Deuteronomy Chapter 33 — Moses Blesses the Tribes

¹This is the blessing with which Moses the man of God blessed the children of Israel before his death.

²He said,

³Yes, he loves the people.

⁴Moses commanded us a law,

⁵He was king in Jeshurun,

⁶“Let Reuben live, and not die;

⁷This is for Judah. He said,

⁸About Levi he said,

⁹He said of his father, and of his mother, ‘I have not seen him.’

¹⁰They shall teach Jacob your ordinances,

¹¹LORD, bless his skills.

¹²About Benjamin he said,

¹³About Joseph he said,

¹⁴for the precious things of the fruits of the sun,

¹⁵for the best things of the ancient mountains,

¹⁶for the precious things of the earth and its fullness,

¹⁷Majesty belongs to the firstborn of his herd.

¹⁸About Zebulun he said,

¹⁹They will call the peoples to the mountain.

²⁰About Gad he said,

²¹He provided the first part for himself,

²²About Dan he said,

²³About Naphtali he said,

²⁴About Asher he said,

²⁵Your bars will be iron and bronze.

²⁶“There is no one like God, Jeshurun,

²⁷The eternal God is your dwelling place.

²⁸Israel dwells in safety,

²⁹You are happy, Israel!