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]

13 He said about Joseph:

May his land be blessed by the Lord
with the dew of heaven’s bounty
and the watery depths that lie beneath;(A)
14 with the bountiful harvest from the sun
and the abundant yield of the seasons;

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Footnotes

  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)

13 About Joseph(F) he said:

“May the Lord bless his land
    with the precious dew from heaven above
    and with the deep waters that lie below;(G)
14 with the best the sun brings forth
    and the finest the moon can yield;

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