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This is the blessing, with which Moses the man of God blessed the children of Israel before his death.
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He said, Yahweh came from Sinai, Rose from Seir to them; He shined forth from Mount Paran, He came from the ten thousands of holy ones: At his right hand was a fiery law for them.
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Yes, he loves the people; All his saints are in your hand: They sat down at your feet; [Everyone] shall receive of your words.
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Moses commanded us a law, An inheritance for the assembly of Jacob.
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He was king in Jeshurun, When the heads of the people were gathered, All the tribes of Israel together.
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Let Reuben live, and not die; Nor let his men be few.
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This is [the blessing] of Judah: and he said, Hear, Yahweh, the voice of Judah, Bring him in to his people. With his hands he contended for himself; You shall be a help against his adversaries.
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Of Levi he said, Your Thummim and your Urim are with your godly one, Whom you did prove at Massah, With whom you did strive at the waters of Meribah;
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Who said of his father, and of his mother, I have not seen him; Neither did he acknowledge his brothers, Nor knew he his own children: For they have observed your word, Keep your covenant.
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They shall teach Jacob your ordinances, Israel your law: They shall put incense before you, Whole burnt offering on your altar.
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Bless, Yahweh, his substance, Accept the work of his hands: Smite through the loins of those who rise up against him, Of those who hate him, that they not rise again.