Deuteronomy 33:1-9

1 This is the blessing with which Moses, the man of God, blessed the Israelites before his death.
2 He said: The Lord came from Sinai, and dawned from Seir upon us; he shone forth from Mount Paran. With him were myriads of holy ones; at his right, a host of his own.
3 Indeed, O favorite among peoples, all his holy ones were in your charge; they marched at your heels, accepted direction from you.
4 Moses charged us with the law, as a possession for the assembly of Jacob.
5 There arose a king in Jeshurun, when the leaders of the people assembled— the united tribes of Israel.
6 May Reuben live, and not die out, even though his numbers are few.
7 And this he said of Judah: O Lord, give heed to Judah, and bring him to his people; strengthen his hands for him, and be a help against his adversaries.
8 And of Levi he said: Give to Levi your Thummim, and your Urim to your loyal one, whom you tested at Massah, with whom you contended at the waters of Meribah;
9 who said of his father and mother, "I regard them not"; he ignored his kin, and did not acknowledge his children. For they observed your word, and kept your covenant.

Footnotes 6

  • [a]. Gk Syr Vg Compare Tg: Heb [upon them]
  • [b]. Cn Compare Gk Sam Syr Vg: MT [He came from Ribeboth-kodesh,]
  • [c]. Cn Compare Gk: meaning of Heb uncertain
  • [d]. Or [O lover of the]
  • [e]. Cn: Heb [with his hands he contended]
  • [f]. Q Ms Gk: MT lacks [Give to Levi]
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