1 And this is the blessing * h1293, wherewith Moses * h4872 the man * h376 of God * h430 blessed * h1288 h8765 the children * h1121 of Israel * h3478 before * h6440 his death * h4194.
2 And he said * h559 h8799, The LORD * h3068 came * h935 h8804 from Sinai * h5514, and rose up * h2224 h8804 from Seir * h8165 unto them; he shined forth * h3313 h8689 from mount * h2022 Paran * h6290, and he came * h857 h8804 with ten thousands * h7233 of saints * h6944: from his right hand * h3225 went a fiery * h799 h8676 * h784 law * h1881 for them. a fiery...: Heb. a fire of law
3 Yea * h637, he loved * h2245 h8801 the people * h5971; all his saints * h6918 are in thy hand * h3027: and they sat down * h8497 h8795 at thy feet * h7272; every one shall receive * h5375 h8799 of thy words * h1703.
4 Moses * h4872 commanded * h6680 h8765 us a law * h8451, even the inheritance * h4181 of the congregation * h6952 of Jacob * h3290.
5 And he was king * h4428 in Jeshurun * h3484, when the heads * h7218 of the people * h5971 and the tribes * h7626 of Israel * h3478 were gathered * h622 h8692 together * h3162.
6 Let Reuben * h7205 live * h2421 h8799, and not die * h4191 h8799; and let not his men * h4962 be few * h4557.
7 And this is the blessing of Judah * h3063: and he said * h559 h8799, Hear * h8085 h8798, LORD * h3068, the voice * h6963 of Judah * h3063, and bring * h935 h8686 him unto his people * h5971: let his hands * h3027 be sufficient * h7227 for him; and be thou an help * h5828 to him from his enemies * h6862.
8 And of Levi * h3878 he said * h559 h8804, Let thy Thummim * h8550 and thy Urim * h224 be with thy holy * h2623 one * h376, whom thou didst prove * h5254 h8765 at Massah * h4532, and with whom thou didst strive * h7378 h8799 at the waters * h4325 of Meribah * h4809;
9 Who said * h559 h8802 unto his father * h1 and to his mother * h517, I have not seen * h7200 h8804 him; neither did he acknowledge * h5234 h8689 his brethren * h251, nor knew * h3045 h8804 his own children * h1121: for they have observed * h8104 h8804 thy word * h565, and kept * h5341 h8799 thy covenant * h1285.
10 They shall teach * h3384 h8686 Jacob * h3290 thy judgments * h4941, and Israel * h3478 thy law * h8451: they shall put * h7760 h8799 incense * h6988 before * h639 thee, and whole burnt sacrifice * h3632 upon thine altar * h4196. They shall teach: or, Let them teach they shall put: or, let them put before...: Heb. at thy nose
11 Bless * h1288 h8761, LORD * h3068, his substance * h2428, and accept * h7521 h8799 the work * h6467 of his hands * h3027: smite * h4272 h8798 through the loins * h4975 of them that rise * h6965 h8801 against him, and of them that hate * h8130 h8764 him, that they rise * h6965 not * h4480 again * h6965 h8799.
12 And of Benjamin * h1144 he said * h559 h8804, The beloved * h3039 of the LORD * h3068 shall dwell * h7931 h8799 in safety * h983 by him; and the LORD shall cover * h2653 h8802 him all the day * h3117 long, and he shall dwell * h7931 h8804 between his shoulders * h3802.
13 And of Joseph * h3130 he said * h559 h8804, Blessed * h1288 h8794 of the LORD * h3068 be his land * h776, for the precious things * h4022 of heaven * h8064, for the dew * h2919, and for the deep * h8415 that coucheth beneath * h7257 h8802,
14 And for the precious * h4022 fruits * h8393 brought forth by the sun * h8121, and for the precious things * h4022 put forth * h1645 by the moon * h3391, put: Heb. thrust moon: Heb. moons
15 And for the chief things * h7218 of the ancient * h6924 mountains * h2042, and for the precious things * h4022 of the lasting * h5769 hills * h1389,
16 And for the precious things * h4022 of the earth * h776 and fulness * h4393 thereof, and for the good will * h7522 of him that dwelt * h7931 h8802 in the bush * h5572: let the blessing come * h935 h8799 upon the head * h7218 of Joseph * h3130, and upon the top of the head * h6936 of him that was separated * h5139 from his brethren * h251.
17 His glory * h1926 is like the firstling * h1060 of his bullock * h7794, and his horns * h7161 are like the horns * h7161 of unicorns * h7214: with them he shall push * h5055 h8762 the people * h5971 together * h3162 to the ends * h657 of the earth * h776: and they are the ten thousands * h7233 of Ephraim * h669, and they are the thousands * h505 of Manasseh * h4519. unicorns: Heb. an unicorn
18 And of Zebulun * h2074 he said * h559 h8804, Rejoice * h8055 h8798, Zebulun * h2074, in thy going out * h3318 h8800; and, Issachar * h3485, in thy tents * h168.
19 They shall call * h7121 h8799 the people * h5971 unto the mountain * h2022; there they shall offer * h2076 h8799 sacrifices * h2077 of righteousness * h6664: for they shall suck * h3243 h8799 of the abundance * h8228 of the seas * h3220, and of treasures * h8226 h8803 hid * h2934 h8803 in the sand * h2344.
20 And of Gad * h1410 he said * h559 h8804, Blessed * h1288 h8803 be he that enlargeth * h7337 h8688 Gad * h1410: he dwelleth * h7931 h8804 as a lion * h3833, and teareth * h2963 h8804 the arm * h2220 with * h637 the crown of the head * h6936.
21 And he provided * h7200 h8799 the first part * h7225 for himself, because there, in a portion * h2513 of the lawgiver * h2710 h8781, was he seated * h5603 h8803; and he came * h857 h8799 with the heads * h7218 of the people * h5971, he executed * h6213 h8804 the justice * h6666 of the LORD * h3068, and his judgments * h4941 with Israel * h3478. seated: Heb. cieled
22 And of Dan * h1835 he said * h559 h8804, Dan * h1835 is a lion's * h738 whelp * h1482: he shall leap * h2187 h8762 from Bashan * h1316.
23 And of Naphtali * h5321 he said * h559 h8804, O Naphtali * h5321, satisfied * h7649 with favour * h7522, and full * h4392 with the blessing * h1293 of the LORD * h3068: possess * h3423 h8798 thou the west * h3220 and the south * h1864.
24 And of Asher * h836 he said * h559 h8804, Let Asher * h836 be blessed * h1288 h8803 with children * h1121; let him be acceptable * h7521 h8803 to his brethren * h251, and let him dip * h2881 h8802 his foot * h7272 in oil * h8081.
25 Thy shoes * h4515 shall be iron * h1270 and brass * h5178; and as thy days * h3117, so shall thy strength * h1679 be . Thy shoes: or, Under thy shoes
26 There is none like unto the God * h410 of Jeshurun * h3484, who rideth * h7392 h8802 upon the heaven * h8064 in thy help * h5828, and in his excellency * h1346 on the sky * h7834.
27 The eternal * h6924 God * h430 is thy refuge * h4585, and underneath are the everlasting * h5769 arms * h2220: and he shall thrust out * h1644 h8762 the enemy * h341 h8802 from before * h6440 thee; and shall say * h559 h8799, Destroy * h8045 h8685 them .
28 Israel * h3478 then shall dwell * h7931 h8799 in safety * h983 alone * h910: the fountain * h5869 of Jacob * h3290 shall be upon a land * h776 of corn * h1715 and wine * h8492; also his heavens * h8064 shall drop down * h6201 h8799 dew * h2919.
29 Happy * h835 art thou, O Israel * h3478: who is like unto thee, O people * h5971 saved * h3467 h8737 by the LORD * h3068, the shield * h4043 of thy help * h5828, and who is the sword * h2719 of thy excellency * h1346! and thine enemies * h341 h8802 shall be found liars * h3584 h8735 unto thee; and thou shalt tread * h1869 h8799 upon their high places * h1116. found...: or, subdued