{"meta":{"source":"Prime Bible","sourceUrl":"https://primebible.com","license":"Public domain (translation text); see citation policy at /citation-policy","organization":"501(c)(3) nonprofit — EIN 41-2531951","canonicalUrl":"https://primebible.com/kjv/deuteronomy/33","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-05-30T09:22:11.557Z"},"reference":{"translation":"KJV","book":"Deuteronomy","bookSlug":"deuteronomy","chapter":33,"testament":"OLD"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":32,"nextChapter":34,"totalChapters":34,"totalVerses":29},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"And this <i>is</i> the blessing, wherewith Moses the man of God blessed the children of Israel before his death."},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"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 <i>went</i> a fiery law for them."},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"Yea, he loved the people; all his saints <i>are</i> in thy hand: and they sat down at thy feet; <i>every one</i> shall receive of thy words."},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"Moses commanded us a law, <i>even</i> the inheritance of the congregation of Jacob."},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"And he was king in Jeshurun, when the heads of the people <i>and</i> the tribes of Israel were gathered together."},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"Let Reuben live, and not die; and let <i>not</i> his men be few."},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"And this <i>is the blessing</i> 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 <i>to him</i> from his enemies."},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"And of Levi he said, <i>Let</i> thy Thummim and thy Urim <i>be</i> with thy holy one, whom thou didst prove at Massah, <i>and with</i> whom thou didst strive at the waters of Meribah;"},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"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."},{"verseNumber":10,"text":"They shall teach Jacob thy judgments, and Israel thy law: they shall put incense before thee, and whole burnt sacrifice upon thine altar."},{"verseNumber":11,"text":"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."},{"verseNumber":12,"text":"<i>And</i> of Benjamin he said, The beloved of the LORD shall dwell in safety by him; <i>and the LORD</i> shall cover him all the day long, and he shall dwell between his shoulders."},{"verseNumber":13,"text":"And of Joseph he said, Blessed of the LORD <i>be</i> his land, for the precious things of heaven, for the dew, and for the deep that coucheth beneath,"},{"verseNumber":14,"text":"And for the precious fruits <i>brought forth</i> by the sun, and for the precious things put forth by the moon,"},{"verseNumber":15,"text":"And for the chief things of the ancient mountains, and for the precious things of the lasting hills,"},{"verseNumber":16,"text":"And for the precious things of the earth and fulness thereof, and <i>for</i> the good will of him that dwelt in the bush: let <i>the blessing</i> come upon the head of Joseph, and upon the top of the head of him <i>that was</i> separated from his brethren."},{"verseNumber":17,"text":"His glory <i>is like</i> the firstling of his bullock, and his horns <i>are like</i> the horns of unicorns: with them he shall push the people together to the ends of the earth: and they <i>are</i> the ten thousands of Ephraim, and they <i>are</i> the thousands of Manasseh."},{"verseNumber":18,"text":"And of Zebulun he said, Rejoice, Zebulun, in thy going out; and, Issachar, in thy tents."},{"verseNumber":19,"text":"They shall call the people unto the mountain; there they shall offer sacrifices of righteousness: for they shall suck <i>of</i> the abundance of the seas, and <i>of</i> treasures hid in the sand."},{"verseNumber":20,"text":"And of Gad he said, Blessed <i>be</i> he that enlargeth Gad: he dwelleth as a lion, and teareth the arm with the crown of the head."},{"verseNumber":21,"text":"And he provided the first part for himself, because there, <i>in</i> a portion of the lawgiver, <i>was he</i> seated; and he came with the heads of the people, he executed the justice of the LORD, and his judgments with Israel."},{"verseNumber":22,"text":"And of Dan he said, Dan <i>is</i> a lion's whelp: he shall leap from Bashan."},{"verseNumber":23,"text":"And of Naphtali he said, O Naphtali, satisfied with favour, and full with the blessing of the LORD: possess thou the west and the south."},{"verseNumber":24,"text":"And of Asher he said, <i>Let</i> Asher <i>be</i> blessed with children; let him be acceptable to his brethren, and let him dip his foot in oil."},{"verseNumber":25,"text":"Thy shoes <i>shall be</i> iron and brass; and as thy days, <i>so shall</i> thy strength <i>be</i>."},{"verseNumber":26,"text":"<i>There is</i> none like unto the God of Jeshurun, <i>who</i> rideth upon the heaven in thy help, and in his excellency on the sky."},{"verseNumber":27,"text":"The eternal God <i>is thy</i> refuge, and underneath <i>are</i> the everlasting arms: and he shall thrust out the enemy from before thee; and shall say, Destroy <i>them</i>."},{"verseNumber":28,"text":"Israel then shall dwell in safety alone: the fountain of Jacob <i>shall be</i> upon a land of corn and wine; also his heavens shall drop down dew."},{"verseNumber":29,"text":"Happy <i>art</i> thou, O Israel: who <i>is</i> like unto thee, O people saved by the LORD, the shield of thy help, and who <i>is</i> the sword of thy excellency! and thine enemies shall be found liars unto thee; and thou shalt tread upon their high places."}],"citation":{"inline":"Deuteronomy 33 (KJV)","markdown":"[Deuteronomy 33](https://primebible.com/kjv/deuteronomy/33)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* KJV. https://primebible.com/kjv/deuteronomy/33 (accessed 2026-05-30)."}}