Deuteronomy 33:4-14

4 "¹Moses charged us with a law, ²A possession for the assembly of Jacob.

5 "³And He was king in Jeshurun, When the heads of the people were gathered, The tribes of Israel together.

6 "⁴May Reuben live and not die, Nor his men be few."

7 ⁵And 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 ⁶Thummim and Your Urim belong to Your ⁷godly man, ⁸Whom You proved at Massah, With whom You contended at the waters of Meribah;

9 ⁹Who 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 ¹⁰they observed Your word, And kept Your covenant.

10 "¹¹They shall teach Your ordinances to Jacob, And Your law to Israel. ¹²They shall put incense before You, And ¹³whole 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, "¹⁴May the beloved of the LORD dwell in security by Him, ¹⁵Who shields him all the day, ¹⁶And he dwells between His shoulders."

13 Of Joseph he said, "¹⁷Blessed 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.

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Deuteronomy 33:4-14 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 17

1. Deuteronomy 4:2; John 7:19
2. Psalms 119:111
3. Numbers 23:21
4. Genesis 49:3, 4
5. Genesis 49:8-12
6. Exodus 28:30; Leviticus 8:8
7. Psalms 106:16
8. Exodus 17:7; Numbers 20:13, 24; Deuteronomy 6:16
9. Exodus 32:27-29
10. Malachi 2:5
11. Leviticus 10:11; Deuteronomy 31:9-13
12. Leviticus 16:12, 13
13. Psalms 51:19
14. Deuteronomy 4:37; Deuteronomy 12:10
15. Deuteronomy 32:11
16. Exodus 28:12
17. Genesis 27:27, 28; Genesis 49:22-26

Footnotes 3

[a]. Lit "him"
[b]. Lit "him"
[c]. Lit "in Your nostrils"

Deuteronomy 33:4-14

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Deuteronomy 33:4-14 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO DEUTERONOMY 33

Cross References 17

Footnotes 3