Deuteronomy 33-34

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Moses Blesses the Tribes^(A)

33 This is the blessing^(B) that Moses the man of God^(C) pronounced on the Israelites before his death. ²He said:

“The Lord came from Sinai^(D)
    and dawned over them from Seir;^(E)
    he shone forth^(F) from Mount Paran.^(G)
He came with^[a] myriads of holy ones^(H)
    from the south, from his mountain slopes.^[b]
³Surely it is you who love^(I) the people;
    all the holy ones are in your hand.^(J)
At your feet they all bow down,^(K)
    and from you receive instruction,
⁴the law that Moses gave us,^(L)
    the possession of the assembly of Jacob.^(M)
⁵He was king^(N) over Jeshurun^[c]^(O)
    when the leaders of the people assembled,
    along with the tribes of Israel.

⁶“Let Reuben live and not die,
nor^[d] his people be few.”^(P)

⁷And this he said about Judah:^(Q)

“Hear, Lord, the cry of Judah;
bring him to his people.
With his own hands he defends his cause.
Oh, be his help against his foes!”

⁸About Levi^(R) he said:

“Your Thummim and Urim^(S) belong
    to your faithful servant.^(T)
You tested^(U) him at Massah;
    you contended with him at the waters of Meribah.^(V)
⁹He said of his father and mother,^(W)
    ‘I have no regard for them.’
He did not recognize his brothers
    or acknowledge his own children,
but he watched over your word
    and guarded your covenant.^(X)
¹⁰He teaches^(Y) your precepts to Jacob
    and your law to Israel.^(Z)
He offers incense before you^(AA)
    and whole burnt offerings on your altar.^(AB)
¹¹Bless all his skills, Lord,
    and be pleased with the work of his hands.^(AC)
Strike down those who rise against him,
    his foes till they rise no more.”

¹²About Benjamin^(AD) he said:

“Let the beloved of the Lord rest secure in him,^(AE)
for he shields him all day long,^(AF)
and the one the Lord loves^(AG) rests between his shoulders.^(AH)”

¹³About Joseph^(AI) he said:

“May the Lord bless his land
    with the precious dew from heaven above
    and with the deep waters that lie below;^(AJ)
¹⁴with the best the sun brings forth
    and the finest the moon can yield;
¹⁵with the choicest gifts of the ancient mountains^(AK)
    and the fruitfulness of the everlasting hills;
¹⁶with the best gifts of the earth and its fullness
    and the favor of him who dwelt in the burning bush.^(AL)
Let all these rest on the head of Joseph,
    on the brow of the prince among^[e] his brothers.^(AM)
¹⁷In majesty he is like a firstborn bull;
    his horns^(AN) are the horns of a wild ox.^(AO)
With them he will gore^(AP) the nations,
    even those at the ends of the earth.
Such are the ten thousands of Ephraim;^(AQ)
    such are the thousands of Manasseh.^(AR)”

¹⁸About Zebulun^(AS) he said:

“Rejoice, Zebulun, in your going out,
    and you, Issachar,^(AT) in your tents.
¹⁹They will summon peoples to the mountain^(AU)
    and there offer the sacrifices of the righteous;^(AV)
they will feast on the abundance of the seas,^(AW)
    on the treasures hidden in the sand.”

²⁰About Gad^(AX) he said:

“Blessed is he who enlarges Gad’s domain!^(AY)
    Gad lives there like a lion,
    tearing at arm or head.
²¹He chose the best land for himself;^(AZ)
    the leader’s portion was kept for him.^(BA)
When the heads of the people assembled,
    he carried out the Lord’s righteous will,^(BB)
    and his judgments concerning Israel.”

²²About Dan^(BC) he said:

“Dan is a lion’s cub,
springing out of Bashan.”

²³About Naphtali^(BD) he said:

“Naphtali is abounding with the favor of the Lord
and is full of his blessing;
he will inherit southward to the lake.”

²⁴About Asher^(BE) he said:

“Most blessed of sons is Asher;
    let him be favored by his brothers,
    and let him bathe his feet in oil.^(BF)
²⁵The bolts of your gates will be iron and bronze,^(BG)
    and your strength will equal your days.^(BH)

²⁶“There is no one like the God of Jeshurun,^(BI)
    who rides^(BJ) across the heavens to help you^(BK)
    and on the clouds^(BL) in his majesty.^(BM)
²⁷The eternal^(BN) God is your refuge,^(BO)
    and underneath are the everlasting^(BP) arms.
He will drive out your enemies before you,^(BQ)
    saying, ‘Destroy them!’^(BR)
²⁸So Israel will live in safety;^(BS)
    Jacob will dwell^[f] secure
in a land of grain and new wine,
    where the heavens drop dew.^(BT)
²⁹Blessed are you, Israel!^(BU)
    Who is like you,^(BV)
    a people saved by the Lord?^(BW)
He is your shield and helper^(BX)
    and your glorious sword.
Your enemies will cower before you,
    and you will tread on their heights.^(BY)”

The Death of Moses

34 Then Moses climbed Mount Nebo^(BZ) from the plains of Moab to the top of Pisgah,^(CA) across from Jericho.^(CB) There the Lord showed^(CC) him the whole land—from Gilead to Dan,^(CD) ²all of Naphtali, the territory of Ephraim and Manasseh, all the land of Judah as far as the Mediterranean Sea,^(CE) ³the Negev^(CF) and the whole region from the Valley of Jericho, the City of Palms,^(CG) as far as Zoar.^(CH) ⁴Then the Lord said to him, “This is the land I promised on oath^(CI) to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob^(CJ) when I said, ‘I will give it^(CK) to your descendants.’ I have let you see it with your eyes, but you will not cross^(CL) over into it.”

⁵And Moses the servant of the Lord^(CM) died^(CN) there in Moab, as the Lord had said. ⁶He buried him^[g] in Moab, in the valley opposite Beth Peor,^(CO) but to this day no one knows where his grave is.^(CP) ⁷Moses was a hundred and twenty years old^(CQ) when he died, yet his eyes were not weak^(CR) nor his strength gone.^(CS) ⁸The Israelites grieved for Moses in the plains of Moab^(CT) thirty days,^(CU) until the time of weeping and mourning^(CV) was over.

⁹Now Joshua son of Nun was filled with the spirit^[h] of wisdom^(CW) because Moses had laid his hands on him.^(CX) So the Israelites listened to him and did what the Lord had commanded Moses.

¹⁰Since then, no prophet^(CY) has risen in Israel like Moses,^(CZ) whom the Lord knew face to face,^(DA) ¹¹who did all those signs and wonders^(DB) the Lord sent him to do in Egypt—to Pharaoh and to all his officials^(DC) and to his whole land. ¹²For no one has^(DD) ever shown the mighty power or performed the awesome deeds^(DE) that Moses did in the sight of all Israel.

Footnotes

Deuteronomy 33:2 Or from
Deuteronomy 33:2 The meaning of the Hebrew for this phrase is uncertain.
Deuteronomy 33:5 Jeshurun means the upright one, that is, Israel; also in verse 26.
Deuteronomy 33:6 Or but let
Deuteronomy 33:16 Or of the one separated from
Deuteronomy 33:28 Septuagint; Hebrew Jacob’s spring is
Deuteronomy 34:6 Or He was buried
Deuteronomy 34:9 Or Spirit

Genesis 1:1-2:3

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The Beginning

1 In the beginning^(A) God created^(B) the heavens^(C) and the earth.^(D) ²Now the earth was formless^(E) and empty,^(F) darkness was over the surface of the deep,^(G) and the Spirit of God^(H) was hovering^(I) over the waters.

³And God said,^(J) “Let there be light,” and there was light.^(K) ⁴God saw that the light was good,^(L) and he separated the light from the darkness.^(M) ⁵God called^(N) the light “day,” and the darkness he called “night.”^(O) And there was evening, and there was morning^(P)—the first day.

⁶And God said,^(Q) “Let there be a vault^(R) between the waters^(S) to separate water from water.” ⁷So God made the vault and separated the water under the vault from the water above it.^(T) And it was so.^(U) ⁸God called^(V) the vault “sky.”^(W) And there was evening, and there was morning^(X)—the second day.

⁹And God said, “Let the water under the sky be gathered to one place,^(Y) and let dry ground^(Z) appear.” And it was so.^(AA) ¹⁰God called^(AB) the dry ground “land,” and the gathered waters^(AC) he called “seas.”^(AD) And God saw that it was good.^(AE)

¹¹Then God said, “Let the land produce vegetation:^(AF) seed-bearing plants and trees on the land that bear fruit with seed in it, according to their various kinds.^(AG)” And it was so.^(AH) ¹²The land produced vegetation: plants bearing seed according to their kinds^(AI) and trees bearing fruit with seed in it according to their kinds. And God saw that it was good.^(AJ) ¹³And there was evening, and there was morning^(AK)—the third day.

¹⁴And God said, “Let there be lights^(AL) in the vault of the sky to separate the day from the night,^(AM) and let them serve as signs^(AN) to mark sacred times,^(AO) and days and years,^(AP) ¹⁵and let them be lights in the vault of the sky to give light on the earth.” And it was so.^(AQ) ¹⁶God made two great lights—the greater light^(AR) to govern^(AS) the day and the lesser light to govern^(AT) the night.^(AU) He also made the stars.^(AV) ¹⁷God set them in the vault of the sky to give light on the earth, ¹⁸to govern the day and the night,^(AW) and to separate light from darkness. And God saw that it was good.^(AX) ¹⁹And there was evening, and there was morning^(AY)—the fourth day.

²⁰And God said, “Let the water teem with living creatures,^(AZ) and let birds fly above the earth across the vault of the sky.”^(BA) ²¹So God created^(BB) the great creatures of the sea^(BC) and every living thing with which the water teems and that moves about in it,^(BD) according to their kinds, and every winged bird according to its kind.^(BE) And God saw that it was good.^(BF) ²²God blessed them and said, “Be fruitful and increase in number and fill the water in the seas, and let the birds increase on the earth.”^(BG) ²³And there was evening, and there was morning^(BH)—the fifth day.

²⁴And God said, “Let the land produce living creatures^(BI) according to their kinds:^(BJ) the livestock, the creatures that move along the ground, and the wild animals, each according to its kind.” And it was so.^(BK) ²⁵God made the wild animals^(BL) according to their kinds, the livestock according to their kinds, and all the creatures that move along the ground according to their kinds.^(BM) And God saw that it was good.^(BN)

²⁶Then God said, “Let us^(BO) make mankind^(BP) in our image,^(BQ) in our likeness,^(BR) so that they may rule^(BS) over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky,^(BT) over the livestock and all the wild animals,^[a] and over all the creatures that move along the ground.”

²⁷So God created^(BU) mankind^(BV) in his own image,^(BW)
in the image of God^(BX) he created them;
male and female^(BY) he created them.^(BZ)

²⁸God blessed them and said to them,^(CA) “Be fruitful and increase in number;^(CB) fill the earth^(CC) and subdue it. Rule over^(CD) the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky and over every living creature that moves on the ground.^(CE)”

²⁹Then God said, “I give you every seed-bearing plant on the face of the whole earth and every tree that has fruit with seed in it. They will be yours for food.^(CF) ³⁰And to all the beasts of the earth and all the birds in the sky and all the creatures that move along the ground—everything that has the breath of life^(CG) in it—I give every green plant for food.^(CH)” And it was so.

³¹God saw all that he had made,^(CI) and it was very good.^(CJ) And there was evening, and there was morning^(CK)—the sixth day.

2 Thus the heavens and the earth were completed in all their vast array.^(CL)

²By the seventh day^(CM) God had finished the work he had been doing; so on the seventh day he rested from all his work.^(CN) ³Then God blessed the seventh day and made it holy,^(CO) because on it he rested^(CP) from all the work of creating^(CQ) that he had done.