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22 And of Dan he said,
“Dan is a cub of a lion;
    he leaps from Bashan.”[a]
23 And of Naphtali, he said,
“Oh, Naphtali, sated of favor,
    and full of the blessing of Yahweh;
take possession of the lake,
    and the land to the south.”
24 And of Asher he said,
    “Blessed more than sons[b] is Asher;
may he be the favorite[c] of his brothers,
    dipping his feet in the oil.[d]

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 33:22 Hebrew “the Bashan,” referring to a well-known geographical and agricultural area
  2. Deuteronomy 33:24 Literally “blessed from/of sons is” features the comparative use the Hebrew preposition min, “than”
  3. Deuteronomy 33:24 Literally “may he be favored”
  4. Deuteronomy 33:24 Literally “and dipping in the oil his feet”