Deuteronomy 33:6–25

⁶Let Reuben live and not die

though his people become few. ^u

⁷He said this about Judah:

Lord, hear Judah’s cry and bring him to his people.

He fights for his cause ^vwith his own hands,

but may You be a help against his foes.

⁸He said about Levi:

Your Thummim and Urim ^wbelong to Your faithful one; ^x

You tested him at Massah

and contended with him at the waters of Meribah. ^y

⁹He said about his father and mother,

“I do not regard them.”

He disregarded his brothers

and didn’t acknowledge his sons,

for they kept Your word

and maintained Your covenant. ^z

¹⁰They will teach Your ordinances to Jacob

and Your instruction to Israel; ^a

they will set incense before You

and whole burnt offerings on Your altar.

¹¹Lord, bless his possessions, ^b

and accept the work of his hands.

Smash the loins of his adversaries and enemies,

so that they cannot rise again.

¹²He said about Benjamin:

The Lord’s beloved rests ^csecurely on Him.

He ^dshields him all day long,

and he rests on His shoulders. ^e

¹³He said about Joseph:

May his land be blessed by the Lord

with the dew of heaven’s bounty

and the watery depths that lie beneath; ^f

¹⁴with the bountiful harvest from the sun

and the abundant yield of the seasons;

¹⁵with the best products of the ancient mountains

and the bounty of the eternal hills; ^g

¹⁶with the choice gifts of the land

and everything in it;

and with the favor of Him

who appeared ^hin the burning bush. ⁱ

May these rest on the head of Joseph,

on the crown of the prince of his brothers. ^j

¹⁷His firstborn bull has ^ksplendor,

and horns like ^lthose of a wild ox;

he gores all the peoples with them

to the ends of the earth.

Such are the ten thousands of Ephraim,

and such are the thousands of Manasseh.

¹⁸He said about Zebulun:

Rejoice, Zebulun, in your journeys,

and Issachar, in your tents.

¹⁹They summon the peoples to a mountain;

there they offer acceptable sacrifices.

For they draw from the wealth of the seas

and the hidden treasures of the sand. ^m

²⁰He said about Gad:

The one who enlarges Gad’s territory

will be blessed.

He lies down like a lion

and tears off an arm or even a head. ⁿ

²¹He chose the best part for himself,

because a ruler’s portion was assigned there for him.

He came with the leaders of the people;

he carried out the Lord’s justice

and His ordinances for Israel. ^o

²²He said about Dan:

Dan is a young lion,

leaping out of Bashan. ^p

²³He said about Naphtali:

Naphtali, enjoying approval,

full of the Lord’s blessing,

take ^qpossession to the west and the south.

²⁴He said about Asher:

May Asher ^rbe the most blessed of the sons;

may he be the most favored among his brothers

and dip his foot in olive oil. ^st

²⁵May the bolts of your gate be iron and bronze,

and your strength last as long as you live.