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Deuteronomy 33:6-23

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6 "1May Reuben live and not die, Nor his men be few."
7 2And 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 them, And may You be a help against his adversaries."
8 Of Levi he said, "Let Your 3Thummim and Your Urim belong to Your 4godly man, 5Whom You proved at Massah, With whom You contended at the waters of Meribah;
9 6Who 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 7they observed Your word, And kept Your covenant.
10 "8They shall teach Your ordinances to Jacob, And Your law to Israel. 9They shall put incense before You, And 10whole 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."
12 Of Benjamin he said, "11May the beloved of the LORD dwell in security by Him, 12Who shields him all the day, 13And he dwells between His shoulders."
13 Of Joseph he said, "14Blessed 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 best things of 15the 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 16of 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 17the wild ox; With them he will 18push the peoples, All at once, to the ends of the earth. And those are the ten thousands of Ephraim, And those are the thousands of Manasseh."
18 19Of Zebulun he said, "Rejoice, Zebulun, in your going forth, And, Issachar, in your tents.
19 "20They will call peoples to the mountain; There they will offer 21righteous sacrifices; For they will draw out 22the abundance of the seas, And the hidden treasures of the sand."
20 23Of Gad he said, "Blessed is the one who enlarges Gad; He lies down 24as a lion, And tears the arm, also the crown of the head.
21 "25Then he provided the first part for himself, 26For there the ruler's portion was reserved; 27And he came with the leaders of the people; 28He executed the justice of the LORD, And His ordinances with Israel."
22 29Of Dan he said, "Dan is 30a lion's whelp, That leaps forth from Bashan."
23 Of Naphtali he said, "31O Naphtali, satisfied with favor, And full of the blessing of the LORD, Take possession of the sea and the south."
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Deuteronomy 33:6-23 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO DEUTERONOMY 33

This chapter relates the blessings Moses pronounced upon the people of Israel a little before his death; first, in general, on account of their having a law given them in so glorious a manner, De 33:1-5; then, in particular, each of the tribes distinctly is blessed, Reuben, De 33:6; Judah, De 33:7; Levi, De 33:8-11; Benjamin, De 33:12; Joseph, De 33:13-17; Zebulun and Issachar, De 33:18,19; Gad, De 33:20,21; Dan, De 33:22; Naphtali, De 33:23; Asher, De 33:24,25; and the chapter is concluded with some strong intimations of what God was unto the people of Israel in general, and of what he had done and would do for them; all which are expressive of their great happiness, De 33:26-29.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible
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Cross References 31

  • 1. Genesis 49:3, 4
  • 2. Genesis 49:8-12
  • 3. Exodus 28:30; Leviticus 8:8
  • 4. Psalms 106:16
  • 5. Exodus 17:7; Numbers 20:13, 24; Deuteronomy 6:16
  • 6. Exodus 32:27-29
  • 7. Malachi 2:5
  • 8. Leviticus 10:11; Deuteronomy 31:9-13
  • 9. Leviticus 16:12, 13
  • 10. Psalms 51:19
  • 11. Deuteronomy 4:37; Deuteronomy 12:10
  • 12. Deuteronomy 32:11
  • 13. Exodus 28:12
  • 14. Genesis 27:27, 28; Genesis 49:22-26
  • 15. Habakkuk 3:6
  • 16. Exodus 2:2-6; Exodus 3:2, 4
  • 17. Numbers 23:22
  • 18. 1 Kings 22:11; Psalms 44:5
  • 19. Genesis 49:13-15
  • 20. Exodus 15:17; Psalms 2:6; Isaiah 2:3
  • 21. Psalms 4:5; Psalms 51:19
  • 22. Isaiah 60:5
  • 23. Genesis 49:19
  • 24. Genesis 49:9
  • 25. Numbers 32:1-5
  • 26. Numbers 34:14
  • 27. Joshua 4:12
  • 28. Joshua 22:1-3
  • 29. Genesis 49:16
  • 30. Ezekiel 19:2, 3
  • 31. Genesis 49:21

Footnotes 9

  • [a] Lit "him"
  • [b] Lit "him"
  • [c] Lit "in Your nostrils"
  • [d] Or "chief"
  • [e] Or "together"
  • [f] Lit "suck"
  • [g] Or "lioness"
  • [h] Lit "saw"
  • [i] Or "covered up"
Scripture quotations taken from the (NASB®) New American Standard Bible®, Copyright © 1960, 1971, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission. All rights reserved. www.Lockman.org

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