¶ And this is the blessing¹, wherewith Moses the man² of God blessed the children of Israel before his death.

And he said, The LORD came from Sinai³, and rose up from Seir unto them; he shined forth from mount Paran, and he came with ten thousands⁴ of saints: from his right hand went a fiery law⁵ for them.

Yea, he loved⁶ the people; all his saints⁷ are in thy hand: and they sat⁸ down at thy feet; every one shall receive⁹ of thy words.

Moses¹⁰ commanded us a law, even the inheritance¹¹ of the congregation of Jacob.

And he was king¹² in Jeshurun¹³, when the heads of the people and the tribes of Israel were gathered together.

¶¹⁴Let Reuben live, and not die; and let not his men be few.

And this is the blessing of Judah: and he said, Hear, LORD, the voice of Judah, and bring¹⁵ him unto his people: let his hands¹⁶ be sufficient for him; and be thou¹⁷ an help to him from his enemies.

¶ And of Levi he said, Let thy¹⁸ Thummim and thy Urim be with thy¹⁹ holy one, whom thou didst prove at²⁰ Massah, and with whom thou didst strive at the waters of Meribah;

Who said²¹ unto his father and to his mother, I have not²² seen him; neither did he acknowledge his brethren, nor knew his own children: for they²³ have observed thy word, and kept thy covenant.

¶ They shall teach²⁴ Jacob thy judgments, and Israel thy law: they shall put incense²⁵ before thee,²⁶ and whole burnt sacrifice upon thine altar.

Bless, LORD, his substance²⁷, and accept²⁸ the work of his hands: smite²⁹ through the loins of them that rise against him, and of them that hate him, that they rise not again.

¶ And of Benjamin he said, The beloved³⁰ of the LORD shall dwell in safety by him; and the LORD shall cover him³¹ all the day long, and he shall dwell between his shoulders.

And of Joseph³² he said, Blessed of the LORD be his land, for the precious things of heaven, for the dew³³, and for the deep that coucheth beneath,

And for the precious³⁴ fruits brought forth by the sun, and for the precious things put forth³⁵ by the moon,

³⁶And for the chief things of the ancient mountains, and for the precious things of the lasting hills,

And for the precious things of the earth³⁷ and fulness thereof, and for the good³⁸ will of him that dwelt in the bush: let the blessing come upon the head of Joseph, and upon the top³⁹ of the head of him that was separated⁴¹ from his brethren.

His glory is like the firstling⁴² of his bullock, and his horns⁴³ are like the horns of unicorns⁴⁴: with them he shall push the people together to the ends of the earth: and they are the ten thousands⁴⁵ of Ephraim, and they are the thousands of Manasseh.

¶⁴⁶And of Zebulun he said, Rejoice, Zebulun, in thy going out; and, Issachar, in thy tents.

They shall call the people⁴⁷ unto the mountain; there they shall⁴⁸ offer sacrifices of righteousness: for they shall suck of⁴⁹ the abundance of the seas, and of treasures hid in the sand.

¶ And of Gad he said, Blessed⁵⁰ be he that enlargeth Gad: he dwelleth⁵¹ as a lion, and teareth⁵² the arm with the crown of the head.

And he provided the first part⁵³ for himself, because there, in a portion⁵⁴ of the lawgiver, was he seated⁵⁵; and he came with the heads of the people, he executed the justice of the LORD, and his judgments with Israel.

¶⁵⁶And of Dan he said, Dan is a lion's whelp: he shall leap from Bashan.

And of Naphtali he said, O⁵⁷ Naphtali, satisfied with favour, and full with the blessing of the LORD: possess⁵⁸ thou the west and the south.

And of Asher he said, Let Asher be blessed⁵⁹ with children; let him be⁶⁰ acceptable to his brethren, and let him dip⁶¹ his foot in oil.

Thy shoes⁶² shall be iron and brass; and as thy⁶³ days, so shall thy strength be.

¶ There is none⁶⁴ like unto the God of Jeshurun⁶⁵, who rideth⁶⁶ upon the heaven in thy help, and in his excellency on the sky.

The eternal⁶⁷ God is thy refuge⁶⁸, and underneath⁶⁹ are the everlasting arms: and he shall thrust⁷⁰ out the enemy from before thee; and shall say, Destroy them.

Israel⁷¹ then shall dwell in safety alone: the fountain⁷² of Jacob shall be upon a land of corn and wine; also his⁷³ heavens shall drop down dew.

Happy⁷⁴ art thou, O Israel: who is like unto thee, O people saved⁷⁵ by the LORD, the shield⁷⁶ of thy help, and who is the sword⁷⁷ of thy excellency! and thine enemies shall be found liars⁷⁸ unto thee; and thou shalt⁷⁹ tread upon their high places.