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10 They taught[a] your regulations to Jacob,
    and your law to Israel;
they placed incense smoke before you,[b]
    and whole burnt offerings on your altar.
11 Bless, O Yahweh, his substance,
    and with the work of his hands you must be pleased;
smite the loins of those who attack him,
    and those hating him, so that they cannot arise.”[c]
12 Of Benjamin he said,
“The beloved of Yahweh dwells securely,[d]
    the Most High[e] shields all around him,
all the day,
    and between his shoulders he dwells.”

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 33:10 Or “teach/will teach”
  2. Deuteronomy 33:10 Literally “in your nose”
  3. Deuteronomy 33:11 Literally “so that not they stand up”
  4. Deuteronomy 33:12 Literally “in confidence”
  5. Deuteronomy 33:12 This is the most likely reading in context (Most High God). Literally the Hebrew text reads “upon him,” so the NASV translates the first line as: dwell in security “by him”

10 He teaches(A) your precepts to Jacob
    and your law to Israel.(B)
He offers incense before you(C)
    and whole burnt offerings on your altar.(D)
11 Bless all his skills, Lord,
    and be pleased with the work of his hands.(E)
Strike down those who rise against him,
    his foes till they rise no more.”

12 About Benjamin(F) he said:

“Let the beloved of the Lord rest secure in him,(G)
    for he shields him all day long,(H)
    and the one the Lord loves(I) rests between his shoulders.(J)

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