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Now
this is the
blessing with
which Moses the
man of
God blessed the
sons of
Israel before his
death.
~yih{l/a'h vyia h,v{m .$;reB r,v]a h'k'r.B;h ta{z.w ? w{tw{m yen.pil lea'r.fIy yen.B -t,a
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He
said, "The
LORD came from
Sinai, And
dawned on them from
Seir; He
shone forth from
Mount Paran, And He
came from the midst of
ten thousand holy ones; At His
right hand there was
flashing lightning for them.
ryi[eFim x;r'z.w a'B y;nyiSim h'wh.y r;ma{Y;w ? v,d{q t{b.birem h't'a.w !'ra'P r;hem ;[yipw{h w{m'l ? w{m'l t'D.vea w{nyimyim
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"Indeed, He
loves the
people;
All Your
holy ones are in Your
hand, And they
followed in Your
steps; Everyone
receives of Your
words.
~eh.w '$,d'y.B wy'v{d.q -l'K ~yiM;[ beb{x @;a ? '$y,t{r.B;Dim a'FIy '$,l.g;r.l .WKUT
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"Moses charged us with a
law, A
possession for the
assembly of
Jacob.
b{q][;y t;Lih.q h'v'rw{m h,v{m .Wn'l -h\Wic h'rw{T
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"And He was
king in
Jeshurun, When the
heads of the
people were
gathered, The
tribes of
Israel together.
~'[ yeva'r @eS;a.tih.B .$,l,m !.WrUvyib yih.y;w ? lea'r.fIy yej.biv d;x;y
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"May
Reuben live and not
die,
Nor his
men be
few."
r'P.sim wy't.m yihyiw t{m'y -l;a.w !eb.Wa.r yix.y
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And
this regarding
Judah; so he
said,
"Hear, O
LORD, the
voice of
Judah, And
bring him to his
people. With his
hands he
contended for them, And may You be a
help against his
adversaries."
lw{q h'wh.y [;m.v r;ma{Y;w h'd.Whyil ta{z.w ? w{l b'r wy'd'y .WN,ayib.T w{M;[ -l,a.w h'd.Wh.y ? h,y.hiT wy'r'Cim r,ze[.w
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Of
Levi he
said, "Let Your
Thummim and Your
Urim belong to Your
godly man,
Whom You
proved at
Massah, With whom You
contended at the
waters of
Meribah;
'$,dyis]x vyia.l '$y,r.Wa.w '$y,MUT r;m'a yiwel.l.W ? h'byir.m yem -l;[ .Whebyir.T h'S;m.B w{tyiSin r,v]a
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Who
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 they
observed Your
word, And
kept Your
covenant.
wy'x,a -t,a.w wyityia.r a{l w{Mia.l.W wyib'a.l rem{a'h ? .Wr.m'v yiK ['d'y a{l w{n'B -t,a.w ryiKih a{l ? .Wr{c.nIy '$.tyir.b.W '$,t'r.mia
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"They shall
teach Your
ordinances to
Jacob, And Your
law to
Israel. They shall
put incense before You, And
whole burnt offerings on Your
altar.
lea'r.fIy.l '$.t'rw{t.w b{q][;y.l '$y,j'P.vim .Wrw{y ? '$,x.B.zim -l;[ lyil'k.w '$,P;a.B h'rw{j.q .Wmyif'y
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"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."
#;x.m h,c.riT wy'd'y l;[{p.W w{lyex h'wh.y .$er'B ? !.Wm.Wq.y -nim wy'a.n;f.m.W wy'm'q ~Iy;n.t'm
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Of
Benjamin he
said, "May the
beloved of the
LORD dwell in
security by Him, Who
shields him
all the
day, And he
dwells between His
shoulders."
x;j,b'l !{K.vIy h'w{h.y dyid.y r;m'a !im'y.nib.l ? wy'pyet.K !yeb.W ~w{Y;h -l'K wy'l'[ @ep{x wy'l'[ ? !ek'v
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Of
Joseph he
said,
"Blessed of the
LORD be his
land, With the
choice things of
heaven, with the
dew, And from the
deep lying beneath,
d,g,Mim w{c.r;a h'w{h.y t,k,r{b.m r;m'a @esw{y.l.W ? t;x'T t,c,b{r ~w{h.Tim.W l'Jim ~Iy;m'v
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And with the
choice yield of the
sun, And with the
choice produce of the
months.
~yix'r.y v,r,G d,g,Mim.W v,m'v t{a.Wb.T d,g,Mim.W
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"And with the
best things of the
ancient mountains, And with the
choice things of the
everlasting hills,
~'lw{[ tw{[.biG d,g,Mim.W ~,d,q -yer.r;h va{rem.W
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And with the
choice things of the
earth and its
fullness, And the
favor of Him who
dwelt in the
bush. Let it
come to the
head of
Joseph, And to the
crown of the
head of the
one distinguished among his
brothers.
h,n.s yin.k{v !w{c.r.W H'a{l.m.W #,r,a d,g,Mim.W ? wy'x,a ryiz.n d{q.d'q.l.W @esw{y va{r.l h'taw{b'T
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"As the
firstborn of his
ox,
majesty is his, And his
horns are the
horns of the
wild ox; With them he will
push the
peoples,
All at
once, to the
ends of the
earth. And
those are the
ten thousands of
Ephraim, And
those are the
thousands of
Manasseh."
wy'n.r;q ~ea.r yen.r;q.w w{l r'd'h w{rw{v rw{k.B ? ~eh.w #,r'a -yes.p;a w'D.x;y x;G;n.y ~yiM;[ ~,h'B ? h,V;n.m yep.l;a ~eh.w ~Iy;r.p,a tw{b.bir
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Of
Zebulun he
said,
"Rejoice,
Zebulun, in your
going forth, And,
Issachar, in your
tents.
r'kf'FIy.w '$,taec.B !Ul.Wb.z x;m.f r;m'a !Ul.Wb.zil.w ? '$y,l'h{a.B
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"They will
call peoples to the
mountain;
There they will
offer righteous sacrifices; For they will
draw out the
abundance of the
seas, And the
hidden treasures of the
sand."
q,d,c -yex.biz .Wx.B.zIy ~'v .Wa'r.qIy -r;h ~yiM;[ ? yen.Wm.j yen.Wp.f.W .Wq'nyIy ~yiM;y [;p,v yiK ? lw{x
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Of
Gad he
said,
"Blessed is the one who
enlarges Gad; He
lies down as a
lion, And
tears the
arm,
also the
crown of the
head.
!ek'v ayib'l.K d'G byix.r;m .$.Wr'B r;m'a d'g.l.W ? d{q.d'q -p;a ;[w{r.z @;r'j.w
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"Then he
provided the
first part for himself, For
there the
ruler's portion was
reserved; And he
came with the
leaders of the
people; He
executed the
justice of the
LORD, And His
ordinances with
Israel."
qeq{x.m t;q.l,x ~'v -yiK w{l tyivaer a.r;Y;w ? h'f'[ h'wh.y t;q.dic ~'[ yeva'r aeteY;w !.Wp's ? lea'r.fIy -mi[ wy'j'P.vim.W
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Of
Dan he
said, "
Dan is a
lion's whelp, That
leaps forth from
Bashan."
!'v'B;h -nim qeN;z.y hey.r;a r.WG !'D r;m'a !'d.l.W
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Of
Naphtali he
said, "O
Naphtali,
satisfied with
favor, And
full of the
blessing of the
LORD,
Take possession of the
sea and the
south."
ael'm.W !w{c'r [;b.f yil'T.p;n r;m'a yil'T.p;n.l.W ? h'v'r.y ~w{r'd.w ~'y h'wh.y t;K.riB
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Of
Asher he
said,
"More blessed than sons is
Asher; May he be
favored by his
brothers, And may he
dip his
foot in
oil.
y.Wc.r yih.y rev'a ~yin'Bim .$.Wr'B r;m'a rev'a.l.W ? w{l.g;r !,m,V;B leb{j.w wy'x,a
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"Your
locks will be
iron and
bronze, And according to your
days, so will your
leisurely walk be.
'$,a.b'D ]'ky,m'y.k.W '$y,l'[.nim t,v{x.n.W l,z.r;B
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"There is
none like the
God of
Jeshurun, Who
rides the
heavens to your
help, And through the
skies in His
majesty.
w{t'w]a;g.b.W '$,r.z,[.b ~Iy;m'v bek{r !.WrUv.y lea'K !yea ? ~yiq'x.v
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"The
eternal God is a
dwelling place, And
underneath are the
everlasting arms; And He
drove out the
enemy from
before * you, And
said,
'Destroy!'
v,r'g.y;w ~'lw{[ t{[{r.z t;x;Tim.W ~,d,q yeh{l/a h'n{[.m ? dem.v;h r,ma{Y;w beyw{a '$y,n'Pim
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"So
Israel dwells in
security, The
fountain of
Jacob secluded, In a
land of
grain and
new wine; His
heavens also drop down dew.
#,r,a -l,a b{q][;y !ye[ d'd'B x;j,B lea'r.fIy !{K.viY;w ? l'j ].Wp.r;[;y wy'm'v -p;a vw{ryit.w !'g'D
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"Blessed are you, O
Israel;
Who is
like you, a
people saved by the
LORD, Who is the
shield of your
help And the
sword of your
majesty! So your
enemies will
cringe before you, And you will
tread upon their
high places."
h'why;B [;vw{n ~;[ '$w{m'k yim lea'r.fIy '$y,r.v;a ? .Wv]x'KIy.w '$,t'w]a;G<01346!> b,r,x -r,v]a;w '$,r.z,[ !eg'm ? .${r.dit w{myetw{m'B -l;[ h'T;a.w .$'l '$y,b.y{a