you,
^bsAnd said, ‘Destroy!’
28 ^bt“So Israel dwells in security,
^buThe fountain of Jacob secluded,
^bvIn a land of grain and new wine;
^bwHis heavens also drop down dew.
29 ^bx“Blessed are you, O Israel;
^byWho is like you, a people saved by the Lord,
^bzWho is the shield of your help
^caAnd the sword of your majesty!
^cbSo your enemies will cringe before you,
^ccAnd you will tread upon their high places.”