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This is the blessing with which Moses, the man of God, blessed the Israelites before his death.
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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.
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Indeed, O favorite among peoples, all his holy ones were in your charge; they marched at your heels, accepted direction from you.
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Moses charged us with the law, as a possession for the assembly of Jacob.
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There arose a king in Jeshurun, when the leaders of the people assembled— the united tribes of Israel.
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May Reuben live, and not die out, even though his numbers are few.
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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.
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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;
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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.