Before his death, Moses blesses each of the tribes of Israel, speaking of their future, and closes with praise: There is none like unto the God of Jeshurun.
1 And this is the blessing , wherewith Moses the man of God blessed the children of Israel before his death .
2 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 went a fiery law for them.
3 Yea , he loved the people ; all his saints are in thy hand : and they sat down at thy feet ; every one shall receive of thy words .
4 Moses commanded us a law , even the inheritance of the congregation of Jacob .
5 And he was king in Jeshurun , when the heads of the people and the tribes of Israel were gathered together .
6 Let Reuben live , and not die ; and let not his men be few .
7 And this is the blessing 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 to him from his enemies .
8 And of Levi he said , Let thy Thummim and thy Urim be with thy holy one , whom thou didst prove at Massah , and with whom thou didst strive at the waters of Meribah ;
9 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 .
10 They shall teach Jacob thy judgments , and Israel thy law : they shall put incense before thee, and whole burnt sacrifice upon thine altar .
11 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 .
12 And of Benjamin he said , The beloved of the LORD shall dwell in safety by him; and the LORD shall cover him all the day long, and he shall dwell between his shoulders .
13 And of Joseph he said , Blessed of the LORD be his land , for the precious things of heaven , for the dew , and for the deep that coucheth beneath ,
14 And for the precious fruits brought forth by the sun , and for the precious things put forth by the moon ,
15 And for the chief things of the ancient mountains , and for the precious things of the lasting hills ,
16 And for the precious things of the earth and fulness thereof, and for the good will of him that dwelt in the bush : let the blessing come upon the head of Joseph , and upon the top of the head of him that was separated from his brethren .
17 His glory is like the firstling of his bullock , and his horns are like the horns of unicorns : with them he shall push the people together to the ends of the earth : and they are the ten thousands of Ephraim , and they are the thousands of Manasseh .
18 And of Zebulun he said , Rejoice , Zebulun , in thy going out ; and, Issachar , in thy tents .
19 They shall call the people unto the mountain ; there they shall offer sacrifices of righteousness : for they shall suck of the abundance of the seas , and of treasures hid in the sand .
20 And of Gad he said , Blessed be he that enlargeth Gad : he dwelleth as a lion , and teareth the arm with the crown of the head .
21 And he provided the first part for himself, because there, in a portion of the lawgiver , was he seated ; and he came with the heads of the people , he executed the justice of the LORD , and his judgments with Israel .
22 And of Dan he said , Dan is a lion's whelp : he shall leap from Bashan .
23 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 .
24 And of Asher he said , Let Asher be blessed with children ; let him be acceptable to his brethren , and let him dip his foot in oil .
25 Thy shoes shall be iron and brass ; and as thy days , so shall thy strength be.
26 There is none like unto the God of Jeshurun , who rideth upon the heaven in thy help , and in his excellency on the sky .
27 The eternal God is thy refuge , and underneath are the everlasting arms : and he shall thrust out the enemy from before thee; and shall say , Destroy them.
28 Israel then shall dwell in safety alone : the fountain of Jacob shall be upon a land of corn and wine ; also his heavens shall drop down dew .
29 Happy art thou, O Israel : who is like unto thee, O people saved by the LORD , the shield of thy help , and who is the sword of thy excellency ! and thine enemies shall be found liars unto thee; and thou shalt tread upon their high places .