Deuteronomy 33:24-26

Contemporary English Version

²⁴The Lord's greatest blessing
    is for you, tribe of Asher.
You will be the favorite
    of all the other tribes.
You will be rich with olive oil
²⁵and have strong town gates
    with bronze and iron bolts.
Your people will be powerful
    for as long as they live.

²⁶Israel,^[a] no other god
is like ours—
the clouds are his chariot
as he rides across the skies
to come and help us.

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Footnotes

33.26 Israel: See the note at 33.4.

Deuteronomy 33:24-26

New International Version

²⁴About Asher^(A) he said:

“Most blessed of sons is Asher;
    let him be favored by his brothers,
    and let him bathe his feet in oil.^(B)
²⁵The bolts of your gates will be iron and bronze,^(C)
    and your strength will equal your days.^(D)