| 33:1 | This is the blessing Moses the man of God pronounced upon the Israelites before his death. |
| 33:2 | He said:The Lord came from Sinai and revealed himself* to Israel* from Seir. He appeared in splendor* from Mount Paran, and came forth with ten thousand holy ones.* With his right hand he gave a fiery law* to them. |
| 33:3 | Surely he loves the people;* all your holy ones* are in your power.* And they sit* at your feet, each receiving* your words. |
| 33:4 | Moses delivered to us a law,* an inheritance for the assembly of Jacob. |
| 33:5 | The Lord* was king over Jeshurun,* when the leaders of the people assembled, the tribes of Israel together.* |
| 33:6 | May Reuben live and not die, and may his people multiply.* |
| 33:7 | And this is the blessing* to Judah. He said, Listen, O Lord, to Judah’s voice, and bring him to his people. May his power be great, and may you help him against his foes. |
| 33:8 | Of Levi he said: Your Thummim and Urim* belong to your godly one,* whose authority you challenged at Massah,* and with whom you argued at the waters of Meribah.* |
| 33:9 | He said to his father and mother, “I have not seen him,”* and he did not acknowledge his own brothers or know his own children, for they kept your word, and guarded your covenant. |
| 33:10 | They will teach Jacob your ordinances and Israel your law; they will offer incense as a pleasant odor, and a whole offering on your altar. |
| 33:11 | Bless, O Lord, his goods, and be pleased with his efforts; undercut the legs* of any who attack him, and of those who hate him, so that they cannot stand. |
| 33:12 | Of Benjamin he said: The beloved of the Lord will live safely by him; he protects him all the time, and the Lord* places him on his chest.* |
| 33:13 | Of Joseph he said: May the Lord bless his land with the harvest produced by the sky,* by the dew, and by the depths crouching beneath; |
| 33:14 | with the harvest produced by the daylight* and by* the moonlight;* |
| 33:15 | with the best* of the ancient mountains and the harvest produced by the age-old hills; |
| 33:16 | with the harvest of the earth and its fullness and the pleasure of him who resided in the burning bush.* May blessing rest on Joseph’s head, and on the top of the head of the one set apart* from his brothers. |
| 33:17 | May the firstborn of his bull bring him honor, and may his horns be those of a wild ox; with them may he gore all peoples, all the far reaches of the earth. They are the ten thousands of Ephraim,* and they are the thousands of Manasseh. |
| 33:18 | Of Zebulun he said: Rejoice, Zebulun, when you go outside, and Issachar, when you are in your tents. |
| 33:19 | They will summon peoples to the mountain, there they will sacrifice proper* sacrifices; for they will enjoy* the abundance of the seas, and the hidden treasures of the shores.* |
| 33:20 | Of Gad he said: Blessed be the one who enlarges Gad. Like a lioness he will dwell; he will tear at an arm – indeed, a scalp.* |
| 33:21 | He has selected the best part for himself, for the portion of the ruler* is set aside* there; he came with the leaders* of the people, he obeyed the righteous laws of the Lord and his ordinances with Israel. |
| 33:22 | Of Dan he said: Dan is a lion’s cub; he will leap forth from Bashan.* |
| 33:23 | Of Naphtali he said: O Naphtali, overflowing with favor, and full of the Lord’s blessing, possess the west and south. |
| 33:24 | Of Asher he said: Asher is blessed with children, may he be favored by his brothers and may he dip his foot in olive oil.* |
| 33:25 | The bars of your gates* will be made of iron and bronze, and may you have lifelong strength. |
| 33:26 | There is no one like God, O Jeshurun,* who rides through the sky* to help you, on the clouds in majesty. |
| 33:27 | The everlasting God is a refuge, and underneath you are his eternal arms;* he has driven out enemies before you, and has said, “Destroy!” |
| 33:28 | Israel lives in safety, the fountain of Jacob is quite secure,* in a land of grain and new wine; indeed, its heavens* rain down dew.* |
| 33:29 | You have joy, Israel! Who is like you? You are a people delivered by the Lord, your protective shield and your exalted sword. May your enemies cringe before you; may you trample on their backs. |
Deuteronomy 33 - NET Bible [draft]
