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This is the blessing to Judah. He said:

Listen, O Lord, to the voice of Judah,
    and bring him to his people;
may his hands contend for them,
    and may You help him against his enemies.

Of Levi he said:

Let Your Thummim and Your Urim be with Your godly one,
whom You tested at Massah,
    and with whom You contended at the waters of Meribah,
who said to his father and to his mother,
    “I have not seen him,”
and he did not acknowledge his brothers
    or know his own children,
for they have kept Your word
    and guarded Your covenant.

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And this he said about Judah:(A)

“Hear, Lord, the cry of Judah;
    bring him to his people.
With his own hands he defends his cause.
    Oh, be his help against his foes!”

About Levi(B) he said:

“Your Thummim and Urim(C) belong
    to your faithful servant.(D)
You tested(E) him at Massah;
    you contended with him at the waters of Meribah.(F)
He said of his father and mother,(G)
    ‘I have no regard for them.’
He did not recognize his brothers
    or acknowledge his own children,
but he watched over your word
    and guarded your covenant.(H)

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