Deuteronomy 33:8-29 ▼

8 And of Levi he said, “Your Thummim are unto Levi and Your Urim unto 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,’ and his brothers he did not acknowledge, and his own sons he did not know; for they have kept Your word, and Your covenant they keep.

10 They shall teach Your ordinances to Jacob and Your law to Israel; they shall put incense before You and a whole burnt offering on Your altar.

11 Bless, O YHWH, his substance, and the work of his hands accept. Smash 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 YHWH shall dwell in safety in Him, covering him all the day, and between His shoulders He rests.”

13 And of Joseph he said, “Blessed of YHWH is his land with the precious things of the heavens, by dew, and the deep crouching beneath,

14 and with the precious fruits of the sun, and with the precious produce of the months,

15 and with the best things of the ancient mountains, and with the precious things of the everlasting hills,

16 and from the precious things of the earth and its fullness, and the favor of Him who is dwelling in the bush. Let it rest on the head of Joseph, and on the top of the head of the prince of his brothers.

17 Honor unto him is a firstling of his ox and the horns of the wild ox are his horns; with them he shall push the peoples together to the ends of the earth. And they are the myriads 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 suckle the abundance of the seas, and of treasures hidden in the sand.”

20 And of Gad he said, “Blessed is he who enlarges Gad; as a lion He dwells; and he tears the arm and the crown of the head.

21 And he provided the first for himself because there was reserved a portion of the lawgiver, and He came with the heads of the people. The justice of YHWH He administered, and His ordinances with Israel.”

22 And of Dan he said, “Dan is a whelp of a lion; He shall leap from Bashan.”

23 And of Naphtali he said, “Naphtali is satisfied with favor, and full of the blessing of YHWH, of the sea and the south he shall take possession.”

24 And of Asher he said, “Most blessed of sons is Asher; let him be favored by his brothers, and let him dip his foot in the oil.

25 Iron and bronze are your gates, and as your days is your strength.”

26 “None is like the God of Jeshurun, riding the heavens to help you, and in His majesty on the clouds.

27 A habitation is the eternal God and underneath are the arms everlasting. And He will thrust out from before you the enemy and will say, ‘Destroy.’

28 And Israel shall dwell in safety, alone as the fountain of Jacob in a land of grain and new wine; also His heavens drip down dew.

29 Blessed are you, O Israel; who is like you, a people saved by YHWH, the shield of your help, and who is the sword of your majesty! And Your enemies shall submit to you, and you shall tread upon their high places.”