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King James Version
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Berean Standard Bible
And
this is the blessing ,
wherewith
Moses the man of God blessed
the children
of
Israel
before his death.
This is the blessing that
Moses the man of God pronounced
upon
the Israelites
before his death.
And
he said ,
The LORD came from Sinai ,
and rose
up
from Seir unto
them
; he shined
forth from mount Paran ,
and he
came with ten
thousands
of saints:
from
his right hand went
a
fiery
law
for
them
.
He said :
“
The LORD came from Sinai and dawned
upon
us
from Seir; He shone
forth from Mount Paran and came with myriads
of holy
ones,
with
flaming
fire
at
His right hand.
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 .
Surely
You
love
the people; all the
holy
ones
are in Your
hand ,
and they sit
down at Your
feet; each
receives
Your
words —
Moses commanded
us a
law
, even
the inheritance
of the congregation
of Jacob.
the
law
that
Moses gave
us, the possession
of the assembly
of Jacob.
And
he
was
king in Jeshurun ,
when the heads
of the people and
the tribes of Israel were
gathered
together.
So
the
LORD
became
King in Jeshurun when the leaders
of the people gathered,
when
the tribes of Israel came
together.
Let Reuben live ,
and not die ;
and
let
not
his men be few.
Let Reuben live and not die ,
nor
his men be few. ”
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
.
And concerning
Judah he said :
“O
LORD, hear
the cry
of Judah and bring him to
his people .
With
his own
hands he
defends
his
cause,
but
may
You
be a
help against
his foes
. ”
And
of
Levi he said ,
Let
thy
Thummim and thy
Urim be
with
thy
holy
one, whom thou
didst
prove
at Massah ,
and with
whom
thou
didst
strive
at the waters of Meribah ;
Concerning
Levi he said :
“Give
Your
Thummim to
Levi
and Your
Urim to
Your
godly
one, whom You
tested
at Massah and contested
at the waters of Meribah .
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.
He
said of
his father and mother, ‘
I do
not consider
them.’
He disregarded
his brothers
and
did
not
know
his own sons,
for he
kept
Your
word and maintained
Your
covenant.
They
shall
teach Jacob thy
judgments,
and Israel
thy
law :
they
shall
put
incense before thee,
and whole burnt sacrifice
upon
thine
altar.
He
will
teach Your
ordinances
to
Jacob and Your
law to
Israel;
he
will
set
incense before You
and whole burnt offerings
on
Your
altar.
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
.
Bless his substance, O
LORD,
and accept the work of his hands .
Smash
the loins of those
who
rise against him, and of his
foes
so
they can
rise no
more
. ”
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.
Concerning
Benjamin he said :
“May
the beloved of the LORD rest
secure
in Him; God
shields
him all day long, and upon
His shoulders he
rests
. ”
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,
Concerning
Joseph he said :
“May
his
land
be
blessed by
the LORD with
the precious dew from
heaven
above
and the deep waters
that lie
beneath,
And
for
the precious
fruits
brought
forth
by
the sun ,
and for
the precious
things
put
forth
by
the moon
,
with
the bountiful
harvest
from
the sun and the abundant
yield
of
the seasons
,
And
for
the chief
things
of the ancient mountains ,
and for
the precious
things
of the lasting
hills,
with
the best
of the ancient mountains and the bounty
of the everlasting
hills,
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
.
with
the choice
gifts
of the land
and everything
in
it
, and with
the favor
of Him who
dwelt in the burning
bush .
May
these
rest
on
the head of Joseph and crown
the brow
of the prince
of his brothers
.
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 Ephraim, and they
are the thousands of Manasseh.
His majesty
is like a
firstborn
bull
, and his horns are like those
of a
wild
ox.
With them he will
gore
the nations,
even
to the ends of the earth .
Such
are the myriads
of Ephraim, and such
are the thousands of Manasseh. ”
And
of
Zebulun he said ,
Rejoice, Zebulun, in thy
going
out;
and
, Issachar, in thy
tents.
Concerning
Zebulun he said :
“
Rejoice, Zebulun, in your
journeys
, and
Issachar, in your
tents.
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.
They will
call the peoples
to
a
mountain; there they will
offer sacrifices of righteousness .
For they will
feast
on
the abundance of the seas and the
hidden
treasures of
the sand. ”
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.
Concerning
Gad he said :
“
Blessed is
he who
enlarges
the
domain
of
Gad !
He lies
down
like
a lion and tears
off
an
arm or
a
head.
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.
He chose
the best
land
for himself, because a ruler’s
portion was reserved
for
him
there.
He came with the leaders
of the people ;
he administered
the LORD’s
justice and His ordinances
for
Israel. ”
And
of
Dan he said ,
Dan is a lion's
whelp:
he
shall
leap
from
Bashan.
Concerning
Dan he said :
“
Dan is a lion’s
cub,
leaping
out
of
Bashan. ”
And
of
Naphtali he said ,
O
Naphtali ,
satisfied
with favor, and
full with
the blessing of the LORD :
possess
thou
the west
and the south.
Concerning
Naphtali he said :
“
Naphtali is
abounding
with favor, full of
the blessing of the LORD ;
he
shall
take
possession
of
the sea
and the south. ”
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.
And concerning
Asher he said :
“May
Asher be the
most
blessed of
sons
; may
he
be the
most
favored
among
his brothers
and dip his foot in oil.
Thy
shoes
shall
be iron and brass;
and
as
thy
days
, so
shall
thy
strength be
.
May
the
bolts
of
your
gate
be iron and bronze
, and
may
your
strength match
your
days
. ”
There is none like unto
the God of Jeshurun, who rideth
upon
the heaven
in
thy
help
, and in his excellency
on
the
sky
.
“
There is none like the God of Jeshurun, who rides
the heavens
to
your
aid
, and the
clouds
in His majesty
.
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.
The eternal God is your
dwelling
place
, and underneath are the everlasting arms .
He drives
out the enemy before you
, giving
the
command,
‘
Destroy him!’
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.
So
Israel dwells
securely;
the fountain of Jacob lives
untroubled
in
a land of grain
and new
wine ,
where
even
the
heavens drip
with
dew.
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.
Blessed
are
you
, O Israel !
Who is like you
, a
people saved by the LORD ?
He
is
the shield that
protects
you
, the sword in
which
you
boast.
Your
enemies will
cower
before
you,
and you
shall
trample
their high places. ”
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