| The Holy Bible: King James Version. 2000. |
The Fifth Book of Moses, Called |
| Deuteronomy | | 33 |
Moses Blesses the Tribes of Israel |
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And this is the blessing, wherewith Moses the man of God blessed the children of Israel before his death.
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And he said,
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The LORD came from Si'nai, |
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and rose up from Se'ir unto them; |
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he shined forth from mount Paran, |
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and he came with ten thousands of saints: |
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from his right hand went a fiery law for them. |
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Yea, he loved the people;
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all his saints are in thy hand: |
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and they sat down at thy feet; |
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every one shall receive of thy words. |
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Moses commanded us a law,
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even the inheritance of the congregation of Jacob. |
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And he was king in Jesh'urun,
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when the heads of the people and the tribes of Israel were gathered together. |
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Let Reuben live, and not die;
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and let not his men be few. |
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¶ And this is the blessing of Judah: and he said,
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Hear, LORD, the voice of Judah, |
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and bring him unto his people: |
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let his hands be sufficient for him; |
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and be thou a help to him from his enemies. |
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¶ And of Levi he said,
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Let thy Thummim and thy Urim Ex. 28.30 be with thy holy one, |
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whom thou didst prove at Massah, Ex. 17.7 |
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and with whom thou didst strive at the waters of Mer'ibah; Ex. 17.7 · Num. 20.13 |
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who said unto his father and to his mother,
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I have not seen him; |
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neither did he acknowledge his brethren, |
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nor knew his own children: |
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for they have observed thy word, |
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and kept thy covenant. |
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They shall teach Jacob thy judgments,
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and Israel thy law: |
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they shall put incense before thee, |
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and whole burnt sacrifice upon thine altar. |
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Bless, LORD, his substance,
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and accept the work of his hands: |
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smite through the loins of them that rise against him, |
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and of them that hate him, that they rise not again. |
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¶ And of Benjamin he said,
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The beloved of the LORD shall dwell in safety by him; |
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and the LORD shall cover him all the day long, |
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and he shall dwell between his shoulders. |
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¶ And of Joseph he said,
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Blessed of the LORD be his land, |
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for the precious things of heaven, for the dew, |
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and for the deep that coucheth beneath, |
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and for the precious fruits brought forth by the sun,
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and for the precious things put forth by the moon, |
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and for the chief things of the ancient mountains,
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and for the precious things of the lasting hills, |
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and for the precious things of the earth and fulness thereof,
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and for the good will of him that dwelt in the bush: |
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let the blessing come upon the head of Joseph, |
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and upon the top of the head of him that was separated from his brethren. |
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His glory is like the firstling of his bullock,
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and his horns are like the horns of unicorns: |
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with them he shall push the people together to the ends of the earth: |
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and they are the ten thousands of E'phra-im, |
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and they are the thousands of Manas'seh. |
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¶ And of Zeb'ulun he said,
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Rejoice, Zeb'ulun, in thy going out; |
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and, Is'sachar, in thy tents. |
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They shall call the people unto the mountain;
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there they shall offer sacrifices of righteousness: |
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for they shall suck of the abundance of the seas, |
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and of treasures hid in the sand. |
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¶ And of Gad he said,
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Blessed be he that enlargeth Gad: |
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he dwelleth as a lion, |
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and teareth the arm with the crown of the head. |
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And he provided the first part for himself,
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because there, in a portion of the lawgiver, was he seated; |
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and he came with the heads of the people, |
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he executed the justice of the LORD, |
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and his judgments with Israel. |
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¶ And of Dan he said,
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Dan is a lion's whelp: |
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he shall leap from Bashan. |
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¶ And of Naph'tali he said,
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O Naph'tali, satisfied with favor, |
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and full with the blessing of the LORD, |
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possess thou the west and the south. |
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¶ And of Asher he said,
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Let Asher be blessed with children; |
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let him be acceptable to his brethren, |
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and let him dip his foot in oil. |
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Thy shoes shall be iron and brass;
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and as thy days, so shall thy strength be. |
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There is none like unto the God of Jesh'urun,
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who rideth upon the heaven in thy help, |
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and in his excellency on the sky. |
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The eternal God is thy refuge,
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and underneath are the everlasting arms: |
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and he shall thrust out the enemy from before thee; |
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and shall say, Destroy them. |
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Israel then shall dwell in safety alone:
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the fountain of Jacob shall be upon a land of corn and wine; |
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also his heavens shall drop down dew. |
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Happy art thou, O Israel:
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who is like unto thee, O people saved by the LORD, |
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the shield of thy help, |
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and who is the sword of thy excellency! |
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And thine enemies shall be found liars unto thee; |
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and thou shalt tread upon their high places. |
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