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Deuteronomy 33

Deuteronomy 33:15

Moses Blesses the Twelve Tribes · Deuteronomy 33:1–29
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Translations

Modern
…with the best of the ancient mountains and the bounty of the everlasting hills,
Traditional
And for the chief things of the ancient mountains, and for the precious things of the lasting hills,
Literal
…and with the best things of the ancient mountains, and with the precious things of the everlasting hills,
Latin
…de vertice antiquorum montium, de pomis collium æternorum:

Original

Hebrew
English
…with the best of the ancient mountains and the bounty of the everlasting hills,

Notes

Deuteronomy 33:13–17

Joseph was Jacob’s eleventh son and his favorite child (Genesis 30:23–24; Genesis 37:3). Joseph and his two sons, Ephraim and Manasseh, received Jacob’s special blessing (Genesis 48; 49:22–26). Because of this, the tribes of Joseph prospered and multiplied. They became two separate tribes.

Deuteronomy 33:1–29

On the day before he died, Jacob blessed his 12 sons (Genesis 49:1–28). Many years later, Moses also blessed these same sons. By that time, they had become large and powerful tribes. Moses, like Jacob, spoke as a founding father of the nation.

Glossary

Deuteronomy, Book of Ephraim (Place) Jeshurun Joshua, Book of Moses Poetry, Biblical Song of Moses

Topics

Blessing: Temporal, Prayer For Death: Scenes of Death of Moses Earth: Perpetuity of Ephraim: A Tribe of Israel: Blessed by Moses Intercession: Additional Instances of for Israel Joseph: Son of Jacob: His Sons Jointly Called Joseph Manasseh:: Blessing or Moses On Mountains: Abounded With: Precious Things Mountains: Called: The Ancient Mountains the Tribe of Manasseh: Predictions Respecting The Tribes of Israel: Predictions Respecting Each of Tribe of Ephraim: Predictions Respecting