1And this is the blessing , wherewith Moses the man of God blessed the children of Israel before his death . 2And he said, Jehovah came from Sinai , And rose from Seir unto them ; He shined forth from mount Paran , And he came from the ten thousands of holy ones : At his right hand was a fiery law for them . 3Yea, he loveth the people ; All his saints are in thy hand : And they sat down at thy feet ; Every one shall receive of thy words . 4Moses commanded us a law , An inheritance for the assembly of Jacob . 5And he was king in Jeshurun , When the heads of the people were gathered , All the tribes of Israel together . 6Let Reuben live , and not die ; Nor let his men be few . 7And this is the blessing of Judah : and he said , Hear , Jehovah , the voice of Judah , And bring him in unto his people . With his hands he contended for himself ; And thou shalt be a help against his adversaries .
The Blessing of Reuben, Judah, and Levi
8And of Levi he said, Thy Thummim and thy Urim are with thy godly one , Whom thou didst prove at Massah , With whom thou didst strive at the waters of Meribah ; 9Who said of his father , and of his mother, I have not seen him ; Neither did he acknowledge his brethren, Nor knew he his own children : For they have observed thy word, And keep thy covenant . 10They shall teach Jacob thine ordinances , And Israel thy law : They shall put incense before thee , And whole burnt-offering upon thine altar . 11Bless , Jehovah , his substance , And accept the work of his hands : Smite through the loins of them that rise up against him , And of them that hate him , that they rise not again .
The Blessing of Joseph and Benjamin
12Of Benjamin he said, The beloved of Jehovah shall dwell in safety by him ; He covereth him all the day long , And he dwelleth between his shoulders . 13And of Joseph he said, Blessed of Jehovah be his land , For the precious things of heaven , for the dew , And for the deep that coucheth beneath , 14And for the precious things of the fruits of the sun , And for the precious things of the growth of the moons, 15And for the chief things of the ancient mountains , And for the precious things of the everlasting hills , 16And for the precious things of the earth and the fulness thereof , And the good will of him that dwelt in the bush . Let the blessing come upon the head of Joseph , And upon the crown of the head of him that was separate from his brethren. 17The firstling of his herd , majesty is his ; And his horns are the horns of the wild-ox: With them he shall push the peoples all of them , even the ends of the earth: And they are the ten thousands of Ephraim, And they are the thousands of Manasseh .
The Blessing of Zebulun, Issachar, and Gad
18And of Zebulun he said , Rejoice , Zebulun , in thy going out ; And , Issachar , in thy tents. 19They shall call the peoples unto the mountain ; There shall they offer sacrifices of righteousness : For they shall suck the abundance of the seas , And the hidden treasures of the sand . 20And of Gad he said, Blessed be he that enlargeth Gad : He dwelleth as a lioness , And teareth the arm , yea, the crown of the head . 21And he provided the first part for himself , For there was the lawgiver ’s portion reserved ; And he came with the heads of the people ; He executed the righteousness of Jehovah , And his ordinances with Israel .
The Blessing of Dan, Naphtali, Asher, and the Conclusion
22And of Dan he said, Dan is a lion’s whelp , That leapeth forth from Bashan . 23And of Naphtali he said, O Naphtali , satisfied with favor , And full with the blessing of Jehovah , Possess thou the west and the south . 24And of Asher he said, Blessed be Asher with children ; Let him be acceptable unto his brethren, And let him dip his foot in oil . 25Thy bars shall be iron and brass ; And as thy days , so shall thy strength be . 26There is none like unto God , O Jeshurun , Who rideth upon the heavens for thy help , And in his excellency on the skies . 27The eternal God is thy dwelling-place, And underneath are the everlasting arms . And he thrust out the enemy from before thee , And said, Destroy . 28And Israel dwelleth in safety, The fountain of Jacob alone, In a land of grain and new wine ; Yea, his heavens drop down dew . 29Happy art thou , O Israel : Who is like unto thee, a people saved by Jehovah , The shield of thy help , And the sword of thy excellency ! And thine enemies shall submit themselves unto thee; And thou shalt tread upon their high places .