| [an error occurred while processing this directive] | New American Standard Bible 1995 |
| 1[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 1Now this is the blessing with which Moses the man of God blessed the sons of Israel before his death. |
| 2[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 2He said, "The LORD came from Sinai, And dawned on them from Seir; He shone forth from Mount Paran, And He came from the midst of ten thousand holy ones; At His right hand there was flashing lightning for them. |
| 3[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 3"Indeed, He loves the people; All Your holy ones are in Your hand, And they followed in Your steps; Everyone receives of Your words. |
| 4[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 4"Moses charged us with a law, A possession for the assembly of Jacob. |
| 5[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 5"And He was king in Jeshurun, When the heads of the people were gathered, The tribes of Israel together. |
| 6[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 6"May Reuben live and not die, Nor his men be few." |
| 7[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 7And 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 them, And may You be a help against his adversaries." |
| 8[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 8Of Levi he said, "Let Your Thummim and Your Urim belong to Your godly man, Whom You proved at Massah, With whom You contended at the waters of Meribah; |
| 9[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 9Who 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 they observed Your word, And kept Your covenant. |
| 10[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 10"They shall teach Your ordinances to Jacob, And Your law to Israel. They shall put incense before You, And whole burnt offerings on Your altar. |
| 11[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 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[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 12Of Benjamin he said, "May the beloved of the LORD dwell in security by Him, Who shields him all the day, And he dwells between His shoulders." |
| 13[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 13Of Joseph he said, "Blessed of the LORD be his land, With the choice things of heaven, with the dew, And from the deep lying beneath, |
| 14[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 14And with the choice yield of the sun, And with the choice produce of the months. |
| 15[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 15"And with the best things of the ancient mountains, And with the choice things of the everlasting hills, |
| 16[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 16And with the choice things of the earth and its fullness, And the favor of 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[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 17"As the firstborn of his ox, majesty is his, And his horns are the horns of the wild ox; With them he will push the peoples, All at once, to the ends of the earth. And those are the ten thousands of Ephraim, And those are the thousands of Manasseh." |
| 18[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 18Of Zebulun he said, "Rejoice, Zebulun, in your going forth, And, Issachar, in your tents. |
| 19[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 19"They will call peoples to the mountain; There they will offer righteous sacrifices; For they will draw out the abundance of the seas, And the hidden treasures of the sand." |
| 20[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 20Of Gad he said, "Blessed is the one who enlarges Gad; He lies down as a lion, And tears the arm, also the crown of the head. |
| 21[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 21"Then he provided the first part for himself, For there the ruler's portion was reserved; And he came with the leaders of the people; He executed the justice of the LORD, And His ordinances with Israel." |
| 22[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 22Of Dan he said, "Dan is a lion's whelp, That leaps forth from Bashan." |
| 23[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 23Of Naphtali he said, "O Naphtali, satisfied with favor, And full of the blessing of the LORD, Take possession of the sea and the south." |
| 24[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 24Of Asher he said, "More blessed than sons is Asher; May he be favored by his brothers, And may he dip his foot in oil. |
| 25[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 25"Your locks will be iron and bronze, And according to your days, so will your leisurely walk be. |
| 26[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 26"There is none like the God of Jeshurun, Who rides the heavens to your help, And through the skies in His majesty. |
| 27[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 27"The eternal God is a dwelling place, And underneath are the everlasting arms; And He drove out the enemy from before you, And said, 'Destroy!' |
| 28[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 28"So Israel dwells in security, The fountain of Jacob secluded, In a land of grain and new wine; His heavens also drop down dew. |
| 29[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 29"Blessed are you, O Israel; Who is like you, a people saved by the LORD, Who is the shield of your help And the sword of your majesty! So your enemies will cringe before you, And you will tread upon their high places." |
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