NASB — Deuteronomy 33 — KJV

The Blessing of Moses

1 Now this° is the blessing° with which° Moses° athe man° of God° blessed° the sons° of Israel° before° his death°. 2 He said°,
  “aThe LORD° came° from Sinai°,
  bAnd Idawned° on them from Seir°;
  cHe shone° forth° from Mount° Paran°,
  And He came° from dthe IImidst of ten° thousand° holy° ones°;
  eAt His right° hand° there was IIIflashing° lightning° for them.
  3aIndeed°, He loves° Ithe people°;
  bAll° IIYour holy° ones° are in Your hand°,
  cAnd they IIIfollowed° in Your steps°;
  [Everyone] receives° of Your words°.
  4aMoses° charged° us with a law°,
  bA possession° for the assembly° of Jacob°.
  5aAnd He was king° in Jeshurun°,
  When the heads° of the people° were gathered°,
  The tribes° of Israel° together°.

[1] aJsh 14:6
[2] ILit rose to IILit myriads of holiness IIIOr a fiery law aEx 19:18, 20; Ps 68:8, 17 bJg 5:4 cNu 10:12; Hab 3:3 dDn 7:10; Ac 7:53 eEx 23:20-22
[3] ILit peoples IILit His IIIOr lie down at Your feet aDt 4:37; Mal 1:2 bDt 7:6; 14:2 cDt 6:1-9; Lk 10:39
[4] aDt 4:2; Jn 7:19 bPs 119:111
[5] aNu 23:21

  6 ¶ “aMay Reuben° live° and not die°,
  Nor° his men° be few°.”

[6] aGn 49:3, 4

7aAnd this° regarding Judah°; so he said°,
  “Hear°, O LORD°, the voice° of Judah°,
  And bring° him to his people°.
  With his hands° he contended° for Ithem,
  And may You be a help° against° his adversaries°.”

[7] ILit him aGn 49:8-12

8 ¶ Of Levi° he said°,
  “[Let] Your aThummim° and Your Urim° [belong] to IYour bgodly° man°,
  cWhom° You proved° at Massah°,
  With whom You contended° at the waters° of Meribah°;
  9 aWho said° of his father° and his mother°,
  ‘I did not consider° them’;
  And he did not acknowledge° his brothers°,
  Nor° did he regard° his own sons°,
  For bthey observed° Your word°,
  And kept° Your covenant°.
  10aThey shall teach° Your ordinances° to Jacob°,
  And Your law° to Israel°.
  bThey shall put° incense° Ibefore° You,
  And cwhole° burnt° offerings° on Your altar°.
  11 “O LORD°, bless° his substance°,
  And accept° the work° of his hands°;
  Shatter° the loins° of those who rise° up against him,
  And those who hate° him, so° that they will not rise° [again].”

[8] ILit him aEx 28:30; Lv 8:8 bPs 106:16 cEx 17:7; Nu 20:13, 24; Dt 6:16
[9] aEx 32:27-29 bMal 2:5
[10] ILit in Your nostrils aLv 10:11; Dt 31:9-13 bLv 16:12, 13 cPs 51:19

12 ¶ Of Benjamin° he said°,
  “aMay the beloved° of the LORD° dwell° in security° by Him,
  bWho shields° him all° the day°,
  cAnd he dwells° between° His shoulders°.”

[12] aDt 4:37f; 12:10 bDt 32:11 cEx 28:12

13 ¶ Of Joseph° he said°,
  “aBlessed° of the LORD° [be] his land°,
  With the choice° things° of heaven°, with the dew°,
  And from the deep° lying° beneath°,
  14 And with the choice° yield° of the sun°,
  And with the choice° produce° of the months°.
  15 “And with the Ibest° things° of athe ancient° mountains°,
  And with the choice° things° of the everlasting° hills°,
  16 And with the choice° things° of the earth° and its fullness°,
  And the favor° aof Him who dwelt° in the bush°.
  Let it come° to the head° of Joseph°,
  And to the crown° of the head° of the one° distinguished° among his brothers°.
  17 “As the firstborn° of his ox°, majesty° is his,
  And his horns° are the horns° of athe wild° ox°;
  With them he will bpush° the peoples°,
  All° Iat once°, [to] the ends° of the earth°.
  And those° are the ten° thousands° of Ephraim°,
  And those° are the thousands° of Manasseh°.”

[13] aGn 27:27, 28; 49:22-26
[15] IOr chief aHab 3:6
[16] aEx 2:2-6; 3:2, 4
[17] IOr together aNu 23:22 b1K 22:11; Ps 44:5

18aOf Zebulun° he said°,
  “Rejoice°, Zebulun°, in your going° forth°,
  And, Issachar°, in your tents°.
  19aThey will call° peoples° [to] the mountain°;
  There° they will offer° brighteous° sacrifices°;
  For they will Idraw° out cthe abundance° of the seas°,
  And the hidden° treasures° of the sand°.”

[18] aGn 49:13-15
[19] ILit suck aEx 15:17; Ps 2:6; Is 2:3 bPs 4:5; 51:19 cIs 60:5

20aOf Gad° he said°,
  “Blessed° is the one who enlarges° Gad°;
  He lies° down° bas a Ilion°,
  And tears° the arm°, also° the crown° of the head°.
  21aThen he Iprovided° the first° [part] for himself,
  bFor there° the ruler’s° portion° was IIreserved°;
  cAnd he came° [with] the leaders° of the people°;
  dHe executed° the justice° of the LORD°,
  And His ordinances° with Israel°.”

[20] IOr lioness aGn 49:19 bGn 49:9
[21] ILit saw IIOr covered up aNu 32:1-5 bNu 34:14 cJsh 4:12 dJsh 22:1-3

22aOf Dan° he said°,
  “Dan° is ba lion’s° whelp°,
  That leaps° forth from Bashan°.”

[22] aGn 49:16 bEzk 19:2, 3

23 ¶ Of Naphtali° he said°,
  “aO Naphtali°, satisfied° with favor°,
  And full° of the blessing° of the LORD°,
  Take° possession° of the sea° and the south°.”

[23] aGn 49:21

24aOf Asher° he said°,
  “More° blessed° than° sons° is Asher°;
  May he be favored° by his brothers°,
  bAnd may he dip° his foot° in oil°.
  25aYour locks° will be iron° and bronze°,
  bAnd according to your days°, so will your leisurely° walk° be.

[24] aGn 49:20 bJb 29:6
[25] aPs 147:13 bDt 4:40; 32:47

  26 ¶ “aThere° is none° like the God° of IJeshurun°,
  bWho rides° the heavens° IIto your help°,
  And through the skies° in His majesty°.
  27aThe eternal° God° is a Idwelling° place°,
  bAnd underneath° are the everlasting° arms°;
  cAnd He drove° out the enemy° from before°° you,
  dAnd said°, ‘Destroy°!’
  28aSo Israel° dwells° in security°,
  bThe fountain° of Jacob° secluded°,
  cIn a land° of grain° and new° wine°;
  dHis heavens° also° drop° down° dew°.
  29aBlessed° are you, O Israel°;
  bWho° is like° you, a people° saved° by the LORD°,
  cWho is the shield° of your help°
  dAnd the sword° of your majesty°!
  eSo your enemies° will cringe° before you,
  fAnd you will tread° upon their high° places°.”

[26] II.e. Israel IILit in aEx 15:11; Dt 4:35; Ps 86:8; Jr 10:6 bDt 10:14; Ps 68:33, 34; 104:3; Hab 3:8
[27] IOr refuge aPs 90:1, 2 bGn 49:24 cEx 34:11; Jsh 24:18 dDt 7:2
[28] aDt 33:12; Jr 23:6 bNu 23:9; Dt 32:8 cGn 27:28, 37 dDt 33:13
[29] aPs 1:1; 32:1, 2 bDt 4:32; 2S 7:23 cGn 15:1; Ps 33:20; 115:9-11 dPs 68:34 ePs 66:3 fNu 33:52


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The majesty of God.

1 ¶ And this² [is] the blessing,º wherewith² Mosesº the manº of Godº blessedºª² the childrenº of Israelº beforeº his death.º 2 And he said,ºª The LORDº cameºª from Sinai,º² and rose upºª from Seirº² unto them; he shined forthºª from mountº² Paran,º and he cameºª with ten thousandsº² of saints:º from his right handº² [went] a fieryº¹ª lawº for them. 3 Yea,º he lovedºª the people;º all² his saintsº [are] in thy hand:º and they² sat downºª at thy feet;º [every one] shall receiveºª of thy words.º² 4 Mosesº commandedºª us a law,º [even] the inheritanceº of the congregationº of Jacob.º 5 And he was² kingº in Jeshurun,º when the headsº of the peopleº [and] the tribesº of Israelº were gatheredºª together.º

[1] Gn 27:4, 27; 49:1, 28; Jsh 14:6; Jg 13:6; 1S 2:27; 9:6; 1K 13:1, 6; Ps 90:1; Lk 24:50; Jn 14:27; 16:33; 1Ti 6:11; 2Ti 3:17; 2P 1:21.
[2] Ex 19:18; Dt 5:22; Jg 5:4; Ps 68:7, 17; Dn 7:9; Hab 3:3; Ac 7:53; 2Co 3:7, 9; Ga 3:10, 19; 2Th 1:7; He 2:2; 12:20; Jde 1:14; Rv 5:11.
[3] Ex 19:5; Dt 7:6, 7; 1S 2:9; Ps 31:15; 47:4; 50:5; 147:19; Pv 2:1; Jr 31:3; 32:40; Ho 11:1; Mal 1:2; Lk 2:46; 8:35; 10:39; Jn 10:28; 17:11; Ac 22:3; Ro 8:35; 9:11; Ep 2:4; Col 3:3; 1Th 1:6; 1P 1:5; 1Jn 4:19.
[4] Dt 9:26; Ps 119:72, 111; Jn 1:17; 7:19.
[5] Gn 36:31; Ex 18:16, 19; Nu 16:13; Dt 32:15; Jg 8:22; 9:2; 17:6.

The blessings of the twelve tribes.

6 ¶ Let Reubenº live,ºª and not² die;ºª and let [not] his menº be² few.º

[6] Gn 49:3, 8; Nu 32:31; Jsh 22:1.

7 ¶ And this² [is the blessing] of Judah:º and he said,ºª Hear,ºª LORD,º the voiceº of Judah,º and bringºª him unto² his people:º let his handsº be sufficientº for him; and be² thou an helpº [to him] from his enemies.º²

[7] Gn 49:8; Jg 1:1; 2S 3:1; 5:1, 19, 24; 7:9; 1Ch 12:22; 2Ch 17:12; Ps 11:1; 20:2; 21:1, 8; 78:68, 70; 110:1; 146:5; Is 9:17; Mi 5:2; Mal 3:1; Lk 19:27; 1Co 15:25; He 7:14; Rv 19:13; 20:10.

8 ¶ And of Leviº he said,ºª [Let] thy Thummimº and thy Urimº [be] with thy holyº one,º whom² thou didst proveºª at Massah,º [and with] whom thou didst striveºª at² the watersº of Meribah;º 9 Who saidºª unto his fatherº and to his mother,º I have not² seenºª him; neither² did he acknowledgeºª his brethren,º nor² knewºª his own children:º for² they have observedºª thy word,º and keptºª thy covenant.º 10 They shall teachºª Jacobº thy judgments,º and Israelº thy law:º they shall putºª incenseº beforeº thee, and whole burnt sacrificeº upon² thine altar.º 11 Bless,ºª LORD,º his substance,º and acceptºª the workº of his hands:º smite¹ª through² the loinsº of them that rise¹ª against² him, and of them that hateºª him, that² they rise¹ª not¹ again.ºª

[8] Ex 17:7; 28:30, 36; Lv 8:8; 21:7; Nu 16:5; 20:13; 27:21; Dt 8:2, 16; 1S 28:6; 2Ch 23:6; Ezr 2:63; 8:28; Ne 7:65; Ps 16:10; 81:7; 106:16; He 7:26; Rv 3:7.
[9] Gn 29:32; Ex 32:25; Lv 10:6; 21:11; 1Ch 17:17; Jb 37:24; Jr 18:18; Mal 2:5; Mt 10:37; 12:48; 22:16; Lk 14:26; 2Co 5:16; Ga 1:10; 1Th 2:4; 1Ti 5:21.
[10] Ex 30:7; Lv 1:9, 13, 17; 9:12; 10:11; Nu 16:40, 46; Dt 17:9; 24:8; 1S 2:28; 2Ch 17:8; 26:18; 30:22; Ne 8:1, 13, 18; Ps 51:19; Ezk 43:27; 44:23; Ho 4:6; Mal 2:6; Mt 23:2; Lk 1:9; Jn 21:15; He 7:25; 9:24; Rv 8:3.
[11] Nu 18:8; 35:2; Dt 18:1; 2S 24:23; Ps 20:3; Is 29:21; Jr 15:10; Ezk 20:40; 43:27; Am 5:10; Mal 1:8; Mt 10:14; Lk 10:10, 16; 1Th 4:8.

12 ¶ [And] of Benjaminº he said,ºª The belovedº of the LORDº shall dwellºª in safetyº by² him; [and the LORD] shall coverºª² him all² the dayº long, and he shall dwellºª between² his shoulders.º

[12] Dt 33:27; Jsh 18:11; Jg 1:21; 1K 12:21; 2Ch 11:1; 15:2; 17:17; Ps 91:4; 132:14; Is 37:22, 35; 51:16; Mt 23:37.

13 ¶ And of Josephº he said,ºª Blessedºª of the LORDº [be] his land,º for the precious thingsº² of heaven,º for the dew,º² and for the deepº² that coucheth² beneath,¹ª² 14 And for the preciousº² fruitsº [brought forth] by the sun,º and for the precious thingsº² put forthº by the moon,º 15 And for the chief thingsº² of the ancientº mountains,º and for the precious thingsº² of the lastingº hills,º 16 And for the precious thingsº² of the earthº and fulnessº thereof, and [for] the good willº of him that dweltºª in the bush:º let [the blessing] comeºª upon the headº of Joseph,º and upon the top of the headº of him [that was] separatedº from his brethren.º 17 His gloryº [is like] the firstlingº of his bullock,º and his hornsº [are like] the hornsº of unicorns:º with them he shall pushºª the peopleº togetherº to the endsº of the earth:º and they² [are] the ten thousandsº of Ephraim,º and they² [are] the thousandsº of Manasseh.º

[13] Gn 27:28; 48:5, 9, 15; 49:22; Dt 32:2; Jb 29:19; Ps 110:3; Pv 3:20; 19:12; Is 18:4; Ho 14:5; Mi 5:7; Zc 8:12.
[14] Lv 26:4; Dt 28:8; 2S 23:4; Ps 8:3; 65:9; 74:16; 84:11; 104:19; Mal 4:2; Mt 5:45; Ac 14:17; 1Ti 6:17; Rv 22:2.
[15] Gn 49:26; Hab 3:6; Jm 5:7.
[16] Gn 37:28, 36; 39:2; 43:32; 45:9; 49:26; Ex 3:2; Ps 24:1; 50:12; 89:11; Jr 8:16; Mk 12:26; Lk 2:14; Ac 7:30, 35; 1Co 10:26, 28; 2Co 12:7; He 7:26.
[17] Gn 48:19; Nu 23:22; 24:8; 26:34, 37; 1K 22:11; 1Ch 5:1; 2Ch 18:10; Jb 39:9; Ps 22:21; 29:6; 44:5; 92:10; Is 34:7; Ho 5:3; 6:4; 7:1.

18 ¶ And of Zebulunº he said,ºª Rejoice,ºª Zebulun,º in thy going out;ºª and, Issachar,º in thy tents.º 19 They shall callºª the peopleº unto the mountain;º there² they shall offerºª sacrificesº of righteousness:º for² they shall suckºª [of] the abundanceº of the seas,º and [of] treasuresºª hidºª in the sand.º

[18] Gn 49:13; Jsh 19:11; Jg 5:14.
[19] Dt 32:13; Ps 4:5; 50:13; 51:16; 107:22; Is 2:3; 60:5, 16; 66:11; Jr 50:4; Mi 4:2; He 13:15; 1P 2:5.

20 ¶ And of Gadº he said,ºª Blessedºª [be] he that enlargethºª Gad:º he dwellethºª as a lion,º and tearethºª the armº withº the crown of the head.º 21 And he providedºª the first partº for himself, because² there,² [in] a portionº of the lawgiver,ºª [was he] seated;ºª and he cameºª with the headsº of the people,º he executedºª the justiceº of the LORD,º and his judgmentsº with² Israel.º

[20] Gn 9:26; Jsh 13:8, 10, 24; 1Ch 4:10; 5:18; 12:8, 37; Ps 18:19, 36; Mi 5:8.
[21] Nu 32:1, 16, 17, 21, 33; Jsh 1:14; 4:12; 22:4; Jg 5:2, 11.

22 ¶ And of Danº he said,ºª Danº [is] a lion'sº whelp:º he shall leapºª from² Bashan.º

[22] Gn 49:16; Jsh 19:47; Jg 13:2, 24; 14:6, 19; 15:8, 15; 16:30; 18:27; 1Ch 12:35.

23 ¶ And of Naphtaliº he said,ºª O Naphtali,º satisfiedº with favour,º and fullº with the blessingº of the LORD:º possessºª thou the westº and the south.º

[23] Gn 49:21; Jsh 19:32; Ps 36:8; 90:14; Is 9:1; Jr 31:14; Mt 4:13, 16; 11:28.

24 ¶ And of Asherº he said,ºª [Let] Asherº [be] blessedºª with children;º² let him be² acceptableºª to his brethren,º and let him dipºª his footº in oil.º 25 Thy shoesº [shall be] ironº and brass;º and as thy days,º [so shall] thy strengthº [be].

[24] Gn 49:20; Ex 12:10; Jb 29:6; Ps 115:15; 128:3, 6; Pv 3:3; Ac 7:10; Ro 14:18; 15:31.
[25] Dt 8:9; 2Ch 16:9; Ps 138:3; Is 40:29; 41:10; Lk 15:22; 1Co 10:13; 2Co 12:9; Ep 6:10, 15; Php 4:13; Col 1:11.

The excellency of Israel.

26 ¶ [There is] none² like unto the Godº of Jeshurun,º [who] rideth¹ª upon² the heavenº in thy help,º and in his excellencyº on the sky.º 27 The eternalº Godº [is thy] refuge,º and underneath²² [are] the everlastingº arms:º and he shall thrust outºª the enemyºª from beforeº² thee; and shall say,ºª Destroyºª [them]. 28 Israelº then shall dwellºª in safetyº alone:º the fountainº of Jacobº [shall be] upon² a landº of cornº and wine;º also² his heavensº shall drop downºª dew.º 29 Happyº [art] thou, O Israel:º who² [is] like unto thee,² O peopleº savedºª by the LORD,º the shieldº of thy help,º and who² [is] the swordº of thy excellency!º and thine enemiesºª shall be found liarsºª unto thee; and thou² shalt treadºª upon² their high places.º

[26] Ex 15:11; Dt 32:15; Ps 18:10; 68:4, 33; 86:8; 104:3; Is 19:1; 40:18, 25; 43:11; 66:8; Jr 10:6; Hab 3:8.
[27] Gn 49:24; Dt 9:3; 1S 15:29; Ps 18:2; 27:5; 36:7; 46:1, 7, 11; 48:3; 90:1; 91:1, 9, 15; 102:24; Pv 10:25; 18:10; So 2:6; Is 9:6; 25:4; 26:4; 32:2; 57:15; Jr 10:10; Mi 5:2; Lk 13:34; Jn 10:28; Ro 8:2; 16:20; Php 3:9; 1Ti 1:17; He 9:14; 1P 1:5; Jde 1:24; Rv 20:2, 10.
[28] Gn 27:28; Ex 33:16; Nu 23:9; Dt 8:7; 11:11; 32:2; 33:13; Ps 68:26; Pv 5:15; Is 48:1; Jr 23:6; 33:16; Ezk 34:25; Rv 21:27; 22:14.
[29] Gn 15:1; Nu 23:20; 24:5; Dt 4:7; 32:13; Jsh 10:24; Jg 7:20; 2S 7:23; 22:45; Ps 7:12; 18:44; 33:12; 45:3; 66:3; 81:15; 84:11; 115:9; 144:15; Is 12:2; 27:1; 34:5; 45:17; Jr 12:12; 47:6; Hab 3:19; 1Ti 4:10; Rv 1:16; 19:21.


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