Book of Deuteronomy, Chapter 33
Chapter 33 of Deuteronomy
¶ “The LORD came from Sinai,
and dawned from Se′ir upon us;[a]
he shone forth from Mount Paran,
he came from the ten thousands of holy ones,
with flaming fire[b] at his right hand.
all those consecrated to him were in his[d] hand;
so they followed[e] in thy steps,
receiving direction from thee,
as a possession for the assembly of Jacob.
when the heads of the people were gathered,
all the tribes of Israel together.
nor let his men be few.”
¶ “Hear, O LORD, the voice of Judah,
and bring him in to his people.
With thy hands contend[f] for him,
and be a help against his adversaries.”
¶ “Give to Levi[g] thy Thummim,
and thy Urim to thy godly one,
whom thou didst test at Massah,
with whom thou didst strive at the waters of Mer′ibah;
‘I regard them not’;
he disowned his brothers,
and ignored his children.
For they observed thy word,
and kept thy covenant.
and Israel thy law;
they shall put incense before thee,
and whole burnt offering upon thy altar.
and accept the work of his hands;
crush the loins of his adversaries,
of those that hate him, that they rise not again.”
¶ “The beloved of the LORD,
he dwells in safety by him;
he encompasses him all the day long,
and makes his dwelling between his shoulders.”
¶ “Blessed by the LORD be his land,
with the choicest gifts of heaven above,[h]
and of the deep that couches beneath,
and the rich yield of the months,
and the abundance of the everlasting hills,
and the favor of him that dwelt in the bush.
Let these come upon the head of Joseph,
and upon the crown of the head of him that is prince among his brothers.
and his horns are the horns of a wild ox;
with them he shall push the peoples,
all of them, to the ends of the earth;
such are the ten thousands of E′phraim,
and such are the thousands of Manas′seh.”
¶ “Rejoice, Zeb′ulun, in your going out;
and Is′sachar, in your tents.
there they offer right sacrifices;
for they suck the affluence of the seas
and the hidden treasures of the sand.”
¶ “Blessed be he who enlarges Gad!
Gad couches like a lion,
he tears the arm, and the crown of the head.
for there a commander’s portion was reserved;
and he came to the heads of the people,
with Israel he executed the commands
and just decrees of the LORD.”
¶ “Dan is a lion’s whelp,
that leaps forth from Bashan.”
¶ “O Naph′tali, satisfied with favor,
and full of the blessing of the LORD,
possess the lake and the south.”
¶ “Blessed above sons be Asher;
let him be the favorite of his brothers,
and let him dip his foot in oil.
and as your days, so shall your strength be.
who rides through the heavens to your help,
and in his majesty through the skies.
and underneath are the everlasting arms.
And he thrust out the enemy before you,
and said, Destroy.
the fountain of Jacob alone,
in a land of grain and wine;
yea, his heavens drop down dew.
a people saved by the LORD,
the shield of your help,
and the sword of your triumph!
Your enemies shall come fawning to you;
and you shall tread upon their high places.”FOOTNOTES
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