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1. This is the blessing which Moses, the man of God, pronounced upon the Israelites before he died.
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1. And this H2063 is the blessing H1293 , wherewith H834 Moses H4872 the man H376 of God H430 blessed H1288 H853 the children H1121 of Israel H3478 before H6440 his death H4194 .
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2. He said: "The LORD came from Sinai and dawned on his people from Seir; He shone forth from Mount Paran and advanced from Meribath-kadesh, While at his right hand a fire blazed forth and his wrath devastated the nations.
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2. And he said H559 , The LORD H3068 came H935 from Sinai H4480 H5514 , and rose up H2224 from Seir H4480 H8165 unto them ; he shined forth H3313 from mount H4480 H2022 Paran H6290 , and he came H857 with ten thousands H4480 H7233 of saints H6944 : from his right hand H4480 H3225 went a fiery H784 law H1881 for them.
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3. But all his holy ones were in his hand; they followed at his feet and he bore them up on his pinions.
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3. Yea H637 , he loved H2245 the people H5971 ; all H3605 his saints H6918 are in thy hand H3027 : and they H1992 sat down H8497 at thy feet H7272 ; every one shall receive H5375 of thy words H4480 H1703 .
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4. A law he gave to us; he made the community of Jacob his domain,
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4. Moses H4872 commanded H6680 us a law H8451 , even the inheritance H4181 of the congregation H6952 of Jacob H3290 .
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5. and he became king of his darling. When the chiefs of the people assembled and the tribes of Israel came together.
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5. And he was H1961 king H4428 in Jeshurun H3484 , when the heads H7218 of the people H5971 and the tribes H7626 of Israel H3478 were gathered H622 together H3162 .
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6. "May Reuben live and not die out, but let his men be few."
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6. Let Reuben H7205 live H2421 , and not H408 die H4191 ; and let not his men H4962 be H1961 few H4557 .
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7. The following is for Judah. He said: "The LORD hears the cry of Judah; you will bring him to his people. His own hands defend his cause and you will be his help against his foes."
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7. And this H2063 is the blessing of Judah H3063 : and he said H559 , Hear H8085 , LORD H3068 , the voice H6963 of Judah H3063 , and bring H935 him unto H413 his people H5971 : let his hands H3027 be sufficient H7227 for him ; and be H1961 thou a help H5828 to him from his enemies H4480 H6862 .
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8. Of Levi he said: "To Levi belong your Thummim, to the man of your favor your Urim; For you put him to the test at Massah and you contended with him at the waters of Meribah.
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8. And of Levi H3878 he said H559 , Let thy Thummim H8550 and thy Urim H224 be with thy holy H2623 one H376 , whom H834 thou didst prove H5254 at Massah H4532 , and with whom thou didst strive H7378 at H5921 the waters H4325 of Meribah H4809 ;
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9. He said of his father, 'I regard him not'; his brothers he would not acknowledge, and his own children he refused to recognize. Thus the Levites keep your words, and your covenant they uphold.
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9. Who said H559 unto his father H1 and to his mother H517 , I have not H3808 seen H7200 him; neither H3808 did he acknowledge H5234 his brethren H251 , nor H3808 knew H3045 his own children H1121 : for H3588 they have observed H8104 thy word H565 , and kept H5341 thy covenant H1285 .
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10. They promulgate your decisions to Jacob and your law to Israel. They bring the smoke of sacrifice to your nostrils, and burnt offerings to your altar.
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10. They shall teach H3384 Jacob H3290 thy judgments H4941 , and Israel H3478 thy law H8451 : they shall put H7760 incense H6988 before H639 thee , and whole burnt sacrifice H3632 upon H5921 thine altar H4196 .
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11. Bless, O LORD, his possessions and accept the ministry of his hands. Break the backs of his adversaries and of his foes, that they may not rise."
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11. Bless H1288 , LORD H3068 , his substance H2428 , and accept H7521 the work H6467 of his hands H3027 : smite through H4272 the loins H4975 of them that rise against H6965 him , and of them that hate H8130 him, that H4480 they rise not again H6965 .
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12. Of Benjamin he said: "Benjamin is the beloved of the LORD, who shelters him all the day, while he abides securely at his breast."
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12. And of Benjamin H1144 he said H559 , The beloved H3039 of the LORD H3068 shall dwell H7931 in safety H983 by H5921 him; and the LORD shall cover H2653 H5921 him all H3605 the day H3117 long , and he shall dwell H7931 between H996 his shoulders H3802 .
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13. Of Joseph he said: "Blessed by the LORD is his land with the best of the skies above and of the abyss crouching beneath;
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13. And of Joseph H3130 he said H559 , Blessed H1288 of the LORD H3068 be his land H776 , for the precious things H4480 H4022 of heaven H8064 , for the dew H4480 H2919 , and for the deep H4480 H8415 that coucheth H7257 beneath H8478 ,
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14. With the best of the produce of the year, and the choicest sheaves of the months;
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14. And for the precious H4480 H4022 fruits H8393 brought forth by the sun H8121 , and for the precious things H4480 H4022 put forth H1645 by the moon H3391 ,
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15. With the finest gifts of the age-old mountains and the best from the timeless hills;
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15. And for the chief things H4480 H7218 of the ancient H6924 mountains H2042 , and for the precious things H4480 H4022 of the lasting H5769 hills H1389 ,
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16. With the best of the earth and its fullness, and the favor of him who dwells in the bush. These shall come upon the head of Joseph and upon the brow of the prince among his brothers,
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16. And for the precious things H4480 H4022 of the earth H776 and fullness H4393 thereof , and for the good will H7522 of him that dwelt H7931 in the bush H5572 : let the blessing come H935 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 .
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17. The majestic bull, his father's first-born, whose horns are those of the wild ox With which to gore the nations, even those at the ends of the earth." (These are the myriads of Ephraim, and these the thousands of Manasseh.)
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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 the people H5971 together H3162 to the ends H657 of the earth H776 : and they H1992 are the ten thousands H7233 of Ephraim H669 , and they H1992 are the thousands H505 of Manasseh H4519 .
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18. Of Zebulun he said: "Rejoice, O Zebulun, in your pursuits, and you, Issachar, in your tents!
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18. And of Zebulun H2074 he said H559 , Rejoice H8055 , Zebulun H2074 , in thy going out H3318 ; and, Issachar H3485 , in thy tents H168 .
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19. You who invite the tribes to the mountains where feasts are duly held, Because you suck up the abundance of the seas and the hidden treasures of the sand."
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19. They shall call H7121 the people H5971 unto the mountain H2022 ; there H8033 they shall offer H2076 sacrifices H2077 of righteousness H6664 : for H3588 they shall suck H3243 of the abundance H8228 of the seas H3220 , and of treasures H8226 hid H2934 in the sand H2344 .
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20. Of Gad he said: "Blessed be he who has made Gad so vast! He lies there like a lion that has seized the arm and head of the prey.
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20. And of Gad H1410 he said H559 , Blessed H1288 be he that enlargeth H7337 Gad H1410 : he dwelleth H7931 as a lion H3833 , and teareth H2963 the arm H2220 with H637 the crown of the head H6936 .
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21. He saw that the best should be his when the princely portion was assigned, while the heads of the people were gathered. He carried out the justice of the LORD and his decrees respecting Israel."
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21. And he provided H7200 the first part H7225 for himself, because H3588 there H8033 , in a portion H2513 of the lawgiver H2710 , was he seated H5603 ; and he came H857 with the heads H7218 of the people H5971 , he executed H6213 the justice H6666 of the LORD H3068 , and his judgments H4941 with H5973 Israel H3478 .
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22. Of Dan he said: "Dan is a lion's whelp, that springs forth from Bashan!"
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22. And of Dan H1835 he said H559 , Dan H1835 is a lion H738 's whelp H1482 : he shall leap H2187 from H4480 Bashan H1316 .
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23. Of Naphtali he said: "Naphtali is enriched with favors and filled with the blessings of the LORD; The lake and south of it are his possession!"
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23. And of Naphtali H5321 he said H559 , O Naphtali H5321 , satisfied H7649 with favor H7522 , and full H4392 with the blessing H1293 of the LORD H3068 : possess H3423 thou the west H3220 and the south H1864 .
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24. Of Asher he said: "More blessed than the other sons be Asher! May he be the favorite among his brothers, as the oil of his olive trees runs over his feet!
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24. And of Asher H836 he said H559 , Let Asher H836 be blessed H1288 with children H4480 H1121 ; let him be H1961 acceptable H7521 to his brethren H251 , and let him dip H2881 his foot H7272 in oil H8081 .
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25. May your bolts be of iron and bronze; may your strength endure through all your days!"
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25. Thy shoes H4515 shall be iron H1270 and brass H5178 ; and as thy days H3117 , so shall thy strength H1679 be .
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26. "There is no god like the God of the darling, who rides the heavens in his power, and rides the skies in his majesty;
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26. There is none H369 like unto the God H410 of Jeshurun H3484 , who rideth upon H7392 the heaven H8064 in thy help H5828 , and in his excellency H1346 on the sky H7834 .
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27. He spread out the primeval tent; he extended the ancient canopy. He drove the enemy out of your way and the Amorite he destroyed.
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27. The eternal H6924 God H430 is thy refuge H4585 , and underneath H4480 H8478 are the everlasting H5769 arms H2220 : and he shall thrust out H1644 the enemy H341 from before H4480 H6440 thee ; and shall say H559 , Destroy H8045 them .
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28. Israel has dwelt securely, and the fountain of Jacob has been undisturbed In a land of grain and wine, where the heavens drip with dew.
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28. Israel H3478 then shall dwell H7931 in safety H983 alone H910 : the fountain H5869 of Jacob H3290 shall be upon H413 a land H776 of corn H1715 and wine H8492 ; also H637 his heavens H8064 shall drop down H6201 dew H2919 .
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29. How fortunate you are, O Israel! Where else is a nation victorious in the LORD? The LORD is your saving shield, and his sword is your glory. Your enemies fawn upon you, as you stride upon their heights."
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29. Happy H835 art thou , O Israel H3478 : who H4310 is like unto thee H3644 , O people H5971 saved H3467 by the LORD H3068 , the shield H4043 of thy help H5828 , and who H834 is the sword H2719 of thy excellency H1346 ! and thine enemies H341 shall be found liars H3584 unto thee ; and thou H859 shalt tread H1869 upon H5921 their high places H1116 .
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