Moses’ Final Blessing on Israel

1And this is the blessing, wherewith Moses the man of God blessed the children of Israel before his death.

2And he said, The Lord came from Sinai, and rose up from Seir to them; He shined forth from mount Paran, and He came with ten thousands of saints: from His right hand went a fiery law for them.

3Yea, He loved the people; all His saints are in Your hand: and they sat down at Your feet; every one shall receive of Your words.

4Moses commanded us a law, even the inheritance of the congregation of Jacob.

5And he was king in Jeshurun, when the heads of the people and the tribes of Israel were gathered together.

6Let Reuben live, and not die; and let not his men be few.

7And this is the blessing of Judah: and he said, Hear, Lord, the voice of Judah, and bring him to his people: let his hands be sufficient for him; and be You a help to him from his enemies.

8And of Levi he said, Let Your Thummim and Your Urim be with Your holy one, whom You did prove at Massah, and with whom You did strive at the waters of Meribah;   Perfection; Lights

9Who said to his father and to his mother, I have not seen him; neither did he acknowledge his brethren, nor knew his own children: for they have observed Your word, and kept Your covenant.   agreement

10They shall teach Jacob Your judgments, and Israel Your law: they shall put incense before You, and whole burned sacrifice upon Your altar.   laws

11Bless, Lord, his substance, and accept the work of his hands: smite through the loins of them that rise against him, and of them that hate him, that they rise not again.   strike

12And of Benjamin he said, The beloved of the Lord shall dwell in safety by Him; and the Lord shall cover him all the day long, and he shall dwell between His shoulders.

13And of Joseph he said, Blessed of the Lord be his land, for the precious things of heaven, for the dew, and for the deep that couches beneath,

14And for the precious fruits brought forth by the sun, and for the precious things put forth by the moon,

15And for the chief things of the ancient mountains, and for the precious things of the lasting hills,   everlasting

16And for the precious things of the earth and fulness thereof, and for the good will of him that dwelled in the bush: let the blessing come upon the head of Joseph, and upon the top of the head of him that was separated from his brethren.

17His glory is like the firstling of his bullock, and his horns are like the horns of unicorns: with them he shall push the people together to the ends of the earth: and they are the ten thousands of Ephraim, and they are the thousands of Manasseh.   wild bulls

18And of Zebulun he said, Rejoice, Zebulun, in your going out; and, Issachar, in your tents.

19They shall call the people 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.

20And of Gad he said, Blessed be he that enlarged Gad: he dwells as a lion, and tears the arm with the crown of the head.

21And he provided the first part for himself, because there, in a portion of the lawgiver, was he seated; and he came with the heads of the people, he executed the justice of the Lord, and His judgments with Israel.

22And of Dan he said, Dan is a lion’s whelp: he shall leap from Bashan.

23And of Naphtali he said, O Naphtali, satisfied with favor, and full with the blessing of the Lord: possess you the west and the south.

24And of Asher he said, Let Asher be blessed with children; let him be acceptable to his brethren, and let him dip his foot in oil.

25Your shoes shall be iron and brass; and as your days, so shall your strength be.

26There is none like to the God of Jeshurun, Who rides upon the heaven in Your help, and in His excellency on the sky.

27The eternal God is your refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms: and He shall thrust out the enemy from before you; and shall say, Destroy them.

28Israel then shall dwell in safety alone: the fountain of Jacob shall be upon a land of corn and wine; also His heavens shall drop down dew.

29Happy are you, O Israel: who is like to you, O people saved by the Lord, the shield of your help, and who is the sword of your excellency! and your enemies shall be found liars to you; and you shall tread upon their high places.   trample down