Deuteronomy 33

Revised Geneva Translation

33 Now this is the blessing with which Moses, the man of God, blessed the children of Israel before his death, and said,

² “The LORD came from Sinai, rose up from Seir to them, and appeared clearly from Mount Paran. And He came with tens of thousands of saints at his right hand, and a fiery Law for them.

³ “Also, He loves the people. All Your saints are in Your hands. And they are humbled at Your feet, to receive Your words.

⁴ “Moses commanded us a Law for an inheritance of the Congregation of Jacob.

⁵ “Then He was among the righteous, king, when the heads of the people and the tribes of Israel were assembled.

⁶ “Let Reuben live, and not die, though his men are a small number.

⁷ And thus he blessed Judah, and said, “Hear, O LORD, the voice of Judah, and bring him to his people. His hands shall be sufficient for him, if You help him against his enemies.

⁸ And of Levi, he said, “Let Your Thummim and Your Urim be with your holy one, whom you tested in Massah and caused to strive at the waters of Meribah,

⁹ “who said to his father and to his mother, ‘I have not seen him.’ Nor did he acknowledge his brothers. Nor did he acknowledge his own children. For they observed Your Word and kept Your Covenant.

¹⁰ “They shall teach Jacob Your Judgments, and Israel Your Law. They shall put incense before Your Face, and the Burnt Offering upon Your Altar.

¹¹ “Bless, O LORD, his substance, and accept the work of his hands. Strike through the loins of those who rise against him, and of those who hate him, so that they do not rise again.

¹² Of Benjamin he said, “The beloved of the LORD shall dwell in safety by him, he shall cover him all the day long, and dwell between his shoulders.

¹³ And of Joseph he said, “Blessed of the LORD is his land, with the sweetness of Heaven, with the dew, and with the depths lying beneath,

¹⁴ “and with the sweet increase of the Sun, and with the sweet increase of the Moon,

¹⁵ “and with the top of the ancient mountains, and with the sweetness of the old hills,

¹⁶ “and with the sweetness of the Earth, and abundance, therefore. And the goodwill of Him Who dwelt in the bush shall come upon the head of Joseph, and upon the top of the head of him who was separated from his brothers.

¹⁷ “His beauty shall be like his firstborn bullock, and his horns as the horns of a unicorn. Together with them he shall strike the people to the ends of the world. These are also the tens of thousands of Ephraim. And these 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 people to the mountain. There they shall offer the sacrifices of righteousness. For they shall partake of the abundance of the sea, and of the treasures hid in the sand.

²⁰ Also of Gad he said, “Blessed is he who enlarges Gad. He dwells as a lion who catches the arm with the head for his prey.

²¹ “And he looked to himself at the beginning, because a portion of the Law-giver was hidden. Yet, he shall come with the heads of the people to execute the justice of the LORD and His Judgments with Israel.

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

²³ Also of Naphtali he said, “O Naphtali, satisfied with favor, and filled with the blessing of the LORD, possess the west and the south!

²⁴ And of Asher he said, “Asher shall be blessed with children. He shall be acceptable to his brothers, and shall dip his foot in oil.

²⁵ “Your shoes shall be iron and brass, and your strength shall continue as long as you live.

²⁶ There is none like God, O righteous, Who rides upon the heavens for your help, and on the clouds in His Glory.

²⁷ “The eternal God is your refuge, and you are forever under his arms. He shall cast out the enemy before you, and will say, ‘Destroy.’

²⁸ “Then Israel, the fountain of Jacob, shall dwell alone in safety in a land of wheat and wine. Also, His heavens shall drop the dew.

²⁹ “Blessed are you, O Israel! Who is like you, O people saved by the LORD (the shield of your help and the sword of your glory)? Therefore, your enemies shall be in subjection to you. And you shall tread upon their high places.