And this is the blessing, wherewith Moses the man of God blessed the children of Israel before his death.
And this is the blessing, wherewith Moses the man of God blessed the children of Israel before his death.
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Deuteronomy 33
29 aligned verses; 27 with wording or punctuation differences .
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And he said, The
LORD
came from Sinai, and rose up
from Seir unto them; he shined forth from mount Paran, and he came with
ten thousands of saints
: from
his right hand went
a fiery law for them.
And he said, Jehovah
came from Sinai, And rose from Seir unto them; He shined forth from mount Paran, And he came from
the
ten thousands of holy
ones
: At
his right hand was
a fiery law for them.
Yea, he loved
the people; all his saints are in thy hand: and they sat down at thy feet; every one shall receive of thy words.
Yea, he loveth
the people; All his saints are in thy hand: And they sat down at thy feet; `
Every one '
shall receive of thy words.
Moses commanded us a law, even
the
inheritance of
the congregation
of Jacob.
Moses commanded us a law, An
inheritance for
the assembly
of Jacob.
And he was king in Jeshurun, when the heads of the people and
the tribes of Israel were
gathered
together.
And he was king in Jeshurun, When the heads of the people were
gathered,
All
the tribes of Israel together.
Let Reuben live, and not die; and
let not
his men be few.
Let Reuben live, and not die; Nor
let his men be few.
And this is the blessing of Judah: and he said, Hear, LORD
, the voice of Judah, and bring him unto his people :
let
his hands be
sufficient
for him
; and be
thou an
help to
him
from
his enemies
.
And this is `
the blessing '
of Judah: and he said, Hear, Jehovah
, the voice of Judah, And bring him in
unto his people .
With
his hands he
contended
for himself
; And thou shalt
be
a
help against
his adversaries
.
And of Levi he said, Let
thy Thummim and thy Urim be
with thy holy
one, whom thou didst prove at Massah, and
with whom thou didst strive at the waters of Meribah;
And of Levi he said, Thy Thummim and thy Urim are
with thy godly
one, Whom thou didst prove at Massah, With whom thou didst strive at the waters of Meribah;
Who said unto
his father and to
his mother, I have not seen him; neither did he acknowledge his brethren, nor knew his own children: for they have observed thy word, and kept
thy covenant.
Who said of
his father ,
and of
his mother, I have not seen him; Neither did he acknowledge his brethren, Nor knew he
his own children: For they have observed thy word, And keep
thy covenant.
They shall teach Jacob thy
judgments
, and Israel thy law: they shall put incense before thee, and whole burnt sacrifice
upon thine altar.
They shall teach Jacob thine
ordinances
, And Israel thy law: They shall put incense before thee, And whole burnt -offering
upon thine altar.
Bless, LORD
, his substance, and accept the work of his hands ;
smite through the loins of them that rise against him, and of them that hate him, that they rise not again.
Bless, Jehovah
, his substance, And accept the work of his hands :
Smite through the loins of them that rise up
against him, And of them that hate him, that they rise not again.
And
of Benjamin he said, The beloved of the
LORD
shall dwell in safety by him; and
the
Lord
shall
cover
him all the day long, and he shall
dwell
between his shoulders.
Of Benjamin he said, The beloved of Jehovah
shall dwell in safety by him; He
covereth
him all the day long, And he dwelleth
between his shoulders.
And of Joseph he said, Blessed of the
LORD
be his land, for the precious things of heaven, for the dew, and for the deep that coucheth beneath,
And of Joseph he said, Blessed of Jehovah
be his land, For the precious things of heaven, for the dew, And for the deep that coucheth beneath,
And for the precious fruits brought
forth
by
the sun, and for the precious things put
forth
by
the moon
,
And for the precious things
of
the
fruits of
the sun, And for the precious things of
the growth
of
the
moons
,
And for the chief things of the ancient mountains, and for the precious things of the lasting
hills,
And for the chief things of the ancient mountains, And for the precious things of the everlasting
hills,
And for the precious things of the earth and fulness thereof, and for
the good will of him that dwelt in the bush :
let the blessing come upon the head of Joseph, and upon the top
of the head of him that was separated
from his brethren.
And for the precious things of the earth and the
fulness thereof, And the good will of him that dwelt in the bush .
Let `
the blessing '
come upon the head of Joseph, And upon the crown
of the head of him that was separate
from his brethren.
His
glory
is
like
the firstling of his bullock
, and his horns are like
the horns of unicorns
: with them he shall push the people
together
to
the ends of the earth: and they are the ten thousands of Ephraim, and they are the thousands of Manasseh.
The firstling of his herd
, majesty
is
his;
And his horns are the horns of the
wild-ox
: With them he shall push the peoples
all
of
them,
`even'
the ends of the earth: And they are the ten thousands of Ephraim, And they are the thousands of Manasseh.
And of Zebulun he said, Rejoice, Zebulun, in thy going out; and, Issachar, in thy tents.
And of Zebulun he said, Rejoice, Zebulun, in thy going out; And, Issachar, in thy tents.
They shall call the people
unto the mountain; there they
shall offer sacrifices of righteousness: for they shall suck of
the abundance of the seas, and of
treasures hid
in
the sand.
They shall call the peoples
unto the mountain; There shall they
offer sacrifices of righteousness: For they shall suck the abundance of the seas, And the
hidden
treasures of
the sand.
And of Gad he said, Blessed be he that enlargeth Gad: he dwelleth as a lion
, and teareth the arm with
the crown of the head.
And of Gad he said, Blessed be he that enlargeth Gad: He dwelleth as a lioness
, And teareth the arm ,
yea,
the crown of the head.
And he provided the first part for himself, because
there ,
in
a
portion
of
the
lawgiver,
was he
seated
; and he came with the heads of the people ,
he executed the justice
of the
LORD
, and his judgments
with Israel.
And he provided the first part for himself, For
there was the
lawgiver's
portion
reserved
; And he came `
with '
the heads of the people ;
He executed the righteousness
of Jehovah
, And his ordinances
with Israel.
And of Dan he said, Dan is a lion's whelp :
he
shall
leap
from Bashan.
And of Dan he said, Dan is a lion's whelp ,
That
leapeth
forth
from Bashan.
And of Naphtali he said, O Naphtali, satisfied with favor, and full with the blessing of the
LORD:
possess thou the west and the south.
And of Naphtali he said, O Naphtali, satisfied with favor, And full with the blessing of Jehovah,
Possess thou the west and the south.
And of Asher he said, Let
Asher
be
blessed with children; let him be acceptable to
his brethren, and let him dip his foot in oil.
And of Asher he said, Blessed be
Asher
with children; Let him be acceptable unto
his brethren, And let him dip his foot in oil.
Thy shoes
shall be iron and brass; and as thy days, so shall thy strength be.
Thy bars
shall be iron and brass; And as thy days, so shall thy strength be.
There is none like unto the
God of
Jeshurun, who rideth upon the heaven
in
thy help, and in his excellency on the sky
.
There is none like unto God ,
O
Jeshurun, Who rideth upon the heavens
for
thy help, And in his excellency on the skies
.
The eternal God is thy refuge
, and underneath are the everlasting arms :
and he shall
thrust out the enemy from before thee ;
and shall
say
, Destroy them
.
The eternal God is `
thy '
dwelling-place
, And underneath are the everlasting arms .
And he thrust out the enemy from before thee ,
And said
, Destroy.
Israel then
shall
dwell
in safety alone:
the fountain of Jacob shall
be
upon
a land of corn
and wine; also
his heavens shall
drop down dew.
And
Israel dwelleth
in safety ,
The fountain of Jacob alone,
In
a land of grain
and new
wine; Yea,
his heavens drop down dew.
Happy art thou, O Israel: who is like unto thee, O
people saved by the
LORD
, the shield of thy help, and who
is
the sword of thy excellency! and thine enemies shall be
found
liars
unto thee; and thou shalt tread upon their high places.
Happy art thou, O Israel: Who is like unto thee, a
people saved by Jehovah
, The shield of thy help, And the sword of thy excellency! And thine enemies shall submit
themselves
unto thee; And thou shalt tread upon their high places.
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