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id="topheading"><a href="../deuteronomy/32.htm" title="Deuteronomy 32">◄</a> Deuteronomy 33 <a href="../deuteronomy/34.htm" title="Deuteronomy 34">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top">New International Version</td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/p/niv/esv/deuteronomy/33.shtml" style="color:#001320" title="Parallel Chapters"> Par ▾ </a></tr></table></div><div class="chap"><p class="sectionhead">Moses Blesses the Tribes</p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/deuteronomy/33-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>This is the blessing that Moses the man of God pronounced on the Israelites before his death. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/deuteronomy/33-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>He said:</p><div class="embstanza"><p class="line1">“The <span class="name">Lord</span> came from Sinai</p><p class="line2">and dawned over them from Seir;</p><p class="line2">he shone forth from Mount Paran.</p><p class="line1">He came with <span class="nivfootnote"><sup><a href="#footnotes" title="Or from">a</a></sup></span> myriads of holy ones</p><p class="line2">from the south, from his mountain slopes. <span class="nivfootnote"><sup><a href="#footnotes" title="The meaning of the Hebrew for this phrase is uncertain.">b</a></sup></span> </p> <p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/deuteronomy/33-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>Surely it is you who love the people;</p><p class="line2">all the holy ones are in your hand.</p><p class="line1">At your feet they all bow down,</p><p class="line2">and from you receive instruction,</p> <p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/deuteronomy/33-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>the law that Moses gave us,</p><p class="line2">the possession of the assembly of Jacob.</p> <p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/deuteronomy/33-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>He was king over Jeshurun <span class="nivfootnote"><sup><a href="#footnotes" title="Jeshurun means the upright one, that is, Israel; also in verse 26.">c</a></sup></span> </p><p class="line2">when the leaders of the people assembled,</p><p class="line2">along with the tribes of Israel.</p></div> <div class="embstanza"><p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/deuteronomy/33-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>“Let Reuben live and not die,</p><p class="line2">nor <span class="nivfootnote"><sup><a href="#footnotes" title="Or but let">d</a></sup></span> his people be few.”</p></div> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/deuteronomy/33-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>And this he said about Judah:</p><div class="embstanza"><p class="line1">“Hear, <span class="name">Lord</span>, the cry of Judah;</p><p class="line2">bring him to his people.</p><p class="line1">With his own hands he defends his cause.</p><p class="line2">Oh, be his help against his foes!”</p></div> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/deuteronomy/33-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>About Levi he said:</p><div class="embstanza"><p class="line1">“Your Thummim and Urim belong</p><p class="line2">to your faithful servant.</p><p class="line1">You tested him at Massah;</p><p class="line2">you contended with him at the waters of Meribah.</p> <p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/deuteronomy/33-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>He said of his father and mother,</p><p class="line2">‘I have no regard for them.’</p><p class="line1">He did not recognize his brothers</p><p class="line2">or acknowledge his own children,</p><p class="line1">but he watched over your word</p><p class="line2">and guarded your covenant.</p> <p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/deuteronomy/33-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>He teaches your precepts to Jacob</p><p class="line2">and your law to Israel.</p><p class="line1">He offers incense before you</p><p class="line2">and whole burnt offerings on your altar.</p> <p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/deuteronomy/33-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>Bless all his skills, <span class="name">Lord</span>,</p><p class="line2">and be pleased with the work of his hands.</p><p class="line1">Strike down those who rise against him,</p><p class="line2">his foes till they rise no more.”</p></div> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/deuteronomy/33-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>About Benjamin he said:</p><div class="embstanza"><p class="line1">“Let the beloved of the <span class="name">Lord</span> rest secure in him,</p><p class="line2">for he shields him all day long,</p><p class="line2">and the one the <span class="name">Lord</span> loves rests between his shoulders.”</p></div> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/deuteronomy/33-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>About Joseph he said:</p><div class="embstanza"><p class="line1">“May the <span class="name">Lord</span> bless his land</p><p class="line2">with the precious dew from heaven above</p><p class="line2">and with the deep waters that lie below;</p> <p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/deuteronomy/33-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>with the best the sun brings forth</p><p class="line2">and the finest the moon can yield;</p> <p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/deuteronomy/33-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>with the choicest gifts of the ancient mountains</p><p class="line2">and the fruitfulness of the everlasting hills;</p> <p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/deuteronomy/33-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>with the best gifts of the earth and its fullness</p><p class="line2">and the favor of him who dwelt in the burning bush.</p><p class="line1">Let all these rest on the head of Joseph,</p><p class="line2">on the brow of the prince among <span class="nivfootnote"><sup><a href="#footnotes" title="Or of the one separated from">e</a></sup></span> his brothers.</p> <p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/deuteronomy/33-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>In majesty he is like a firstborn bull;</p><p class="line2">his horns are the horns of a wild ox.</p><p class="line1">With them he will gore the nations,</p><p class="line2">even those at the ends of the earth.</p><p class="line1">Such are the ten thousands of Ephraim;</p><p class="line2">such are the thousands of Manasseh.”</p></div> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/deuteronomy/33-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>About Zebulun he said:</p><div class="embstanza"><p class="line1">“Rejoice, Zebulun, in your going out,</p><p class="line2">and you, Issachar, in your tents.</p> <p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/deuteronomy/33-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>They will summon peoples to the mountain</p><p class="line2">and there offer the sacrifices of the righteous;</p><p class="line1">they will feast on the abundance of the seas,</p><p class="line2">on the treasures hidden in the sand.”</p></div> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/deuteronomy/33-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>About Gad he said:</p><div class="embstanza"><p class="line1">“Blessed is he who enlarges Gad’s domain!</p><p class="line2">Gad lives there like a lion,</p><p class="line2">tearing at arm or head.</p> <p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/deuteronomy/33-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>He chose the best land for himself;</p><p class="line2">the leader’s portion was kept for him.</p><p class="line1">When the heads of the people assembled,</p><p class="line2">he carried out the <span class="name">Lord</span>’s righteous will,</p><p class="line2">and his judgments concerning Israel.”</p></div> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/deuteronomy/33-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>About Dan he said:</p><div class="embstanza"><p class="line1">“Dan is a lion’s cub,</p><p class="line2">springing out of Bashan.”</p></div> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/deuteronomy/33-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>About Naphtali he said:</p><div class="embstanza"><p class="line1">“Naphtali is abounding with the favor of the <span class="name">Lord</span></p><p class="line2">and is full of his blessing;</p><p class="line2">he will inherit southward to the lake.”</p></div> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/deuteronomy/33-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>About Asher he said:</p><div class="embstanza"><p class="line1">“Most blessed of sons is Asher;</p><p class="line2">let him be favored by his brothers,</p><p class="line2">and let him bathe his feet in oil.</p> <p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/deuteronomy/33-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>The bolts of your gates will be iron and bronze,</p><p class="line2">and your strength will equal your days.</p></div> <div class="embstanza"><p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/deuteronomy/33-26.htm"><b>26</b></a></span>“There is no one like the God of Jeshurun,</p><p class="line2">who rides across the heavens to help you</p><p class="line2">and on the clouds in his majesty.</p> <p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/deuteronomy/33-27.htm"><b>27</b></a></span>The eternal God is your refuge,</p><p class="line2">and underneath are the everlasting arms.</p><p class="line1">He will drive out your enemies before you,</p><p class="line2">saying, ‘Destroy them!’</p> <p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/deuteronomy/33-28.htm"><b>28</b></a></span>So Israel will live in safety;</p><p class="line2">Jacob will dwell <span class="nivfootnote"><sup><a href="#footnotes" title="Septuagint; Hebrew Jacob's spring is">f</a></sup></span> secure</p><p class="line1">in a land of grain and new wine,</p><p class="line2">where the heavens drop dew.</p> <p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/deuteronomy/33-29.htm"><b>29</b></a></span>Blessed are you, Israel!</p><p class="line2">Who is like you,</p><p class="line2">a people saved by the <span class="name">Lord</span>?</p><p class="line1">He is your shield and helper</p><p class="line2">and your glorious sword.</p><p class="line1">Your enemies will cower before you,</p><p class="line2">and you will tread on their heights.”</p></div><hr size="1" color="DDEEFF"><span class="mainfootnotes"><A name="footnotes"></a><span class="mainfootnoteshdg">Footnotes:</span><br><span class="nivfootnotesbot">a</span> 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