Deuteronomy 33:6-25

6 “Let Reuben live and not die, nor[a] his people be few.”
7 And this he said about Judah: “Hear, LORD, the cry of Judah; bring him to his people. With his own hands he defends his cause. Oh, be his help against his foes!”
8 About Levi he said: “Your Thummim and Urim belong to your faithful servant. You tested him at Massah; you contended with him at the waters of Meribah.
9 He said of his father and mother, ‘I have no regard for them.’ He did not recognize his brothers or acknowledge his own children, but he watched over your word and guarded your covenant.
10 He teaches your precepts to Jacob and your law to Israel. He offers incense before you and whole burnt offerings on your altar.
11 Bless all his skills, LORD, and be pleased with the work of his hands. Strike down those who rise against him, his foes till they rise no more.”
12 About Benjamin he said: “Let the beloved of the LORD rest secure in him, for he shields him all day long, and the one the LORD loves rests between his shoulders.”
13 About Joseph he said: “May the LORD bless his land with the precious dew from heaven above and with the deep waters that lie below;
14 with the best the sun brings forth and the finest the moon can yield;
15 with the choicest gifts of the ancient mountains and the fruitfulness of the everlasting hills;
16 with the best gifts of the earth and its fullness and the favor of him who dwelt in the burning bush. Let all these rest on the head of Joseph, on the brow of the prince among[b] his brothers.
17 In majesty he is like a firstborn bull; his horns are the horns of a wild ox. With them he will gore the nations, even those at the ends of the earth. Such are the ten thousands of Ephraim; such are the thousands of Manasseh.”
18 About Zebulun he said: “Rejoice, Zebulun, in your going out, and you, Issachar, in your tents.
19 They will summon peoples to the mountain and there offer the sacrifices of the righteous; they will feast on the abundance of the seas, on the treasures hidden in the sand.”
20 About Gad he said: “Blessed is he who enlarges Gad’s domain! Gad lives there like a lion, tearing at arm or head.
21 He chose the best land for himself; the leader’s portion was kept for him. When the heads of the people assembled, he carried out the LORD’s righteous will, and his judgments concerning Israel.”
22 About Dan he said: “Dan is a lion’s cub, springing out of Bashan.”
23 About Naphtali he said: “Naphtali is abounding with the favor of the LORDand is full of his blessing; he will inherit southward to the lake.”
24 About Asher he said: “Most blessed of sons is Asher; let him be favored by his brothers, and let him bathe his feet in oil.
25 The bolts of your gates will be iron and bronze, and your strength will equal your days.

Cross References 45

  • 1. S Genesis 34:5
  • 2. S Genesis 49:10
  • 3. S Genesis 29:34
  • 4. Exodus 28:30
  • 5. Psalms 106:16
  • 6. S Numbers 14:22
  • 7. S Exodus 17:7
  • 8. Exodus 32:26-29
  • 9. Psalms 61:5; Malachi 2:5
  • 10. Ezra 7:10; Nehemiah 8:18; Psalms 119:151; Jeremiah 23:22; Malachi 2:6
  • 11. S Leviticus 10:11; Deuteronomy 17:8-11; Deuteronomy 31:9-13
  • 12. S Exodus 30:7; Leviticus 16:12-13
  • 13. Psalms 51:19
  • 14. 2 Samuel 24:23; Psalms 20:3; Psalms 51:19
  • 15. S Genesis 35:18
  • 16. Deuteronomy 4:37-38; Deuteronomy 12:10; S Deuteronomy 32:8
  • 17. S Exodus 19:4
  • 18. Psalms 60:5; Psalms 127:2; Isaiah 5:1
  • 19. S Exodus 28:12
  • 20. S Genesis 30:24; Genesis 49:25
  • 21. Genesis 27:28; Psalms 148:7
  • 22. Habakkuk 3:6
  • 23. S Exodus 3:2
  • 24. S Genesis 37:8
  • 25. 1 Samuel 2:10; 2 Samuel 22:3; Ezekiel 34:21
  • 26. S Numbers 23:22
  • 27. 1 Kings 22:11; Psalms 44:5
  • 28. S Genesis 41:52
  • 29. S Genesis 41:51
  • 30. S Genesis 30:20; Genesis 49:13-15
  • 31. S Genesis 30:18
  • 32. S Exodus 15:17; Psalms 48:1; Isaiah 2:3; Isaiah 65:11; Isaiah 66:20; Jeremiah 31:6
  • 33. Psalms 4:5; Psalms 51:19
  • 34. Isaiah 18:7; Isaiah 23:18; Isaiah 45:14; Isaiah 60:5,11; Isaiah 61:6; Haggai 2:7; Zechariah 14:14
  • 35. Genesis 30:11; Genesis 49:19
  • 36. Deuteronomy 3:12-17
  • 37. Nu 32:1-5,31-32
  • 38. S Numbers 34:14
  • 39. Joshua 4:12; Joshua 22:1-3
  • 40. Genesis 49:16; S Numbers 1:38
  • 41. S Genesis 30:8
  • 42. S Genesis 30:13; Genesis 49:21
  • 43. S Genesis 49:20; S Deuteronomy 32:13; Job 29:6
  • 44. Nehemiah 3:3; Nehemiah 7:3; Psalms 147:13
  • 45. S Deuteronomy 32:47">Dt Deuteronomy 32:47; Deuteronomy 4:40; Deuteronomy 32:47

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