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MT reads them">a</a></span> </p> <p class="poetry2">he shone forth from Mount Paran,</p> <p class="poetry2">accompanied<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="33:2 Lit. came or brought">b</a></span> by a myriad<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="33:2 Or by countless; Lit. by ten thousands ">c</a></span> of his holy ones,</p> <p class="poetry2">with flaming fire from his right hand for them.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/deuteronomy/33-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>Indeed, lover of people,</p> <p class="poetry2">all of his holy ones are in your control.<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="33:3 Lit. hand">d</a></span> </p> <p class="poetry2">They gather at your feet</p> <p class="poetry2">to do as you have instructed.<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="33:3 Lit. to do your word">e</a></span> </p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/deuteronomy/33-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>Moses commanded with the Law,</p> <p class="poetry2">an inheritance for the community of Jacob.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/deuteronomy/33-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>The LORD<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="33:5 The Heb. lacks The LORD">f</a></span> was king of Jeshurun<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="33:5 i.e. a poetic term for national Israel; the Heb. name means Upright One">g</a></span> </p> <p class="poetry2">when the leaders of the people—</p> <p class="poetry2">all the tribes of Israel—gathered together.”</p> <p class="heading">Reuben</p><p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/deuteronomy/33-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>“May Reuben live and not die,</p> <p class="poetry2">though his numbers are few.”</p> <p class="heading">Judah</p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/deuteronomy/33-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>He declared this about Judah:</p> <p class="poetry1 margintop">“Hear, LORD, the voice of Judah</p> <p class="poetry2">and return him to his people.</p> <p class="poetry2">With his own strength he fights for himself,</p> <p class="poetry2">and you will be of assistance<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="33:7 So LXX. MT reads be his helper">h</a></span> against<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="33:7 Lit. from">i</a></span> his enemies.”</p> <p class="heading">Levi</p><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> <p class="poetry1 margintop">“Let your Thummim and Urim<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="33:8 i.e. the jewel-encrusted breastplate worn by the high priest by which the will of God could be revealed; cf. Ezra 2:63, Neh 7:65">j</a></span> be with the man</p> <p class="poetry2">to whom you showed gracious love,</p> <p class="poetry2">whom you tested at Massah</p> <p class="poetry2">and with whom you struggled</p> <p class="poetry2">at the waters of Meribah,</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/deuteronomy/33-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>the one who told his mother and father,</p> <p class="poetry2">‘I don’t know<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="33:9 Lit. see">k</a></span> them,’</p> <p class="poetry2">and who would neither acknowledge his brothers</p> <p class="poetry2">nor know his own children.</p> <p class="poetry2">For they kept your word</p> <p class="poetry2">and guarded your covenant.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/deuteronomy/33-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>They will teach your ordinances to Jacob,</p> <p class="poetry2">and your Law to Israel.</p> <p class="poetry2">They will offer incense as a pleasant aroma to you<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="33:10 Lit. for your nose">l</a></span> </p> <p class="poetry2">and a whole burnt offering upon your altar.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/deuteronomy/33-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>LORD, bless his substance</p> <p class="poetry2">and approve the work that he undertakes.<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="33:11 Lit. work of his hands">m</a></span> </p> <p class="poetry2">Shatter the legs<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="33:11 Or loins">n</a></span> of those who oppose against him;</p> <p class="poetry2">may those who hate him stand no more.”</p> <p class="heading">Benjamin</p><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> <p class="poetry1 margintop">“The beloved of the LORD will live confidently,</p> <p class="poetry2">the Most High protecting<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="33:12 Or shading">o</a></span> him all day long,</p> <p class="poetry2">and resting in his bosom.<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="33:12 Lit. between his shoulders">p</a></span> ”</p> <p class="heading">Joseph</p><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> <p class="poetry1 margintop">“May the blessing of the LORD be on his land:</p> <p class="poetry2">dew from the choicest of the heavens,</p> <p class="poetry2">and from the depths beneath;</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/deuteronomy/33-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>from the choicest products of the sun,</p> <p class="poetry2">the rich fruit of the harvest moon,<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="33:14 Lit. the month">q</a></span> </p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/deuteronomy/33-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>the choicest portion<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="33:15 The Heb. lacks portion">r</a></span> of the eternal mountains,</p> <p class="poetry2">and the best of the everlasting hills;</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/deuteronomy/33-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>from the choicest of the earth and its fullness,</p> <p class="poetry2">and the favor of the one who lived in the burning<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="33:16 The Heb. lacks burning">s</a></span> bush.</p> <p class="poetry2">May blessing<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="33:16 Lit. it">t</a></span> rest on Joseph’s head,</p> <p class="poetry2">and on the crown of the head</p> <p class="poetry2">of the one set apart from his brothers.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/deuteronomy/33-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>May the firstborn of his bull be honorable to him,</p> <p class="poetry2">and may his horns be those of a wild ox.</p> <p class="poetry2">With them may he push people all together,</p> <p class="poetry2">to the ends of the earth.</p> <p class="poetry2">These are the myriads<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="33:17 Or the countless ones; Lit. the ten thousands">u</a></span> of Ephraim</p> <p class="poetry2">and the thousands of Manasseh.”</p> <p class="heading">Zebulun and Issachar</p><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> <p class="poetry1 margintop">“Zebulun, rejoice as you go out</p> <p class="poetry2">and Issachar, in being inside your tents.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/deuteronomy/33-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>They will call the peoples to the mountain,</p> <p class="poetry2">and there they will offer righteous sacrifices,</p> <p class="poetry2">for they’ll draw from the abundance of the sea</p> <p class="poetry2">and from the hidden treasures of the sand.”</p> <p class="heading">Gad</p><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> <p class="poetry1 margintop">“Blessed be the one who enlarges Gad!</p> <p class="poetry2">Like a roaring lion, he crouches,</p> <p class="poetry2">tearing arm and scalp.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/deuteronomy/33-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>He chose the best part for himself,</p> <p class="poetry2">when the leader’s portion was assigned.</p> <p class="poetry2">He came at the head of the people,</p> <p class="poetry2">carrying out the LORD’S justice</p> <p class="poetry2">and his ordinances concerning Israel.”</p> <p class="heading">Dan</p><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> <p class="poetry1 margintop">“Dan is a lion’s cub,</p> <p class="poetry2">leaping forth from Bashan.”</p> <p class="heading">Naphtali</p><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> <p class="poetry1 margintop">“Naphtali, full of favor and the LORD’s blessing,</p> <p class="poetry2">take possession of the west<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="33:23 Or sea">v</a></span> and south.”</p> <p class="heading">Asher</p><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> <p class="poetry1 margintop">“May Asher be blessed, along with his descendants,</p> <p class="poetry2">may his brothers be pleased with him,</p> <p class="poetry2">may he dip his feet in oil,</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/deuteronomy/33-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>may your bolts be made of iron and bronze,</p> <p class="poetry2">and may your strength be sufficient for each day you live.”</p> <p class="heading">Israel’s Defender</p><p class="poetry1"><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,<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="33:26 i.e. a poetic term for national Israel; the Heb. name means Upright One">w</a></span> </p> <p class="poetry2">who rides through the heavens</p> <p class="poetry2">with its lofty clouds to help you.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/deuteronomy/33-27.htm"><b>27</b></a></span>The God of old is a dwelling place,</p> <p class="poetry2">with everlasting arms underneath.</p> <p class="poetry2">He drove out your enemies before you</p> <p class="poetry2">and said: ‘Destroy them!’</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/deuteronomy/33-28.htm"><b>28</b></a></span>So Israel lives in confidence,</p> <p class="poetry2">isolated as the fountain of Jacob</p> <p class="poetry2">in a land of grain and new wine,</p> <p class="poetry2">where the heavens rain down dew.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/deuteronomy/33-29.htm"><b>29</b></a></span>How blessed are you, Israel!</p> <p class="poetry2">Who can be like you,</p> <p class="poetry2">a people delivered by the LORD,</p> <p class="poetry2">your shield of help and</p> <p class="poetry2">your finely crafted sword.</p> <p class="poetry2">May your enemies cower before you.</p> <p class="poetry2">You will tread down their high places.”</p><hr size="1" color="DDEEFF"><span class="mainfootnotes"><A name="ftn"></a><span class="mainfootnoteshdg">Footnotes:</span><br><span class="fn1"><span class="fnb">a</span> 33:2 So LXX. MT reads <i>them</i><br /><span class="fnb">b</span> 33:2 Lit. <i>came</i> or <i>brought</i><br /><span class="fnb">c</span> 33:2 Or <i>by countless</i>;Lit. <i>by ten thousands </i><br /><span class="fnb">d</span> 33:3 Lit. <i>hand</i><br /><span class="fnb">e</span> 33:3 Lit. <i>to do your word</i><br /><span class="fnb">f</span> 33:5 The Heb. lacks <i>The L</i>ORD<br /><span class="fnb">g</span> 33:5 i.e. a poetic term for national Israel; the Heb. name means <i>Upright One</i><br /><span class="fnb">h</span> 33:7 So LXX. MT reads <i>be his helper</i><br /><span class="fnb">i</span> 33:7 Lit. <i>from</i><br /><span class="fnb">j</span> 33:8 i.e. the jewel-encrusted breastplate worn by the high priest by which the will of God could be revealed; cf. Ezra 2:63, Neh 7:65<br /><span class="fnb">k</span> 33:9 Lit. <i>see</i><br /><span class="fnb">l</span> 33:10 Lit. <i>for your nose</i><br /><span class="fnb">m</span> 33:11 Lit. <i>work of his hands</i><br /><span class="fnb">n</span> 33:11 Or <i>loins</i><br /><span class="fnb">o</span> 33:12 Or <i>shading</i><br /><span class="fnb">p</span> 33:12 Lit. <i>between his shoulders</i><br /><span class="fnb">q</span> 33:14 Lit. <i>the month</i><br /><span class="fnb">r</span> 33:15 The Heb. lacks <i>portion</i><br /><span class="fnb">s</span> 33:16 The Heb. lacks <i>burning</i><br /><span class="fnb">t</span> 33:16 Lit. <i>it</i><br /><span class="fnb">u</span> 33:17 Or <i>the countless ones</i>;Lit. <i>the ten thousands</i><br /><span class="fnb">v</span> 33:23 Or <i>sea</i><br /><span class="fnb">w</span> 33:26 i.e. a poetic term for national Israel; the Heb. name means <i>Upright One</i><br /></span><br><br><hr size="1" color="DDEEFF"><div align="center"><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">The Holy Bible: International Standard Version® Release 2.1<br />Copyright © 1996-2012 The ISV Foundation<br />ALL RIGHTS RESERVED INTERNATIONALLY.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/">Bible Hub</a></div></div></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../deuteronomy/32.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Deuteronomy 32"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Deuteronomy 32" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../deuteronomy/34.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Deuteronomy 34"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Deuteronomy 34" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="rightbox"><div class="padright"><div id="pic"><iframe width="100%" height="860" scrolling="no" src="//biblescan.com/mpc/deuteronomy/33-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></div></div><div id="rightbox4"><div class="padright2"><div id="spons1"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td class="sp1"><iframe width="122" height="860" scrolling="no" src="../sidemenu.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="bot"><div align="center" style="background-color:#F2FAFF"><br /><br /><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><script async src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js"></script>  <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:block" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="6710025936" data-ad-format="auto"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script></td></tr></table><br /><br /><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><script async src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js"></script>  <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:block" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="6710025936" data-ad-format="auto"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script></td></tr></table></div><br /><br /> </div><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/botmenubhnm2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe><div align="center"><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span></div></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>