05:033:009 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.
05:033:010 They shall teach Jacob thy judgments, and Israel thy law:
they shall put incense before thee, and whole burnt sacrifice upon
thine altar.
05:033:011 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.
05:033:012 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.
05:033:013 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,
05:033:014 And for the precious fruits brought forth by the sun, and
for the precious things put forth by the moon,
05:033:015 And for the chief things of the ancient mountains, and for
the precious things of the lasting hills,
05:033:016 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.
05:033:017 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.
05:033:018 And of Zebulun he said, Rejoice, Zebulun, in thy going out;
and, Issachar, in thy tents.
05:033:019 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.
05:033:020 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.
05:033:021 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.
05:033:022 And of Dan he said, Dan is a lion's whelp: he shall leap
from Bashan.
05:033:023 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.
05:033:024 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.
05:033:025 Thy shoes shall be iron and brass; and as thy days, so shall
thy strength be.
05:033:026 There is none like unto the God of Jeshurun, who rideth upon
the heaven in thy help, and in his excellency on the sky.
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