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[1]Now this is the blessing with which Moses the man of God blessed the children of Israel before his death.
[2]And he said: Jehovah has come from Sinai, and dawned on them from Seir; He has shone forth from Mount Paran, and He has come with ten thousands of saints; from His right hand a fiery Law for them.
[3]Yes, He loves the people; all His saints are in Your hand; they sit down at Your feet; everyone receives Your Words.
[4]Moses has commanded a Law for us, a heritage for the congregation of Jacob.
[5]And he was king in Jeshurun, when the heads of the people were gathered, all the tribes of Israel together.
[6]Let Reuben live, and not die, and let his men be numbered.
[7]And this he said of Judah: Hear, Jehovah, the voice of Judah, and bring him to his people; let his hands be sufficient for him, and may You be a help against his enemies.
[8]And of Levi he said: Let Your Thummim and Your Urim be with Your Godly man, whom You tested at Massah, and with whom You contended at the waters of Meribah;
[9]who says of his father and mother, I have not seen them; nor has he acknowledged his brothers, or known his own children; for they have kept Your Word and guarded Your covenant.
[10]They shall teach Jacob Your judgments, and Israel Your Law. They shall put incense before Your nose, and a whole burnt offering upon Your altar.
[11]Bless his strength, O Jehovah, and accept the work of his hands; strike the loins of those who rise against him, and of those who hate him, that they rise not again.
[12]Of Benjamin he said: The beloved of Jehovah shall dwell in safety by Him, who shelters him all the day long; and he shall dwell between His shoulders.
[13]And of Joseph he said: Blessed of Jehovah is his land, with the excellence of the heavens, with the dew, and the deep lying beneath,
[14]with the excellent yield of the sun, with the excellent produce of the months,
[15]with the chief things of the ancient mountains, with the excellence of the enduring hills,
[16]with the excellence of the earth and its fullness, and the favor of Him who dwelt in the bush; let it come upon the head of Joseph, and upon the crown of the head of him who was separated from his brothers.
[17]His glory is like a firstborn bull, and his horns like the horns of the oryx; together with them He shall thrust the peoples to the ends of the earth; they are the ten thousands of Ephraim, and they are the thousands of Manasseh.
[18]And of Zebulun he said: Rejoice, Zebulun, in your going out, and Issachar in your tents!
[19]They shall call the peoples to the mountain; there they shall offer sacrifices of righteousness; for they shall suck of the abundance of the seas and of treasures hidden in the sand.
[20]And of Gad he said: Blessed is he who enlarges Gad; he dwells as a lion, and tears the arm and the crown of the head.
[21]He saw the first part for himself, because a lawgiver's portion was reserved there. He came with the heads of the people; he has administered the justice of Jehovah, and His judgments with Israel.
[22]And of Dan he said: Dan is a lion's whelp; he shall leap from Bashan.
[23]And of Naphtali he said: O Naphtali, satisfied with favor, and full of the blessing of Jehovah, possess the west and the south.
[24]And of Asher he said: Asher is most blessed of sons; let him be acceptable to his brothers, and let him dip his foot in oil.
[25]Your sandals shall be iron and bronze; as your days, so your strength.
[26]There is no one like the Mighty God of Jeshurun, riding the Heavens for your help, and in His majesty upon the clouds.
[27]The God of old is your refuge, and underneath are the eternal arms. He will thrust out the enemy before you, and say, Destroy!
[28]And Israel shall dwell alone in safety, the fountain of Jacob in a land of grain and new wine; his heavens shall also drop dew.
[29]Blessed are you, O Israel! Who is like you, a people saved by Jehovah, the shield of your help and the sword of your majesty! Your enemies shall cower before you, and you shall tread down their high places.
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