23 Rested upon the head of Israelt;

uAnd He titled him with the dignity of firstbornu,

And gave him vhis inheritancev;

wAnd He set him in tribes,

So as to be divided into twelvew.

(d) 44:23–45:5. Moses

(= 2 + 2 + 2 + 3 distichs).

xAnd He caused to issuex yfrom himy za manz

aWho found favoura in the sight bof all livingb.

45 1 cBeloved of God and menc

Was Moses dof happy memoryd.

HB 2 eAnd 〈He made him glorious as〉 Gode,

And mighty fin awe-inspiring deedsf.

3 gBy his wordsg hhe broughti 〈signs〉i swiftly to passh,

jAnd He emboldened himj in the presence kof the kingk.

And He gave him a charge l〈unto his people〉l,

And showed him m〈His glory〉m.

4 For his faithfulness and meeknessn

He chose him out of all o〈flesh〉o.

5 pAndp qHe caused him to hear His voiceq,

And let him draw nigh rinto the dark cloudr.

sAnd He placeds tin his handt uthe commandmentu,

Even the Law of life vand discernmentv;

That he might teach wHis statutesw xunto Jacobx,

yAnd His testimonies and judgementsy zunto Israelz.

(e) 45:6–22. Aaron (3 + 4 + 4 + 4 + 4 + 4 + 4 + 3 + 2 distichs).