12 He said about Benjamin:

The Lord’s beloved rests[a] securely on him.
He[b] shields him all day long,
and he rests on his shoulders.[c]

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  1. 33:12 Or Let the Lord’s beloved rest
  2. 33:12 LXX reads The Most High
  3. 33:12 Or and he dwells among his mountain slopes

12 About Benjamin(A) he said:

“Let the beloved of the Lord rest secure in him,(B)
    for he shields him all day long,(C)
    and the one the Lord loves(D) rests between his shoulders.(E)

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Stand Firm

13 But we ought to thank God always for you, brothers and sisters loved by the Lord, because from the beginning[a] God has chosen(A) you for salvation through sanctification(B) by the Spirit and through belief in the truth.

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  1. 2:13 Other mss read because as a firstfruit

Stand Firm

13 But we ought always to thank God for you,(A) brothers and sisters loved by the Lord, because God chose you as firstfruits[a](B) to be saved(C) through the sanctifying work of the Spirit(D) and through belief in the truth.

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  1. 2 Thessalonians 2:13 Some manuscripts because from the beginning God chose you