{"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/ylt/deuteronomy/33","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-06-17T10:25:33.117Z"},"reference":{"translation":"YLT","book":"Deuteronomy","bookSlug":"deuteronomy","chapter":33,"testament":"OLD"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":32,"nextChapter":34,"totalChapters":34,"totalVerses":29},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"And this is the blessing with which Moses the man of God blessed the sons of Israel before his death,"},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"and he saith: — 'Jehovah from Sinai hath come, And hath risen from Seir for them; He hath shone from mount Paran, And hath come with myriads of holy ones; At His right hand are springs for them."},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"Also He is loving the peoples; All His holy ones are in thy hand, And they — they sat down at thy foot, Each He lifteth up at thy words."},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"A law hath Moses commanded us, A possession of the assembly of Jacob."},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"And he is in Jeshurun king, In the heads of the people gathering together, The tribes of Israel!"},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"Let Reuben live, and not die, And let his men be a number."},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"And this is for Judah; and he saith: — Hear, O Jehovah, the voice of Judah, And unto his people do Thou bring him in; His hand hath striven for him, And an help from his adversaries art Thou."},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"And of Levi he said: — Thy Thummim and thy Urim are for thy pious one, Whom Thou hast tried in Massah, Thou dost strive with Him at the waters of Meribah;"},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"Who is saying of his father and his mother, I have not seen him; And his brethren he hath not discerned, And his sons he hath not known; For they have observed Thy saying, And Thy covenant they keep."},{"verseNumber":10,"text":"They teach Thy judgments to Jacob, And Thy law to Israel; They put perfume in Thy nose, And whole burnt-offering on Thine altar."},{"verseNumber":11,"text":"Bless, O Jehovah, his strength, And the work of his hands Thou acceptest, Smite the loins of his withstanders, And of those hating him — that they rise not!"},{"verseNumber":12,"text":"Of Benjamin he said: — The beloved of Jehovah doth tabernacle confidently by him, Covering him over all the day; Yea, between his shoulders He doth tabernacle."},{"verseNumber":13,"text":"And of Joseph he said: — Blessed of Jehovah is his land, By precious things of the heavens, By dew, and by the deep crouching beneath,"},{"verseNumber":14,"text":"And by precious things — fruits of the sun, And by precious things — cast forth by the moons,"},{"verseNumber":15,"text":"And by chief things — of the ancient mountains, And by precious things — of the age-during heights,"},{"verseNumber":16,"text":"And by precious things — of earth and its fulness, And the good pleasure Of Him who is dwelling in the bush, — Let it come for the head of Joseph, And for the crown of him Who is separate from his brethren."},{"verseNumber":17,"text":"His honour is a firstling of his ox, And his horns are horns of a reem; By them peoples he doth push together To the ends of earth; And they are the myriads of Ephraim, And they are the thousands of Manasseh."},{"verseNumber":18,"text":"And of Zebulun he said: — Rejoice, O Zebulun, in thy going out, And, O Issachar, in thy tents;"},{"verseNumber":19,"text":"Peoples to the mountain they call, There they sacrifice righteous sacrifices; For the abundance of the seas they suck, And hidden things hidden in the sand."},{"verseNumber":20,"text":"And of Gad he said: — Blessed of the Enlarger is Gad, As a lioness he doth tabernacle, And hath torn the arm — also the crown!"},{"verseNumber":21,"text":"And he provideth the first part for himself, For there the portion of the lawgiver is covered, And he cometh with the heads of the people; The righteousness of Jehovah he hath done, And His judgments with Israel."},{"verseNumber":22,"text":"And of Dan he said: — Dan is a lion's whelp; he doth leap from Bashan."},{"verseNumber":23,"text":"And of Naphtali he said: — O Naphtali, satisfied with pleasure, And full of the blessing of Jehovah, West and south possess thou."},{"verseNumber":24,"text":"And of Asher he said: — Blessed with sons is Asher, Let him be accepted by his brethren, And dipping in oil his foot."},{"verseNumber":25,"text":"Iron and brass are thy shoes, And as thy days — thy strength."},{"verseNumber":26,"text":"There is none like the God of Jeshurun, Riding the heavens in thy help, And in His excellency the skies."},{"verseNumber":27,"text":"A habitation is the eternal God, And beneath are arms age-during. And He casteth out from thy presence the enemy, and saith, 'Destroy!'"},{"verseNumber":28,"text":"And Israel doth tabernacle in confidence alone; The eye of Jacob is unto a land of corn and wine; Also His heavens drop down dew."},{"verseNumber":29,"text":"O thy happiness, O Israel! who is like thee? A people saved by Jehovah, The shield of thy help, And He who is the sword of thine excellency: And thine enemies are subdued for thee, And thou on their high places dost tread.'"}],"citation":{"inline":"Deuteronomy 33 (YLT)","markdown":"[Deuteronomy 33](https://primebible.com/ylt/deuteronomy/33)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* YLT. https://primebible.com/ylt/deuteronomy/33 (accessed 2026-06-17)."}}