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Deuteronomy 33:13-23

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13 Of Joseph he said, "1Blessed 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 2the 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 3of 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 4the wild ox; With them he will 5push 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 6Of Zebulun he said, "Rejoice, Zebulun, in your going forth, And, Issachar, in your tents.
19 "7They will call peoples to the mountain; There they will offer 8righteous sacrifices; For they will draw out 9the abundance of the seas, And the hidden treasures of the sand."
20 10Of Gad he said, "Blessed is the one who enlarges Gad; He lies down 11as a lion, And tears the arm, also the crown of the head.
21 "12Then he provided the first part for himself, 13For there the ruler's portion was reserved; 14And he came with the leaders of the people; 15He executed the justice of the LORD, And His ordinances with Israel."
22 16Of Dan he said, "Dan is 17a lion's whelp, That leaps forth from Bashan."
23 Of Naphtali he said, "18O 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 33:13-23 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

Cross References 18

Footnotes 6

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