Deuteronomy:33-34

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* Now this is the blessing with which Moses the man of God blessed the children of Israel before his death . * And he said : "The LORD came from Sinai , And dawned on them from Seir ; He shone forth from Mount Paran , And He came with ten thousands of saints ; From His right hand Came a fiery law for them . * Yes , He loves the people ; All His saints are in Your hand ; They sit down at Your feet ; everyone receives Your words . * Moses commanded a law for us , A heritage of the congregation of Jacob . * And He was King in Jeshurun , When the leaders of the people were gathered , All the tribes of Israel together . * "Let Reuben live , and not die , Nor let his men be few ." * And this he said of Judah : "Hear , LORD , the voice of Judah , And bring him to his people ; Let his hands be sufficient for him , And may You be a help against his enemies ." * And of Levi he said : "Let Your Thummim and Your Urim be with Your holy one , Whom You tested at Massah , And with whom You contended at the waters of Meribah , * Who says of his father and mother , "I have not seen them '; Nor did he acknowledge his brothers , Or know his own children ; For they have observed Your word And kept Your covenant . * They shall teach Jacob Your judgments , And Israel Your law . They shall put incense before You , And a whole burnt sacrifice on Your altar . * Bless his substance , LORD , And accept the work of his hands ; Strike the loins of those who rise against him , And of those who hate him , that they rise not again ." * Of Benjamin he said : "The beloved of the LORD shall dwell in safety by Him , Who shelters him all the day long ; And he shall dwell between His shoulders ." * And of Joseph he said : "Blessed of the LORD is his land , With the precious things of heaven , with the dew , And the deep lying beneath , * With the precious fruits of the sun , With the precious produce of the months , * With the best things of the ancient mountains , With the precious things of the everlasting hills , * With the precious things of the earth and its fullness , And the favor of Him who dwelt in the bush . Let the blessing come "on the head of Joseph , And on the crown of the head of him who was separate from his brothers .' * His glory is like a firstborn bull , And his horns like the horns of the wild ox ; Together with them He shall push the peoples To the ends of the earth ; They are the ten thousands of Ephraim , And they are the thousands of Manasseh ." * And of Zebulun he said : "Rejoice , Zebulun , in your going out , And Issachar in your tents ! * They shall call the peoples to the mountain ; There they shall offer sacrifices of righteousness ; For they shall partake of the abundance of the seas And of treasures hidden in the sand ." * And of Gad he said : "Blessed is he who enlarges Gad ; He dwells as a lion , And tears the arm and the crown of his head . * He provided the first part for himself , Because a lawgiver 's portion was reserved there . He came with the heads of the people ; He administered the justice of the LORD , And His judgments with Israel ." * And of Dan he said : "Dan is a lion 's whelp ; He shall leap from Bashan ." * And of Naphtali he said : "O Naphtali , satisfied with favor , And full of the blessing of the LORD , Possess the west and the south ." * And of Asher he said : "Asher is most blessed of sons ; Let him be favored by his brothers , And let him dip his foot in oil . * Your sandals shall be iron and bronze ; As your days , so shall your strength be . * "There is no one like the God of Jeshurun , Who rides the heavens to help you , And in His excellency on the clouds . * The eternal God is your refuge , And underneath are the everlasting arms ; He will thrust out the enemy from before you , And will say , "Destroy !' * Then Israel shall dwell in safety , The fountain of Jacob alone , In a land of grain and new wine ; His heavens shall also drop dew . * Happy are you , O Israel ! Who is like you , a people saved by the LORD , The shield of your help And the sword of your majesty ! Your enemies shall submit to you , And you shall tread down their high places ." * Then Moses went up from the plains of Moab to Mount Nebo , to the top of Pisgah , which is across from Jericho . And the LORD showed him all the land of Gilead as far as Dan , * all Naphtali and the land of Ephraim and Manasseh , all the land of Judah as far as the Western Sea , * the South , and the plain of the Valley of Jericho , the city of palm trees , as far as Zoar . * Then the LORD said to him , "This is the land of which I swore to give Abraham , Isaac , and Jacob , saying , "I will give it to your descendants .' I have caused you to see it with your eyes , but you shall not cross over there ." * So Moses the servant of the LORD died there in the land of Moab , according to the word of the LORD . * And He buried him in a valley in the land of Moab , opposite Beth Peor ; but no one knows his grave to this day . * Moses was one hundred and twenty years old when he died . His eyes were not dim nor his natural vigor diminished . * And the children of Israel wept for Moses in the plains of Moab thirty days . So the days of weeping and mourning for Moses ended . * Now Joshua the son of Nun was full of the spirit of wisdom , for Moses had laid his hands on him ; so the children of Israel heeded him , and did as the LORD had commanded Moses . * But since then there has not arisen in Israel a prophet like Moses , whom the LORD knew face to face , * in all the signs and wonders which the LORD sent him to do in the land of Egypt , before Pharaoh , before all his servants , and in all his land , * and by all that mighty power and all the great terror which Moses performed in the sight of all Israel .

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