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Deuteronomy 33:11-13
Expanded Bible
Deuteronomy 33:11-13
Expanded Bible
11 Lord, ·make them strong [L bless his powers];
be pleased with the work ·they do [L of their hand].
·Defeat those who attack them [L Strike the loins of those who rise against them],
and don’t let ·their enemies [L those who hate them] rise up again.”
12 Moses said this about the people of Benjamin:
“The Lord’s loved ones will lie down in safety,
because ·he [or the Most High] protects them all day long.
The ones he loves rest ·with him [L between his shoulders].”
13 Moses said this about the people of Joseph:
“May the Lord bless their land with ·wonderful [or the best fruits from the] dew from heaven,
·with water from the springs [and from the deeps] below,
Deuteronomy 33:11-13
English Standard Version
Deuteronomy 33:11-13
English Standard Version
11 Bless, O Lord, his substance,
and (A)accept the work of his hands;
crush the loins of his adversaries,
of those who hate him, that they rise not again.”
12 (B)Of Benjamin he said,
“The beloved of the Lord dwells in safety.
The High God[a] surrounds him all day long,
and dwells between his shoulders.”
13 And (C)of Joseph he said,
(D)“Blessed by the Lord be his land,
with the choicest gifts of heaven (E)above,[b]
and of the deep that crouches beneath,
Footnotes
- Deuteronomy 33:12 Septuagint; Hebrew dwells in safety by him. He
- Deuteronomy 33:13 Two Hebrew manuscripts and Targum; Hebrew with the dew
Deuteronomy 33:11-13
New International Version
Deuteronomy 33:11-13
New International Version
11 Bless all his skills, Lord,
and be pleased with the work of his hands.(A)
Strike down those who rise against him,
his foes till they rise no more.”
12 About Benjamin(B) he said:
“Let the beloved of the Lord rest secure in him,(C)
for he shields him all day long,(D)
and the one the Lord loves(E) rests between his shoulders.(F)”
13 About Joseph(G) he said:
“May the Lord bless his land
with the precious dew from heaven above
and with the deep waters that lie below;(H)
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