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Deuteronomy 33:12-14
Easy-to-Read Version
Deuteronomy 33:12-14
Easy-to-Read Version
Benjamin’s Blessing
12 Moses 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
13 Moses said this about Joseph:
“May the Lord bless Joseph’s land
with rain from the skies above
and water from the ground below.
14 Let the sun give them good fruit.
Let each month bring its best fruit.
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.
Deuteronomy 33:12-14
New International Version
Deuteronomy 33:12-14
New International Version
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;
Deuteronomy 33:12-14
King James Version
Deuteronomy 33:12-14
King James Version
12 And of Benjamin he said, The beloved of the Lord shall dwell in safety by him; and the Lord shall cover him all the day long, and he shall dwell between his shoulders.
13 And of Joseph he said, Blessed of the Lord be his land, for the precious things of heaven, for the dew, and for the deep that coucheth beneath,
14 And for the precious fruits brought forth by the sun, and for the precious things put forth by the moon,
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