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12 (A)Of Benjamin he said,

“The beloved of the Lord dwells in safety.
The High God[a] surrounds him all day long,
    and dwells between his shoulders.”

13 And (B)of Joseph he said,

(C)“Blessed by the Lord be his land,
    with the choicest gifts of heaven (D)above,[b]
    and of the deep that crouches beneath,
14 with the choicest fruits of the sun
    and the rich yield of the months,

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 33:12 Septuagint; Hebrew dwells in safety by him. He
  2. Deuteronomy 33:13 Two Hebrew manuscripts and Targum; Hebrew with the dew

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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