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Deuteronomy 33:9-19

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9 He said about his father and mother, "I do not regard them." He disregarded his brothers and didn't acknowledge his sons, for they kept Your word and maintained Your covenant.[a]
10 They will teach Your ordinances to Jacob and Your instruction to Israel;[b] they will set incense before You and whole burnt offerings on Your altar.
11 Lord, bless his possessions,[c] and accept the work of his hands. Smash the loins of his adversaries and enemies, so that they cannot rise again.
12 He said about Benjamin: The Lord's beloved rests[d] securely on Him. He[e] shields him all day long, and he rests on His shoulders.[f]
13 He said about Joseph: May his land be blessed by the Lord with the dew of heaven's bounty and the watery depths that lie beneath;[g]
14 with the bountiful harvest from the sun and the abundant yield of the seasons;
15 with the best products of the ancient mountains and the bounty of the eternal hills;
16 with the choice gifts of the land and everything in it; and with the favor of Him who appeared[h] in the [burning] bush.[i] May these rest on the head of Joseph, on the crown of the prince of his brothers.[j]
17 His firstborn bull has[k] splendor, and horns like[l] those of a wild ox; he gores all the peoples with them to the ends of the earth. Such are the ten thousands of Ephraim, and such are the thousands of Manasseh.
18 He said about Zebulun: Rejoice, Zebulun, in your journeys, and Issachar, in your tents.
19 They summon the peoples to a mountain; there they offer acceptable sacrifices. For they draw from the wealth of the seas and the hidden treasures of the sand.[m]
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Deuteronomy 33:9-19 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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Footnotes 13

  • [a] Ex 32:25-29
  • [b] Dt 31:9-13
  • [c] Or abilities
  • [d] Or Let the Lord's beloved rest
  • [e] LXX reads The Most High
  • [f] Or and He dwells among his mountain slopes
  • [g] Pr 3:20
  • [h] Lit dwelt
  • [i] Ex 3:2-4
  • [j] Gn 49:26
  • [k] Some DSS, Sam, LXX, Syr, Vg read A firstborn bull-he has
  • [l] Lit and his horns are
  • [m] Gn 49:13; Jdg 5:15,18
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