The Fifth Book of Moses Called Deuteronomy

Deu 33:1 And this is the blessing, wherewith Moses the man of God blessed the children of Israel before his death.

Deu 33:2 And he said, The Lord came from Si´-nai, and rose up from Se´-ir unto them; He shined forth from mount Pa´-ran, and He came with ten thousands of saints: from His right hand went a fiery law for them.

Deu 33:3 Yea, He loved the people; all His saints are in Thy hand: and they sat down at Thy feet; every one shall receive of Thy words.

Deu 33:4 Moses commanded us a law, even the inheritance of the congregation of Jacob.

Deu 33:5 And he was king in Jesh´-u-run, when the heads of the people and the tribes of Israel were gathered together.

Deu 33:6 Let Reuben live, and not die; and let not his men be few.

Deu 33:7 And this is the blessing of Judah: and he said, Hear, Lord, the voice of Judah, and bring him unto his people: let his hands be sufficient for him; and be Thou an help to him from his enemies.

Deu 33:8 And of Levi he said, Let thy Thum´-mim and thy U´-rim be with thy Holy One, whom thou didst prove at Mas´-sah, and with whom thou didst strive at the waters of Mer´-ibah;

Deu 33:9 Who said unto 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 Thy word, and kept Thy covenant.

Deu 33:10 They shall teach Jacob Thy judgments, and Israel Thy law: they shall put incense before Thee, and whole burnt sacrifice upon Thine altar.

Deu 33:11 Bless, 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.

Deu 33:12 And 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.

Deu 33:13 And 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 coucheth beneath,

Deu 33:14 And for the precious fruits brought forth by the sun, and for the precious things put forth by the moon,

Deu 33:15 And for the chief things of the ancient mountains, and for the precious things of the lasting hills,

Deu 33:16 And for the precious things of the earth and fulness thereof, and for the good will of him that dwelt 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.

Deu 33:17 His 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 E´-phra-im, and they are the thousands of Ma-nas´-seh.

Deu 33:18 And of Zeb´-u-lun he said, Rejoice, Zeb´-u-lun, in thy going out; and, Is´-sa-char, in thy tents.

Deu 33:19 They shall call the people unto the mountain; there they shall offer sacrifices of righteousness: for they shall suck of the abundance of the seas, and of treasures hid in the sand.

Deu 33:20 And of Gad he said, Blessed be he that enlargeth Gad: he dwelleth as a lion, and teareth the arm with the crown of the head.

Deu 33:21 And 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.

Deu 33:22 And of Dan he said, Dan is a lion’s whelp: he shall leap from Ba´shan.

Deu 33:23 And of Naph´-ta-li he said, O Naph´-ta-li, satisfied with favour, and full with the blessing of the Lord: possess thou the west and the south.

Deu 33:24 And 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.

Deu 33:25 Thy shoes shall be iron and brass; and as thy days, so shall thy strength be.

Deu 33:26 There is none like unto the God of Jesh´-u-run, who rideth upon the heaven in thy help, and in his excellency on the sky.

Deu 33:27 The eternal God is thy refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms: and He shall thrust out the enemy from before thee; and shall say, Destroy them.

Deu 33:28 Israel 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.

Deu 33:29 Happy art thou, O Israel: who is like unto thee, O people saved by the Lord, the shield of thy help, and who is the sword of thy excellency! And thine enemies shall be found liars unto thee; and thou shalt tread upon their high places.