Deuteronomy 33:12-14

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Benjamin’s Blessing

¹²Moses said this about Benjamin:

“Benjamin is loved by the Lord
and lives close to him in safety.
The Lord protects him all the time
like a child at rest on its mother’s back.”^[a]

Joseph’s Blessing

¹³Moses said this about Joseph:

“May the Lord bless Joseph’s land
    with rain from the skies above
    and water from the ground below.
¹⁴Let the sun give them good fruit.
    Let each month bring its best fruit.

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Footnotes

Deuteronomy 33:12 like a child … back Literally, “and he rests between his shoulders.” The metaphor may refer to the custom of a mother carrying her baby tied on her back as she works. See Ps. 131:2.